45/154 Great improvements had also been made in the streets and roads in town and country. The negroes come from all parts of the island; walking sometimes ten or fifteen miles to attend the St.John's market. We pressed our way through the dense mass of all hues, which crowded the market. The ground was covered with wooden trays filled with all kinds of fruits, grain, vegetables, fowls, fish, and flesh. Each one, as we passed, called attention to his or her little stock. |