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demned to travel the long journey of life in 

 hopelefs difcontent. 



The corporal punifliment of flaves is fa 

 frequent, that inftead of exciting the repug- 

 nant fenfations, felt by Europeans on firft 

 witneffing it, fcarcely does it produce, in the 

 breads of thofe long accu domed to the Weft 

 Indies, even the flighted feeling of compaffion. 

 The lady Ihavelabove alluded to appears of good 

 natural difpofition, and in no degree difpofed 

 to general cruelty ; but the frequency of the 

 fight has rendered her callous to its common 

 influence upon the feelings. Being one morn- 

 ing at her houfe, while fitting in converfation, 

 we fuddenly heard the loud cries of a negro 



fuffering under the whip. Mrs. expreffed 



furprize on obferving me fhudder at his 

 fhrieks, and you will believe that I was in ut r 

 ter aftonifhment to find her treat his fufferings 

 as matter of amufement. It proved that the 

 punifhment proceeded from the arm of the 

 lady's hufband, and fell upon one of her own 

 flaves ; and, can you believe that on learning 

 this, {he exclaimed with a broad fmile, " Aha ! 

 it will do him good ! a little wholefome flagel- 



