The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28


dreds Of fess below him, nom the bottom Of which
scene WIS nacst grad, end became doubly 90 whom
tho sun Get and the shades Of evening closed upon
u - No reached The top. The baths themselves arc
z great curiosity, from their extreme height. and
the warmth Of the water, which u strongly impreg-
mated with eficacious minerals. They are deserving
Of the sdmirstion Of every traveller being kept at
the expense Of the government, In admirable order,
and and IN consequence much tssosted e S the invs
woman, pretty well advanced in years, had, with
. small black girl, followed N ON foot I'll thu
way up. My compegnon d. voyage, soon entered
INTO conversation With ths oldest who Il sp psared
strangers and unscqusinted with the roads. MY
friend addressed her as folio s:--"How do you do,
good woman" to which abe replied: /" Berry wall.
Ny friend continued his conversation, and after Q
while pointing - me, said: "You know that buckra
gentleman" to which she said, no. He then CON
tinued, "dst buckrs gentleman. ONE berry great
States him to come to buy all the black people,
niggers and piccannines In Jamaica; when black mig
ger ask you who him am, you tell them one berry
great man-ard me him great friend. Nov you
remember all told your" he inquired, to which she
responded In the affirmative, but having his doubts
on that point he made her repeat what ne had said.
Her blunderiDg attempts were 80 extremely ludi-
crous, and so replete with good huuor, that we
shouted with laughter, which came back to Us In
Il was something like the following "when Mig
ger ask me who wife buckra gentleman are, me say
him berry great big man, him presiden OBJ de magis-
tracy-bim much rich, and him buy all the black
women for himself, and give picanninies plenty of
money"
II was quite in vain to endeavor TO correct her.
My friend told her repeatedly that It was not the
Of the United States laying great emphasis on the
latter in scorn OF the former but it was OF
good, innocent old soul-she had never heard Of
such person, and she could not appear to compre-
bend that riches for any other purpose than to
buy up all ihs black women in the island, aud then
take care Of their piccaninies.
We slept overnight, and proceeded along next
morning, meeting on our way the Plantain arden
it. Reachinga small place at night, called Msucbio
neal we rested from our labors and stopped at the
only house in the place. most romsuti ally situatedon
the sea shore, and 30 close to the sea that you
might almost step from the doorway into y The
ONE" and was obliged to make the principal room
serve as dining room by day and bedroom BY
night; but enjoyed it, and was luled to sleep by
the music i Of the waves washing almost at ny feet
utensils OF solid silver, with the initials Of some
family name engraven upon them, giving tokens Of
better days.
Had Byron seen Manchioneal he would doubtless
have written some beautiful lines In memory of this
solitary place.
Leaving next morning we travelled through fine
country, generally close upon the sea, often meeting
with swollen streams, which we were obliged to drive
through, sometimes almost over carriage top The
same evening reached Port Antonio, an important
town, but no business place. There Is handsome
government church here, which attended, and WAS
much amused to hear the minister, an Englishman,
administer scorching lecture to his black brethren
for having voted tor black man for the Assembly,
instead Of white one. doubt, however, IL any
impression was made on their thick skulls. stopped
q few days at Q mountain residence, called Provi-
dence, few miles from Port Antonio, where found
the pure air 30 exhiarating that my appetite soon
gained upon me to q fearful extent, and there was
likely to be famine in the place. 1t was my good
fortune to visit the copper district short distance
from here, which was done however at the risk Of
nv neck. The roads we were obliged to go over on
horseback were frightful, being In many places not
over foot wide, and the least slip would have in
ssnty dashed both horse and rider to the bottom OF
GUS roads ! encountered in all the island, aud
should not like TO go over them again. Bot was
fully COMPENSATED by the grandeur of the scenery.
have seen nothing hner in all the island; some
times poise high up in the air, with nothing the
narrow road to depend on for safety but the sure
footed horse, the eye would gaze down beneath
and around for miles upon the most beautiful land.
scape that can be imagined. 70 those who have
witnessed Jamaica scenery, any description would
fall far short Of the reality. Could Cole, or mas
ter genius like him. have come here and painted
these views, they would have surpassed anything
they ever undertook.
Oh know ye the land where the plaintain and coco
Beans, pines and potatoes grow all in group,
Where tomatoes aourish-where grows the green ocro
So luscious in gravies, IN sauces and soup
Where the rivers are rapid, and mountains Steep
With their submits so lofty and ravines so deep;
Where it always L. running by night or by day
Where sugar plantations have long ceased to pay;
Where lodes Of aurferous may be found
Not merely deposits on the top Of the ground,
But permanent lodes with good walls seen
OF sulphurets, oxides and carbonates green,
Where strife worse than that twixt theCapulets ragged
Where Quashie leads side and white the other;
Where It's man against man, and brother against bro
ther
IT'S the parish Of Portland whose virtues must shine
To the end of the world - the end of all time.
Oh no man the beauties and wonders may tell
Of the parish Of Portland, the place where dwell.
If l 20 on much longer win take up all your
paper; 30 must wind up briefly. I should like to
tel ,ou OF my adventures IN passing through Buff
Bay, Dry Harbor, Rio Bueno, Falmouth, Montey's
Bay, Savanna Ia Mar, &c. will say that the scenery
round about st. AIMS is equal to any In the island,
and worth visit to enjoy.
must close with ons observation: When came
here first, wss at once struck with the graceful
carriage Of even the commonest black girls. My
mind was taxed for long time to learn the ciuse,
when | suddenly discovered it. They carry from
their earliest years everything the tops of their
heads without holding on with their hands. have
seen them walking in the roa Is with an orange
balar ced on the top Of their head, and sometimes
bottle. empty. They cannot be induced to carry
them In their hands. Now the gracefulness speak
OF, any New York lady might well be proud Of; and
what suggest IL, that the ladies' there make use Of
my hint, and at once commence practising privately
in their parors the balancing of oranges and bot
and 'sch" like on their heads, and II they do not
soon find themselves growing undulatingy graceful,
why, then, my name Is not JACK RoBINsoN.
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