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CHAP, fiirgeon) comes to make his report ; who being difmilTed 

 ^^^^^ with a hearty curfe, for allowing any fiaves to he lick, 

 next makes her appearance a fuperanuuated matron, with 

 all the young negro children of the eflate, over whom 

 fhe is governefs ; thefe, being clean walhed in the river, 

 clap their hands, and cheer in chorus, when they are fent 

 away to breakfaft on a large platter of rice and plantains; 

 and the levee ends with a low bow from the overfcer, as. 

 it begun. 



His worfliip now faunters out in his morning drefs, 

 which confifts of a pair of the fineil Holland trowfers, 

 white lilk flockings, and red or yellow^ Morocco flippers-; 

 the neck of his fhirt open, and nothing over it, a loofe 

 flowing night-gown of the fineft India chintz excepted. 

 On his head is a cotton night-cap, as thin as a cobweb, 

 and over that an enormous beaver hat, that protects his 

 meagre vifage from the fun, which is already the colour 

 of mahogany, while his whole carcafe feldom weighs 

 above eight or ten ftone, being generally exhaufted by 

 the climate and diffipation. To give a more complete 

 idea of this fine gentleman, I in the annexed plate 

 prefent him to the reader with a pipe in his mouth, 

 v^^hich almoft every where accompanies him, and re- 

 ceiving- a olafs of Madeira wine and water, from a female 

 quaderoon flave, to refrefli him during his walk. 



Having loitered about his eitate, or fometimes ridden on 

 horfeback to his fields, to view his increafing ftores, he 

 returns about eight o'clock, when, if he goes abroad, he 

 dreffes, but if not, remains jufl as he is. Should the 

 8~ , ' firft 



