"Haytian" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... is that of a heart. The pretty fille-de-couleur asks her doudoux:—"Ess ou ainmein moin?— pouloss tir ti lapeau-l sans cass-y." Woe to him if he breaks it!... The most disagreeable fruit is, I think, the pomme- d'Haiti, or Haytian apple: it is very attractive exteriorly; but has a strong musky odor and taste which nauseates. Few white creoles ...
— Two Years in the French West Indies • Lafcadio Hearn
... enough, captain," said the stranger, interrupting the skipper. "Our ship, the Saint Pierre, is in the possession of a gang of Haytian negroes who rose on us while we were on the high seas and murdered most of the officers and the crew. They then threw poor Captain Alphonse, who commanded her, overboard, after they had half killed him, and the rest of the unfortunate sailors and passengers, ...
— The Ghost Ship - A Mystery of the Sea • John C. Hutcheson |
