Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-07-17


with the readers OF the Home journal lie
speaks with freedom, good will aud much
apparent candor of all classes Of the popu-
lation, white aud colorcd. We have several
times nnrked extracts from his letters for in
sertion, which have heen for one cause or
another crowded out, Here is ope from q
letter dated
MARTINIQUE, April, 1852.
We were charmed
with one thing, which delights the taveller
wherever tue French nre iound-thc ufirc-
iioDate aud cnressing respect with which
the elderly ludies of the crowd were treated
hy their younger friends and acquaintauces.
As the dispensing congregation poured oui OF
church, the centres of the groupos were tue
gray-haired maiI ons-( (who, by the way, were
dressed with care and an elegant property
that expressed their social value)-nud who
were beset, aud questioned, aud kissed, ms it,
10 be loved aud admired, il were only neces.
sary to bc old. Tie manners of these gay
haired iavourites were most winning, !
thougbt--their dignity aud ease being mingl-
cd with kind of condescending playful
ness gayeiy That must make the young peO-
pie at home ia their company, and which
showed, besides, how completely restraint
was removed, and how sincere aud natural
were the exchanges of compliments aud
kind words. Life brightens to the end, in
this way, as the sun SETS.
But the Sunday mass, we had been told,
was the great opportunity to see the holiday
costumes and dcmeanour of the middle and
lower clnsses of the islnnd-und show of no
small mngnihcence it wns. The French
negress gives up her wool, MS imprncticnble of
cotfure but she makes up for the disowued
peculiarly us thunder-cluud is replaced 10y
rainbow. Her Madras iurbau is not only OF
every colour that can be woven, but The
squares in it arc painted with brighter col
ours, renewed after every washing. In any
street of 81. Pierre on week day you may
see the black beauty with pots aud pninI
brush, preparing her bright kerchief for Sun
day wear. You eau have no idea of the el-
feet OF n thousand al these gorgeous heads
coming down the steps of Il cathedral. It
was like Trenton Falls of tulips aud bou.
qncts--a slow cascade of uegresscs crowii-
ed with rainhows-tlc black faces giving the
relief of velvet under flowers. A true copy
of cathedral with such congregation is
suing from il, would nsionish even Willinms
aud Stevrts's show-windOw.
The remainder of the dress-ihe fashion
of which they adhere TO, with singular uni
versatility is priniively simple. IL is che
mise aud peIlicont-nolhing else. The
short sleeves OF the white uhdrr,gnrnlehi
hang very loosely about the shoulders, aud
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q"e sPo""s "o "eny y. "'.ou
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que o' "'e"'' s'nIo nu'e "er" "ee, ""'
uhey "e usuI'y 1"'s'oo'eu- " eee''s l. "
ne u'e ne'gnl ., e'eea"ec, WIN n1lo "",
'heIe u'essy one, " "e"i seu"ee" ~
Whhing'Pu"ls VI Pu'eh' ie",ne,, W VIII 1r,.
'he skih se's IKE nen. o'n,A s'oeA'ne' i"'
so'u ornane1's "rc VI sue', ",o"s"o"s nas
syeness ana quaihIy rs 10 De 'he ie"V'i'
whlch catches 'Ie eye, however. ain @ 'o,'
il'n, g'I' usun'iy carries her "n",e 'o'',t'
III ,iienn, anu 70 neI eDo"y eon'p,eH'o'', Wv
Iien yeno" Vi tue eo''' 10 se'''''''y 'e'y e"'
oeiI'sh'ps'
A walk through the streets OF st. rierr
on Sunday afternoon il not very much wha
walk through the streets OF New ior
would he, OF Tie same hour. The whol
population are seated ouis'de-''e VIM
people IN chairs around the doors, the bl"c
people ~ The middle OF The street, squat o
the pavement-nmd al ~ costumes OF 10
enyesi colors. The climate winch, nj w
North Is slmPly,alr to breathe, here i'lrliisi