They repeatedly promised to pray for the poor slaves in America.

We then received their hearty "Good bye, massa," and returned to the house, while they resumed their work.
We took leave of Mr.Howell, grateful for his kind offices in furtherance of the objects of our mission.
We had not been long in Antigua before we perceived the distress of the poor from the scarcity of water.

As there are but few springs in the island, the sole reliance is upon rain water.

Wealthy families have cisterns or tanks in their yards, to receive the rain from the roofs.
There are also a few public cisterns in St.John's.

These ordinarily supply the whole population.