1 mu ft not neglect to inform you of a 

 cuftom which we, obferved to he very pre- 

 valent, it. being an adit of poiitenefs which, to 

 Europeans, feemed no lefs Angular than novel* 

 'As a mark of attention the eentiemen of the 

 different plantations, ufualiy accompanied us 

 to our fieeping room, at the time of our going 

 to bed, when, on taking their leave for the 

 night, they concluded the compliments of the 

 day in the following terms, viz. " S'il y a 

 d'autre chofe, Meffieurs, dont vous avez be- 

 ibio, il n'en faut que demander an Gar9on — 

 cela n' eft pas nion affaire This was true 

 Weft Indian complaifance.. It was a. branch 

 of hofpitality that was not familiar to us, being 

 an accommodation not ufualiy found in the 

 lift of European civilities. If your ignorance 

 of tropical habits, and the common cuftoms 

 of flavery ihould prevent you from compre- 

 hending the extent of it, aik me, when I re- 

 turn to England, and I will explain it to you 



more full v. A 



Adieu. 



* If there is any thing elfe you wifli for, you need 

 only afk the boy : that- does not concern me ! 



END OF THE SECOND VOLUME, 



S*»ahan and Pr?fto?>, 



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