Grades among the pure in blood​—​Aristocrats​—​The tribe fungi​—​An overseer’s duty​—​Managers and attorneys​—​Pickings and gleanings​—​Managers’ wives and managing ladies​—​Aristocratic shops​—​“My daughters”​—​Education​—​“Field days” of the militia​—​The Antiguan aide-de-camp

[CHAPTER XLVIII.]

The pure in blood​—​Aristocrats of the higher order​—​Law, physic, and divinity​—​Merchants and planters​—​Proprietors’ dwellings​—​A day at a country-seat​—​Gastronomy​—​Beef​—​“Mary Swift”​—​Mutton​—​Pork​—​Turtle and City aldermen​—​Christmas

[CHAPTER XLIX.]

The pure in blood​—​Places of amusement​—​The theatre​—​“Romeo Coates”​—​Jugglers and rope-dancers​—​Maroon parties​—​Shooting season​—​The Creole beauties​—​Dress​—​“The lords of the creation”​—​Fops and foppery​—​Business hours​—​Scene at the Antigua post-office​—​Auction sales​—​Militia doings​—​The gallant dragoon​—​Guard-nights

[CHAPTER L.]

Zoology​—​Rabbits​—​Rats​—​Horned cattle​—​Horses​—​Mules​—​Asses​—​Sheep​—​Goats​—​Domestic animals​—​Whales​—​Thrasher​—​Grampus​—​Porpoise​—​Shark​—​Anecdote of the Young Creole​—​Death of the sailor-boy​—​Remora​—​Pilot fish​—​Dolphins​—​Jew fish​—​Stingray​—​Corramou​—​Beautiful colours displayed in fish​—​Parrot fish

[CHAPTER LI.]

Zoology: Orb-fish​—​Echinus, known to the ancients​—​Hippocampus​—​Trumpet-fish​—​Toad-fish​—​Sea-blubber, and galley-fish​—​Sea-polypus​—​Cat-fish​—​Crabs, oysters, &c.​—​Turtle​—​Land-crab​—​Soldier-crab​—​Lizards​—​Guana​—​Wood-slave​—​Scorpions​—​Centipede​—​Snakes​—​Tarantula​—​Cockroach​—​Caterpillars and butterflies​—​Ants​—​Bats​—​Aquatic birds​—​Land birds​—​Humming bird​—​Anecdote

[CHAPTER LII.]