A NEW PEOPEIETOR. 
first proximo, you will be so good as to have all your 
accounts balanced up to that date, and sent in, in 
order for their immediate settlemenf. You will also 
forw^ard.a list of all the movable property, such as 
tools, furniture, pulpers, bags, mats, &c., as all such 
are to be taken over by Mr. Sharp, at a valuation. 
‘ ^ We may further add, that yourself and all coolies and 
vrork-ppoj)le of any description on tlie estate are under 
orders from, and responsible to, Mr. Sharp, who in his 
turn undertakes all responsibilities incurred, pecuniary 
and otherwise, subsequent to the first proximo. 
“With all good wdshes, w^e take leave of you, and are, 
“Yours Iruly, 
“A. B. C. & Co.” 
After this letter Mr. Brown had a busy time of it. 
He might be seen here, there, and everywhere, with 
note-hook in hand, taking inventories, until at last 
all w'as completed, and the inventory sent in. When 
Mr Sharp again arrived, everything was in order, in 
so far as Mr. Browm’s instructions went, and so his 
visit w'as merelj’^ a formal one, intimating formally 
that he was in possession. He had no sort of reserved 
secrecy about him, but frankly to'ld Brown he was 
afraid he had paid rather a high figure; He referred 
to his note-book, and said: — “There are about 20© 
acres in coffee, or rather in weeds, and 300 acres of 
forest, all of which is very suitable for coffee, indeed 
much more so than wbat is at present in cultivation, 
or rather in an uncultivated abandoned state. The- 
tools, buildings, machinery, &c., are all out of 
order, iu fact, done for, nothing hut a lot of rubbish, 
and for all this I have paid down in hard cash, on 
the last day of the month, £^1,500. Now, Mr. Brown, 
what do you think of my prospects ? I put myself in 
your hands for advice, of course reserving to myself 
"the oiffion of taking it or not.” 
This was a good beginning, with plain speaking, for 
all who ask advice make this secret reservation : they 
insist upon having your advice, and never take it, 
unless it agrees with their own opinion. Mr. Browm’s 
advice w^as this “ The. very first thing is to get down 
the weeds, and keep them down. We will tat e on a 
large force of coolies and roughly go over the whole 
estate. This will ease the coffee, and save it from being 
choked, at least such of it as is not already gone. 
But you will be surprised at the vitality and vigor of 
the coffee tree ; so long as the stem and primary branches 
are not dead, no fear but the tree will come round. 
After this, give the trees a rough touch with the 
knife and saw, where such is needed, such as double 
stems', double tops, or excessive height. Then take^ 
SQ to 50 acresj as much as we think can be managed 
