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my manager told me, that " he never knew a dol- 

 lar better bestowed than the one which formed 

 the medal of the girdle, and that he thought the 

 institution likely to have a very good effect." 



Immediately after the christening the Eboe 

 drums were produced, and in defiance of Sunday 

 the negroes had the irreverence to be gay and happy, 

 while the presents were getting in order for distri- 

 bution. All the men got jackets, the women seven 

 yards of stuff each for petticoats, &c, and the 

 children as much printed cotton as would make 

 a couple of frocks. The Creoles were delighted 

 beyond measure when some of the African male 

 negroes exclaimed, " Tank, massa," and made a 

 low courtesy in the confusion of their gratitude. 

 As they were all called to receive their presents 

 alphabetically in pairs, some of the combinations 

 were very amusing. We had Punch and Plato, 

 Priam and Pam, Hemp and Hercules, and Minerva 

 and Moll come together. By twelve they dis- 

 persed, and I went to bed, as usual on these occa- 

 sions, with a violent headach. 



January 22. 



While I was at dinner, a violent uproar was 

 heard below stairs. On enquiry, it proved to be 

 Cubina, quarrelling with his niece Phillis (a good- 

 looking black girl employed about the house), 

 about a broken pitcher; and as her explanation 

 did not appear satisfactory to him, he had thought 



