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book-keeper, by which he had crippled the child. 

 The name of the first man and woman were Lory 

 and Jeannette ; those of the second were Full- 

 wood and Martia : and thus, as my two estates are 

 at the two extremities of the island, I am entitled 

 to say, from my own knowledge (i.e. speaking lite- 

 rally, observe), that " white book-keepers kick black 

 women in the belly from one end of Jamaica to the 

 other" 



April 15. (Wednesday.) 

 About noon to-day a well-disposed healthy lad 

 of seventeen years of age was employed in unhal- 

 tering the first pair of oxen of one of the waggons, 

 in doing which he entangled his right leg in the 

 rope. At that moment the oxen set off full gallop, 

 and dragged the boy along with them round the 

 whole inclosure, before the other negroes could 

 succeed in stopping them. However, when the 

 prisoner was extricated, although his flesh appeared 

 to have been terribly lacerated, no bones were 

 broken, and he was even able to walk to the hos- 

 pital without support. He was blooded instantly, 

 and two physicians were sent for by express. At 

 two o'clock he was still in perfect possession of his 

 senses, and only complained of the soreness of his 

 wounds : but in half an hour after he became 

 apoplectic ; sank into a state of utter insensibility, 

 during which a dreadful rattling in his throat was 

 the only sign of still existing life, and before six 

 in the evening all was over with him ! 



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