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CKAP. were wanting. There were carriages, faddle - horfes, 

 i^ ^-^jj f'lii-boats, biliiard-tablesj &cc. all ready for immediate 

 ufe. But what embittered the pleafure was, the inhu- 

 nian difpofition of Mr. GoetzeeV /acfy, who flogged her 

 negro Haves for every little trifle. For inftance, one of 

 the foot-boys, called Jac^y, not having rinfed the glafles 

 according to her mind, fhe ordered him to be whipped 

 the next morning ; but the unfortunate youth foon put 

 himfelf beyond the reach of her refentment : for, having 

 taken farewell of the other negroes on the eftate, he 

 went up flairs, laid himfelf down upon his majlefs own 

 bed, where, placing the muzzle of a loaded fowling-piece 

 in his mouth, by the help of his toe he drew the trigger, 

 and put an end to his exiftence. A couple of flout ne- 

 groes were now fent up to fee what was the matter; who, 

 finding the bed all over befpattered with blood and 

 brains, got orders to throw the body out of the window 

 to the dogs, while the m after and miftrefs were fo very 

 much alarmed, that they never got the better of it* ; nor 

 would any perfon confent to lie in the fame apartment, 

 till I chofe it in preference to any other, being afluredly 

 the moft pleafant room, and the very beft bed, in the 

 houfe. What added much to the alarm of the family, 

 was the circumftance of a favourite child lying faft 

 afleep in the fame apartment where this fliocking cata- 

 ftrophe happened. They were, however, relieved from 



* The above unhappy people were poifoned by their flaves about ilx years after 

 this happened, 



5 their 



