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We returned to Mr. Holllngfworth's by a 

 different road, from that we had taken in 

 going, afcending fome high land near the 

 college, called ^'Coach-Hill." This ride afford- 

 ed us an opportunity of feeing a numerous 

 gang of negroes grouped in the middle of a 

 field, taking their breakfaft, during the tem- 

 porary fufpenfion allowed them from labor. 

 They were feated upon the bare earth, and 

 expofed to the full ardor of the fcorching 

 fun. 



On our arrival we found a handfome 

 breakfaft prepared for us, and neatly ferved in 

 a large cool room, with all the tafle and fafh- 

 ion of the Weft Indies. While part^^king of . 

 it I federal times detected my thoughts 

 wandering to the poor blacks in the held, 

 contemplating the fimplicity of their tare, 

 and che humble natural board on which it 

 was fpread. They had no water-glatTes to 

 cool their fingers, nor had they, like us, a , 

 youthful ilave to fan the breeze with a fra- 

 grant bough, and proted their naked fkins 

 from the painful annoyance of infeds. 



