Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume 2 (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day

CHAPTER XXXIX.

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Negroes: Fondness for "Nancy stories"--Negro loquacity--Their signification of the word "cursing"--Markets--Confusion of tongues--Weddings--The drive to church--Wedding banquet-- Blushing brides--Funerals--"Wake nights"--Funeral procession-- Christening--High-sounding names