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pans. Light housekeeping then went on in fair 

 fashion. Fruits and vegetables passed the gar- 

 den gate constantly on the heads of the market 

 women. Margaret Douglas was thoroughly 

 trustworthy, and knowing how to deal in the 

 small coins of the realm, "quatties," "tups," and 

 " bits," made wonderful bargains, and kept us well 

 supplied with " heggs," "pinehapples," mangoes, 

 "horanges," bananas, "honions," cabbages, bread- 

 fruit, yams, and yampies. On market day Marga- 

 ret went in to Kingston on foot and bought fresh 

 meat, poultry, groceries, and came trudging back 

 with her burden of eighty pounds poised on her 

 head, happy and smiling, pleased with the sense 

 of our confidence. 



We had much amusement in our shopping, for 

 it was at the chemist's that we purchased our milk, 

 butter, cheese, potted meats, and preserves. To 

 be sure, the milk was tinned, as was the butter, 

 and the latter of the brand known as " Manteca 

 de Goshen," highly recommended, but strongly 

 suggesting axle-grease. Bread was poor, because 

 the high import duties made it impossible to bring 

 in good flour. The grade employed for bill-board 

 paste in the United States is that in general use. 



Mr. W , our neighbor at the Reformatory, 



gave us a graphic description of the rebellion of 

 1865. When the court-house at Morant Bay was 

 attacked by the blacks, he was struck down and 



