 | George Washington Montgomery - Kindness - 1841 - 232 pages
...is it that you never have to bring your men to punishment 1 You have more under you I believe than any man in the colony, and, to the surprise of all,...them. I never oppressed them, or suffered them to cheat their employers or each other. They knew, if they did their duty, they would be well treated,... | |
 | George Washington Montgomery - Kindness - 1844 - 264 pages
...is it that you never have to bring your men to punishment? You have more under you, I believe, than any man in the colony, and, to the surprise of all,...one flogged, or indeed have made a complaint against any one; they look well, and appear contented, and even happy.' ' Sir,' said I, ' I have studied human... | |
 | G. W. Montgomery - Kindness - 1845 - 248 pages
...is it that you never have to bring your men to punishment ? You have more under you, I believe, than any man in the colony, and, to the surprise of all,...them. I never oppressed them, or suffered them to cheat their employers or each other. They knew, if they did their duty, they would be well treated,... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 922 pages
...to punishment ? You have more under you than I believe any man in the colony, and, to the Burprise of all, you have never had one flogged, or indeed...more than books. I had the management of many more fflf in my own country, and I was always rigidly just to them. I never oppressed them, or suffered... | |
 | Samuel Bennett - Australia - 1865 - 710 pages
...your men to punishment ? You have more under you than, I believe, any man in the colony, and to th» surprise of all, you have never had one flogged, or...them. I never oppressed them, or suffered them to cheat their employers or each other. They knew if they did their duty they would be well treated, and... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1866 - 260 pages
...alive with a cat-o'-nine-tails did not disgrace the farms under my superintendence. Mr Cox said one day to me, " Pray, Joseph, how is it that you never have...them. I never oppressed them, or suffered them to cheat their employers or each other. They knew if they did their duty, they would be well treated,... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Anthologies - 1869 - 530 pages
...alive with a cat-o'-nine-tails did not disgrace the farms under my superintendence. Mr Cox said one day to me : " Pray, Joseph, how is it that you never have...them. I never oppressed them, or suffered them to cheat their employers, or each other. They knew if they did their duty they would be well treated ;... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1869 - 276 pages
...Joseph, how is it that you never have to bring your men to punishment ? You have more under you.than, I believe, any man in the colony, and, to the surprise...them. I never oppressed them, or suffered them to cheat their employers, or each other. They knew if they did their duty they would be well treated ;... | |
 | George Washington Montgomery - 1870 - 334 pages
...is it that you never have to bring your men to punishment ? You have more under you, I believe, than any man in the colony, and, to the surprise of all,...made a complaint against one ; they look well, and appe?" contented, and even happy.' ' Sir,' said I, ' I have sludied human nature more than books. I... | |
 | Kind words - Christian life - 1873 - 334 pages
...is it that you never have to bring your men to punishment 1 You have more under you, I believe, than any man in the colony, and, to the surprise of all,...flogged, or indeed have made a complaint against one of them. They look well, and appear contented, and even happy.' ' Sir,' said I, ' I have studied human... | |
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I have studied human nature more than books. I had the management of many more men in my own country, and I was always rigidly just to them. I never oppressed them, or suffered them to cheat their employers, or each other. They knew if they did their... 