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Updated: May 26, 2025
He had given presents, had attended a seven o'clock breakfast of his people, had seen festivities of his negroes, and the feast given by his manager in Creole style to all who came planting attorneys, buccras, overseers, bookkeepers, the subordinates of the local provost-marshal, small planters, and a few junior officers of the army and navy.
Then the grenadier company, composed of white clerks of the place, very fine looking young men indeed another white company followed, not quite so smart looking then came a century of the children of Israel, not over military in appearance the days of Joshua, the son of Nun, had passed away, the glory had long departed from their house, a phalanx of light browns succeeded, then a company of dark browns, or mulattoes; the regular half and half in this, as well as in grog, is the best mixture after all, then quashie himself, or a company of free blacks, who, with the browns, seemed the best soldiers of the set, excepting the flank companies and after blackie the battalion again gradually whitened away, until it ended in a very fine light company of buccras, smart young fellows as need be all the officers were white, and all the soldiers, whatever their caste or colour, free of course.
Oh! the very look of it refreshed one unspeakably. Presently a group of half a dozen country Buccras overseers, or coffee planters, most likely, or possibly larger fish than either hove in sight, all in their blue white jean trowsers, and long Hessian boots pulled up over them, and new blue square cut, bright buttoned coatees, and thread bare silk broad brimmed hats.
He had given presents, had attended a seven o'clock breakfast of his people, had seen festivities of his negroes, and the feast given by his manager in Creole style to all who came planting attorneys, buccras, overseers, bookkeepers, the subordinates of the local provost-marshal, small planters, and a few junior officers of the army and navy.
P. Maculloch, the head agent, who is perfectly acquainted with the river and the people, was absent, leaving the business in the hands of two "mean whites," walking buccras, English pariahs. The factory a dirty disgrace to the name was in the charge of a clerk, whom we saw being rowed about bareheaded through the sun, accompanied by a black girl, both as far from sober as might be.
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