. Life and adventure in the West Indies; a sequel to Adventures in search of a living in Spanish-America . nch customs,are decidedly better mannered than those in Jamaica or Barbados,seldom or never annoying the traveller with those familiar solicitationsfor money so frequently heard in the latter places. Grenada, however,while retaining its French politeness, has changed its language to aconsiderably greater extent than St. Lucia or Dominica, where it isprobable that a countryman will only understand his own patois, sothat most of the people whom we met on the road could speakEnglish, althoug
. Life and adventure in the West Indies; a sequel to Adventures in search of a living in Spanish-America . nch customs,are decidedly better mannered than those in Jamaica or Barbados,seldom or never annoying the traveller with those familiar solicitationsfor money so frequently heard in the latter places. Grenada, however,while retaining its French politeness, has changed its language to aconsiderably greater extent than St. Lucia or Dominica, where it isprobable that a countryman will only understand his own patois, sothat most of the people whom we met on the road could speakEnglish, although several talked to each other in their French young woman who was walking in the same direction as ourselvesasked me where I was going, and remembering that I intended to visita neighbouring island whose extraordinary name of Carriacou had afascination for me, I wished to answer her thus in her own patois :— Bonjou,^ che amouez, bonjou,Moen caller Carriacou. I could not, however, put the words together in time, so merely said, Good morning, sweetheart, good morning, Im going to C3C0 u w
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