J| like stars in the firmament. His
\| habits were as regular as his per-
son was rotund, and his four daily
meals, taken at regular intervals,
occupied exactly one hour each.
He smoked and doubted (he was
not of energetic or active disposi-
tion, be it recalled) in his leath-

 
 
     

Toe Sy

mae Roy)| ern-covered chair for eight hours,

oie) and slept, or was supposed to have
SZ

done so, the remaining twelve.”

A weaker, more vacillating, or
more thoroughly incompetent
governor could hardly have been
found. A former clerk in the
company’s warehouse in Holland,
Van Twiller had no thought
above the gains of trade, and pos-
sessed absolutely no knowledge
or experience of civil or military

  

ay i
S Sopra i. »
SM
z