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send last night; and him like it so well. — Laud! 

 massa, the old lady was just thinking what him 

 could yam (eat) and him no fancy nothing ; and 

 him could no yam salt, and him just wishing for 

 something fresh, when at that very moment Cu- 

 bina come to him from massa with a stewed pig's 

 head so fresh : it seemed just as if massa had got 

 it from the Almighty's hands himself." 



April 22. 



Naturalists and physicians, philosophers and 

 philanthropists, may argue and decide as they 

 please ; but certainly, as far as mere observation 

 admits of my judging, there does seem to be a very 

 great difference between the brain of a black 

 person and a white one. I should think that 

 Voltaire would call a negro's reason " une raison 

 tres particuliere." Somehow or other, they never 

 can manage to do anything quite as it should be 

 done. If they correct themselves in one respect 

 to-day they are sure of making a blunder in some 

 other manner to-morrow. Cubina is now twenty- 

 five, and has all his life been employed about the 

 stable ; he goes out with my carriage twice every 

 day ; yet he has never yet been able to succeed in 

 putting on the harness properly. Before we get to 

 one of the plantation gates we are certain of being 

 obliged to stop, and put something or other to 

 rights : and I once remember having laboured for 

 more than half an hour to make him understand 



