They have done well."-- _Mr.Favey, of Lavicount's estate_.
"The most general apprehension prior to emancipation was, that the negroes would not work after they were made free--that they would be indolent, buy small parcels of land, and '_squat_' on them to the neglect of sugar cultivation.

Time, however, has proved that there was no foundation for this apprehension.

The estates were never in better order than they are at present.

If you are interrogated on your return home concerning the cultivation of Antigua, you can say that every thing depends upon the _weather_.

If we have _sufficient rain_, you may be certain that we shall realize abundant crops.