Probably soon after they would return to close the bargain, and find that the price was increased by several hundreds of pounds; they would go away again, reluctant to purchase, and return a third time, when they would find the price again raised, and would finally be glad to buy at almost any price.

It was very difficult to purchase sugar estates now, whereas previous to the abolition of slavery, they were, like the slaves, a drug in the market.
Mr.Joseph Thorne is a gentleman of forty-five, of a dark mulatto complexion, with the negro features and hair.

_He was born a slave_, and remained so until about twenty years of age.

This fact we learned from the manager of the Belle estate, on which Mr.T.was born and raised a slave.

It was an interesting coincidence, that on the occasion of our visit to the Belle estate we were indebted to Mr.Thorne, the former _property_ of that estate, for his horse and chaise, which he politely proffered to us.