12 MAY 1832, Page 18

GAIETY OF TIIE BLACKS IN ASIERICA.—At Lexington, I was much

amused at the master-aping manners of the slaves. They give themselves great airs. On Sundays they either hire hacks, or more commonly ride their master's horses. I saw dozens of them, attended by their females, playing the agreeable on horseback, and " doing a bit.of park" a la militaire.— Vigne's Six Months in America.