Faith, hope and charity are banished the colony, and the prisoners are the saddest and weariest of men.
La Belle France has succeeded in establishing and maintaining a hell on earth in French Guiana. Dante says, “There is a place within the depths of hell called Malebolge.” His prophetic eye must have seen this colony accurst, for he peoples the ten gulfs of that eighth circle of the “Inferno” with seducers, thirsters for gold, grafters, thieves, peculators, hypocrites, robbers, forgers and counterfeiters—and punishes these lost souls with terrible heat, horrible leprosies, poisonous serpents, filth and scourging demons!
Bold Bad Willie
(From the Imperial Review)
The teacher was explaining to her class the difference between concrete and abstract.
“Concrete,” she said, “is that which can be seen, abstract that which cannot be seen. Now, Willie, give me an example of the concrete.”
“My pants,” said Willie.
“Good,” said the teacher. “Now give me an example of the abstract.”
“Yours,” replied Willie.