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taken, bestirred himself and managed to put in an appearance at the little church.
He mounted the stairs of the mahogany pulpit, and seemed to keep guard over the congregation, while I continued to speak from the chancel.
I invited him to give out the hymns, which he did, mentioning also the page on which they would be found.
He afterwards told me that his wife, who could read, had taught him those hymns. I never could do nothing with books, he said.
We found but little English spoken at the capital except among the colored people.
I always recall with amusement a bit of conversation which I had with one of the merchants who was fond of speaking our language.
He had sent his errand boy to us with a message.
Meeting him later in the day, I said, ‘I saw your servant this morning.’
‘Yes, ze nigger.
He mudder fooley in St. Thomas.’
I made some effort to ascertain what were the educational advantages afforded in the capital.
I found there a school for boys, under the immediate charge of the Catholic clergy.
Hearing also of a school for girls, founded and administered by a young woman of the city, I called one day to find out what I could of her and of her work.
She was the daughter of a woman physician who had much reputation in the place.
Her mother had received no technical medical education, but
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