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One day, along with all "West-En'," as the negroes called Fredericksted Christiansted was "Bass-En'," I saw two British East-Indiamen sail into the harbor. Such ships never touched at Fredericksted; what could the Britons want? "Water," they said, "and rest"; but they stayed and stayed! their officers roaming the island, asking many questions, answering few.
While we went the sun slowly sank through a golden light toward the purple sea, among temples, towers, and altars of cloud. As we neared this bridge two black men crossing it from opposite ways stopped and spoke low: "Yes, me yerry it; dem say sich t'ing' as nebber bin known befo' goin' be done in West-En' town to-night." "Well, you look sharp, me frien' "
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