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Defirous to know the mode of life, and 

 to obferve the habitations of the Haves, as well 

 as of their matters, I did not neglect to make 

 vifits to the different negro yards at our vari- 

 ous places of call, Purfuant to this cuftom, 

 foon after my arrival at Vigilant! e, I took with 

 me one of the houfe negroes, as conductor, 

 and went to view the huts of the flaves. In 

 one of them my ebon guide, with great form, 

 begged to introduce me to a very fine negrefs, 

 who he faid was his filter. I dare not tell you 

 what foft overtures were made by this young 

 lady, on my having the honor of being prefent- 

 edtoher. The tender belles of your London 

 lobbies could not have ogled in graces more 

 intelligible. To convey hints of kind accom- 

 modation, feemed indeed equally the object 

 of brother and fifter. I mention this facT: only 

 to {hew to you in what light proftitution is 

 viewed by Haves — the brother would feel 

 honored in placing the pillow for his fifter 

 on a Backra man's bed ! 



In my walk to the negro yard I met a 

 flave who appeared under a peculiar mode of 

 punifhment, being compelled to wear an iron- 



