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that it would be highly proper to treat me with a 

 nightly serenade just by way of showing their 

 enjoyment on my return ; and accordingly a large 

 body of them arrived at my doors about midnight, 

 dressed out in their best clothes, and accompanied 

 with drums, rattles, and their whole orchestra of 

 abominable instruments, determined to pass the 

 whole night in singing and dancing under my 

 windows. Luckily, my negro-governors heard what 

 was going forwards, and knowing my taste a little 

 better than my visiters, they hastened to assure 

 them of my being in bed and asleep, and with 

 much difficulty persuaded them to remove into my 

 village. Here they contented themselves with 

 making a noise for the greatest part of the night ; 

 and the next morning, after coming up to see me 

 at breakfast, they went away quietly. One of them 

 only remained to enquire particularly after Lady 



H , as her mother had been her nurse, and 



she was very particular in her enquiries as to her 

 health, her children, their ages and names. When 

 she went away, I gave her a plentiful provision of 

 bread, butter, plantains, and cold ham from the 

 breakfast table; part of which she sat down to eat, 

 intending, as she said, to carry the rest to her 

 piccaninny at home. But in half an hour after she 

 made her appearance again, saying she was come 

 to take leave of me, and hoped I would give her 

 a bit to buy tobacco. I gave her a maccaroni, 

 which occasioned a great squall of delight. Oh ! 



