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1、BILLYANDTHEBIGSTICKBILLYANDTHEBIGSTICKRichardHardingDavis1BILLYANDTHEBIGSTICKHadtheWilmotElectricLightpeopleremainedcontentonlytomakelight,hadtheynot,asaby-product,attemptedtomakemoney,theyneednothaveleftHayti.WhentheyfloodedwithradiancetheunpavedstreetsofPor
2、t-au-Princenoone,exceptthepolice,whocomplainedthatthelightskeptthemawake,madeobjection;butwhenforthisilluminationtheWilmotCompanydemandedpayment,everyoneuptoPresidentHamilearPoussevainwassurprisedandgrieved.SogrievedwasPresidentHam,ashewaslovinglydesignated,t
3、hathewithdrewtheWilmotconcession,surroundedthepower-housewithhisbarefootedarmy,andinaproclamationannouncedthatforthefuturethefurnishingofelectriclightwouldbeamonopolyofthegovernment.InHayti,assoonasitbeginstomakemoney,anyindustry,nativeorforeign,becomesamonop
4、olyofthegovernment.Thethingworksautomatically.ItiswhatinHaytiisunderstoodasBAUTEFINANCE.TheWilmotpeopleshouldhaveknownthat.Becausetheydidnotasvice-consul,lawandorderwereassolidlyestablishedasthestonejetties,andbycontrasttheeccentricitiesoftheBlackREPUBLICbaff
5、ledanddistressedhim."Itcan'tbethatyoublackmailthepresident,"saidtheconsul,"becauseIunderstandheboastshehascommittedalltheknowncrimes."Andseveralheinvented,"agreedBilly."Andyoucan'tdoitwithagun,becausetheytellmethepresidentisn'tafraidofanythingexceptavoodoopri
6、estess.Whatisyoursecret?"coaxedtheconsul."Ifyou'llonlysellit,IknowseveralPowersthatwouldgiveyouyourprice.Billysmiledmodestly."It'sverysimple,"hesaid."ThefirsttimemywageswereshyIwenttothepalaceandtoldhimifhedidn'tcomeacrossI'dshutoffthejuice.Ithinkhewassostunn
7、edatanybodyaskinghimforrealmoneythatwhilehewasstillstunnedheopenedhissafeandhandedmetwothousandfrancs.Ithinkhediditmoreinadmirationformynervethanbecauseheowedit.Thenexttimepay-dayarrived,andthepaydidnot,Ididn'tgotothepalace.Ijustwenttobed,andthelightswenttobe
8、d,too.Youmay2BILLYANDTHEBIGSTICKremember?"Theconsulsnortedindignantly."Iwasholdingthreequeensatthetime,"heprotested."WasitYOUdidthat?""Itwas,"saidBilly."Thepolicecameformetostartthecurren
