, 1873-11-26

which exhales at night so fetid o miasma
that few persons care to travel across it af-
ter dark-tO Spanish Town or st. Jago de
la Vega. This town, which was formerly
one of the most ancient cities in the colony,
the seat of Government, and once the
home of all that was wise and learned
and distinguished in Jamaica, is now I'M
fortunately a waste and a desert. All
traces OF its ancient grandeur, however,
have not quite disappeared, as the reader
will learn on peruSaI OF Chapter ". From
Spanish Town the author made his way
to Old Harbour-the Esquivil'a of the
Spaniards, and from thence to the "Grand
Square" as We're, with its rich quadriIa-
teral of sugar estates, is called by the plan
tiers An excursion was also made to the
celebrated BuIIhead, one of the Clarendon
range ofhiIls which rises to the height of
$40 feet above the level of the sea. The
authors contrast between the blacks and
the whites will be read with much inter
est He believes the Jamaica negro to be
the product of many different races and OF
many distinct tribes -
The Jaboos, the Whydahs, the F%antees,
The Congos, the Warees, the Ashantees,
The Quaquas, the Sonsees, the BouIahs,
The Pongos, the NaIoOs, the Foulahs,
but we are not inclined to this opinion. The
batch Of negro love letters which occupy
the whole of Chapter TX. will prove very
amusing to English readers. We will
quote one as a specimen -
DEAR LOW is wrote you a letter to
beg of you to make me your lover, but you
is not wrote me again. [ is dead OF low
every day, wen you look so hanson. l
cine [%cannot] sleep, cane eat l dun no
how I feel. [ beg YOU to accep at me as
your lover. The rose is not sweet as. a
kiss from you, my low. Do meet me to-
night at the bottom gate, and give me
your low. Mss Lucy toots (teeth) so
green / is like one ear of earn, an her eye
dem is so pretty, Lard \ [ wish | never
been barn. Poor me-, Garg! George
l love Miss Lucy to djstraction.-Yours
truly, GARG PLUMMER. Answer me some,
low -
Our readers will not fail to observe that
a spirit of affection peryades the whole
epiStIe, aud yet it is well known the ne
gro has little or no respect for the mar
riage tie. Throughout the whole otthe West
India Islands coucubinage prevails largely
among the natives, and bears with it no dis
grace. If the negro has children, he has
little love for them, and does not recognise
any claim they may have upon him. Such
is the mode OF living at the present time,
but we hope IN a few years to see the
negro race advance beyond the "su'tace
polish" Of civiIisation they have attained
to, and become something more than mere
animals in the universe. The description
of the Journey among the Manchester
Mountains cannot fail to prove both inter
esting and instructive, while the famous
" Annancy Stories will create much
amusement. The last excursion made by
the author and his VIE was to Blueields,
the ceIebrrtei little hamlet in the parish
Of Westmorelaud, there stayed several days.
They then returned to Kingston, and
shortly afterwards left " the Queen of the
Antilles for England, carrying back with
them zone but pleasant recollections of
Jamaica. We have not space to follow
the author in detail, bat as the account OF
his Journey is not only interesting but IN
structive, we cordially recommend the
book to the pefsual of the general reader
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