It was very seldom that the men got drunk.

There were not more than ten men on Golden Grove, out of a population of five hundred, who were in the habit of occasionally getting intoxicated.

He also remarked that the negroes were a remarkable people for their attention to the old and infirm among them; they seldom suffered them to want, if it was in their power to supply them.

Among other remarks of the custos, was this sweeping declaration--"_No man in his senses can pretend to defend slavery._" After spending a day at Golden Grove, we proceeded to the adjacent estate of Amity Hall.

On entering the residence of the manager, Mr.
Kirkland, we were most gratefully surprised to find him engaged in family prayers.