Mr. Froude's Negrophobia. 105 
country women, with their escort of dark cavaliers 
Remembering his vows and the service sworn to his 
lady of Toboso, he turned upon his Squire : in this case 
not SANCHO Panza, but an African coachman : and 
rated him roundly upon the shame of " the poor crea- 
" tures toiling so cruelly, while their lords and masters 
" amused themselves'' (p. 263). The coachman only 
laughed, and said " Ah, Massa, women do women's 
" work, men do men's work — all right." To the question 
put by the Knight, " And what is men's work" ? the 
coachman made no dire<5t answer, but observed triumph- 
antly, " Look at the women, massa — how they laugh — 
" how happy they be ! Nobody more happy than black 
'' woman, massa." During this tilt at a windmill the Knight 
had so badgered his poor Squire, that the latter lost 
his way, with the result that the household at Cherry 
Garden was alarmed for the safety of their expected 
guest, until he arrived late and weary. Excepting this 
unfortunate coachman, no other man of African or of 
mixed race, appears to have had the honour of conversing 
with Mr. FROUDE, in Jamaica, save only Mr. Mares- 
CAUX'S butler. So much, therefore, for our Tourist's 
study of the great bulk of the human beings in Jamaica. 
As Mr. FROUDE would have Englishmen believe 
that the West Indies, generally, are in a very bad way 
indeed, it is pleasant to find that one who was really in a 
position to judge what was the financial position of Ja- 
maica, could speak hopefully of business prospects. Mr. 
FROUDE visited the West Indies at a time when those 
involved in the sugar industry were reeling under the 
swashing blow which the Bounty System had struck 
them. This notwithstanding, Mr. Marescaux, the 
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