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Coolie provisions (very cheap) include:

rice

dholl

ghee

tumeric

chillies

tobacco &

“Indian hemp”

THE PORT OF SPAIN GAZETTE
5th December 1845
ARRIVAL OF THE ROSALIND

We have the pleasure of announcing this morning that the Rosalind arrived in port, 52 days out from London and 27 days from the Azores, bearing a number of passengers and discharging a good deal of long-awaited goods and produce. Included among the travelers were the first lot of “pioneers,” 31 in number, of the “Tropical Emigration Society,” a certain joint-stock association formed in London by Messrs. A.J. Etzler and C.F. Stollmeyer, who arrived also aboard the Rosalind amongst their enthusiastic followers. Mr. Etzler is apparently a self-styled inventor, scientist, and philanthropist. He is here in Trinidad not only as director and founder of the T.E.S., but also as Consulting Engineer for the construction of the Great Western Railway, Trinidad’s first rail system, which will connect our capital with San Fernando and other locations in the south. Mr. Stollmeyer, secretary and agent of the T.E.S., has been a printer in London and Philadelphia (U.S.A.). The Rosalind is a fine vessel of 490 tons under the charge of Captain James Damphier. Goods and produce may be purchased at Losh, Spiers & Co. at Richmond Street Wharf, and include the following:

fine linens

men’s and women’s shoes

female lingerie & hosiery

women’s lipsticks & powders

sherry & wine

champagne

brandy

Spanish salted hams

Dutch Edam cheeses

medicines

writing paper & pens

Third Message

dear mr robot:

i wish to broach a certain topic wid u mr robot & i hope 2 EJUCATE u lil bit bout how we feels here in t’dad, & what is de proper attitude & etiquette involve, & dat is de subjec of PUMS, cause las night when we did finish up wid we TURD sweet jook fa de night mother of jesus!!! & we was lyin dere catching de cool relaxin lil bit & i was feelin so NICE mr robot, so comfortable & relax, & i jus let a good one fly, & stink good enough from all dem delicious curry crabbacks we enjoy so much from we dinner down by krishnahouse, & fresh seamoss drink, & in trut mr robot when i let dat pum go & stinkin up pretty good, straightway u pinch u nostrils & look at me all squeezeface & disgust like i is bushmonkey wid no manners, but dat only go to show mr robot how u dont understand nuttin bout how we feel in t’dad & what is de important HEALTH ISSUES involve in de subject of PUMS, same as BELCHES as a matter of fac

cause here in t’dad nobody would never make such a fuss and make u feel bad and look pon u all squeezeface and disgust when u let a good pum lose like dat, jus de OPPOSITE mr robot, people here in t’dad understan how pums is a natural organic process & nuttin to feel shame a-tall but only a tru expression & celebration of de goodness of life & mr robot why u want to hol DAT back? & not let it show how u feel happy & content in de moment & SHARE dat happiness wid other people? cause lord only know, human beins come out de womb pummin, & we all go 2 we grave pummin 2, so why u want to hide it way? & in trut mr robot de bes ting dat could ever happen to u in my opinion, & de bes ting dat we trinis could teach all a u fockin yankees, is to let youself loose lil bit, & free-up & let down u guard, & learn how 2 ENJOY DE SIMPLE PLEASURES OF A SWEET SWEET PUM

dat is my hope fa u in dis life mr robot

cordial,

miss ramsol

director, t&tna

ps see u at pelo round 9

pss me or miss samlalsingh would be holdin an article from out de guardian weekly health advise column of dr brito salizar, dat would be very informative & prove 2 u what i sayin

LISTEN TO YOUR BODY ’CAUSE IT KNOWS BEST the
GUARDIAN’S Weekly Health Advice Column Brito Salizar, M.D.,
O.B.E.

Today, in response to a number of inquiries expressing deep and understandable concern to arrive of late at this P.O. Box, December being the official opening of châtiaigne season (châtiaigne châtiaigne, the musical fruit, the more you eat, the more you toot! ), we shall best, and should be dispensed with immediately.

How can we say this, and with what surety? Well, do the beasts of the field, the fowls of the air, or the fishes of the sea strain so inexplicably to hold up their flatulence? This could and should never have been for the history of human civilization, and sad that it has ever come to pass! In fact, the restrained or incomplete expulsion of gasses from the body is known to cause a number of health issues, physiological and psychical, e.g., premature aging and mental blindness. It plays havoc with the entire circulatory system, including the blood. Where the gasses collect, joint pains are frequently encountered. There is occasional osteopathy.

Let me end on a personal note: Myna, my old Venezuelan grandmother, was in her later years confined to a wheelchair. This did not deter her. When the need arose, she would shift her weight in her chair as best she could and lift up the appropriate buttock manually, even in mixed company. Fait accompli, and smiling blissfully, she would tell us, “El culo está contento!” (“My pumsee is happy!”) She lived to 98.

Fourth Message

dear mr robot:

you is a fockin shitong mr robot is what you is!!! all night long, 2 a we jookin down de place like no 2morrow, & u playin so fockin innocent, never mind dat jookin was so sweet & i can only admit shameful how much i was lovin it 2, my pussy still pulsatin & twitchin & smokin-up lil bit so nice dis mornin sweet jesus when i reach in the archives, & miss samlalsingh come runnin 2 tell me furs ting what take place yesterday thurs afternoon during my half-day off, how you did come inside here totin U OWN PERSONAL XEROX MACHINE, wherever de ass u get it from, & u tells miss samlalsingh how i give u EXPRESS PERMISSION to bring dis machine inside de archives like dat, & u tells she how MISS RAMSOL SAY u could copy out as much copies as u want to do u research fa dis fockin crazyass man ETZLER & dis book u say u writin, even dough of course miss samlalsingh know straightway dat was only another 1 of you boldface lies & SCHEME IS SCHEME U SCHEMING she again to copy out u copies, & she tells u NO FOCKIN WAY MR ROBOT!!! but u carry u bigass machine inside de place regardless & plug de plug & commence to copyin out all u fuckin copies