The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-12

side wouid sufncientiy recuperate me for another
trial. Gentle gales ana whispering winds were
painfully absent but native Perfume in all Its I'M
pleasantness, was as free as the air. You could
not oreathe without inhahng 1t. The black safes
women yelled, invited, followed you, to buy every
thing. from fried 1sh TO six feet OF sugar caue rum
and milk or cocoanut oil. Many OF the men, imi.
tatlng the habits OF importuning In other coun-
tries, converted themselves INTO 'strong" nui-
sances; but as every body Is supposed TO act the
Is AZ for
the purpose. One man had printed rebuke to
his noisy brethren stuck up on his stall IN the
shape of an advertising rhyme:-
keep silent as I should,
a. sa . mea prof Sn %y y Siom stfie
And remain yours truly, -
Gorgeous in array, blooming in all the colors OF
the RAINBOW, the great radicals OF jamaican
society stormed the market, and it Is cnly neces-
sary Tor me TO add mat with many OF them 1t was
cabbages. The carriage folk, laden with purchases,
all left by about eight O'Clock leaving the dealers
in ginger beer and fish In iull possession.
sAMB0s CHRISTMAS AT HOME.
MY sketches would he Incomplete did not at
tempt slight description OF life at home at this
time. went into the house OF negro quite near
my hotel yesterday morning. 1t was one story
building. having three roOms-one the ground. AT
least dozen Of both sexes were present at break
fast. The head OF the establishment Knew me and
cordially invited me to take 'piate," an invita-
ton was not prepared to accept
How do you intend to spend your Christmas?"
"weii, sa," said the old man, "we'r ave good
and celebrate our Lords advent We got plenty
beef and rice and vegetable for dinner. This we
take at TWO O'Clock, sa. At night we take drink
or two and invite our friends to jine in dance.
Then we ave good supply OF cold meat and so
on''-here the old man was applauded-"a after
Indeed, found that they did keep it up. This
was one OF the best negro circles, yet do not be-
leve one Of the NUMBER cared two straws for
CREOLE PAsrixEs AT HOME.
With the Creole population, the most hospitabe,
kind and agreeable people to be met with, amuse-
ment and relaxation have also to proceed from the
family circles. There are no theatres, no music
e VI e
back on their own resources The well ordered
houses se,n win neatly polished
cosey furniture, all bespeak care and cleanliness.
II Mrs. johnson goes to the north side OF the island
she will be sure to find Mrs. Jones there ready to
receive and make her comfortable; and then the
Misses Johnson and Misses Jones visit each other
occasionally, so that there is always an inter-
change OF sentiment, friendship and gossip. The
young ladies' are frequently taught classics and
music at home, are well read, and, as rule,
OF the Governor deigns to pay visit, ard thus
kind OF dtsti'ague freemasonry is maintained be-
tween all parties. This applies equally with the
Alter the evening meal has been disposed OF the
chairs and tables OF the drawing or sitting room
are gathered up aud while mama or daughter
iriends indulge in Terpslchorean pleasures
No one can desire a better partner for the dance
says, as naturally as a duck takes to water Eng
lish severity and social rudeness is unknown
Young LADIES in pensive melancholy, with heavy
eyelids, and eyes constantly fed with tears over
romance. like the partially closed petals OF flower
filed with chilly dew, are rare in these regions
At the table and In the drawing room there Is q
chasteness and frankness that are pleasing and in
structive. or course there are exceptiOns-dream-
ers, VINO would become the local Oberons and
Titanias-uSSez Tazur and plenty OF green too !:
but fortunate y these exceptions are few and far
between. Where Dame Fortune has smiled APP
prOvingly, and Nature supplied abundantly, OF
course, Christmas festivities differ but little from
the pleasures OF every other season, and for this
reason, after the above remarks on the mode OF
life in the best circles, think it unnecessary to
enter into further detail l had the pleasure OF
visiting two families yesterday, and in both in
stances observed the same good will and
SINCERE, GENEROUS HOSPITALITY,
the same love OF home enjoyment.
suppose that with the "Watch Night" the fes-
tivities Of 1873 will disappear, and what | have
termed 1.-THE feast of weeks" will have ended
There may be little Notification next month, how
ever, tor those In position to afford IT, Sir John
Peter Grant Is about to quit Jamaica with his fam
lily on or about the 10th Of January, and in his
stead Sir William Gray relative Of the retiring
Governor, Is to be installed in the gubernatOrial
chair. From the present condition Of affairs 1t is
probable that the rejoicing will be as great over
the departure OF the the arrival of the other
AS q gensieman said to me the other evening, 1--WE
shall lose our Grant, but we shall still retain the
smell OF Fish,"