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No interruption, — no chafm occurs In 

 the hofpitality of Barbadoes ! It is univerfal 

 and literally, as juftly, entitles it to be ranked 

 among the " friendly ifles." In all the li- 

 berality of the country Mr. Chatterton of 

 Drax-Hall, invited us to pafs the day at the 

 good old manfion, kindly profering us every 

 friendly accommodation. But it was not 

 confiftent with our plan to take up our quar- 

 ters at fo early an hour ; we were therefore 

 compelled to violate our inclinations, which 

 would have detained us throughout the day 

 at the Hall. After taking the refrefhment of 

 fome wine and water, we purfued our ride, 

 and paffing by way of a wood, called after the 

 name of the plantation " Drax-Hall wood," 

 we proceeded to an eftate called " Spendlove," 

 which is under the care, and very excellent 

 management of Mr. John Waith, a gentle- 

 man in no degree lefs friendly, or hofpitable 

 than any we had feen in the ifland, and although 

 very adive, no lefs fat and good humoured 

 than fome of our well fed priefts, who feaft 

 upon the good things of England. 



We find that fat perfons are by no 

 means uncommon in this ifland, notwith-' 



