thing　it　was　that　free…born　Englishmen　could　not　have　a　hand　in　the
  traffic；　seeing　that　it　was　forbidden　by　the　laws　of　their　country；
  talking　fondly　of　the　good　old　times　when　their　forefathers　used　to
  carry　slaves　to　Jamaica　and　Barbadoes；　realising　immense　profit；
  besides　the　pleasure　of　hearing　their　shrieks　on　the　voyage；　and
  then　the　superstitions　of　the　blacks；　which　my　brother　used　to　talk
  of；　their　sharks'　teeth；　their　wisps　of　fowls'　feathers；　their
  half…baked　pots　full　of　burnt　bones；　of　which　they　used　to　make
  what　they　called　fetish；　and　bow　down　to；　and　ask　favours　of；　and
  then；　perhaps；　abuse　and　strike；　provided　the　senseless　rubbish　did
  not　give　them　what　they　asked　for；　and　then；　above　all；　Mumbo
  Jumbo；　the　grand　fetish　master；　who　lived　somewhere　in　the　woods；
  and　who　used　to　come　out　every　now　and　then　with　his　fetish
  companions；　a　monstrous　figure；　all　wound　round　with　leaves　and
  branches；　so　as　to　be　quite　indistinguishable；　and；　seating　himself
  on　the　high　seat　in　the　villages；　receive　homage　from　the　people；
  and　also　gifts　and　offerings；　the　most　valuable　of　which　were
  pretty　damsels；　and　then　betake　himself　back　again；　with　his
  followers；　into　the　woods。　　Oh　the　tales　that　my　brother　used　to
  tell　us　of　the　high　Barbary　shore！　　Poor　fellow！　what　became　of　him
  I　can't　say；　the　last　time　he　came　back　from　a　voyage；　he　told　us
  that　his　captain；　as　soon　as　he　had　brought　his　vessel　to　port　and
  settled　with　his　owner；　drowned　himself　off　the　quay；　in　a　fit　of
  the　horrors；　which　it　seems　high　Barbary　captains；　after　a　certain
  number　of　years；　are　much　subject　to。　　After　staying　about　a　month
  with　us；　he　went　to　sea　again；　with　another　captain；　and；　bad　as
  the　old　one　had　been；　it　appears　the　new　one　was　worse；　for；　unable
  to　bear　his　treatment；　my　brother　left　his　ship　off　the　high
  Barbary　shore；　and　ran　away　up　the　country。　　Some　of　his　comrades；
  whom　we　afterwards　saw；　said　that　there　were　various　reports　about
  him　on　the　shore；　one　that　he　had　taken　on　with　Mumbo　Jumbo；　and
  was　serving　him　in　his　house　in　the　woods；　in　the　capacity　of
  swashbuckler；　or　life…guardsman；　another；　that　he　was　gone　in　quest
  of　a　mighty　city　in　the　heart　of　the　negro　country；　another；　that
  in　swimming　a　stream　he　had　been　devoured　by　an　alligator。　　Now；
  these　two　last　reports　were　bad　enough；　the　idea　of　their　flesh　and
  blood　being　bit　asunder　by　a　ravenous　fish　was　sad　enough　to　my
  poor　parents；　and　not　very　comfortable　was　the　thought　of　his
  sweltering　over　the　hot　sands　in　quest　of　the　negro　city；　but　the
  idea　of　their　son；　their　eldest　child；　serving　Mumbo　Jumbo　as
  swashbuckler　was　worst　of　all；　and　caused　my　poor　parents　to　shed
  many　a　scalding　tear。
  'I　stayed　at　home　with　my　parents　until　I　was　about　eighteen；
  assisting　my　father　in　various　ways。　　I　then　went　to　live　at　the
  Squire's；　partly　as　groom；　partly　as　footman。　　After　living　in　the
  country　some　time；　I　attended　the　family　in　a　trip　of　six　weeks
  which　they　made　to　London。　　Whilst　there；　happening　to　have　some
  words　with　an　old　ill…tempered　coachman；　who　had　been　for　a　great
  many　years　in　the　family；　my　master　advised　me　to　leave；　offering
  to　recommend　me　to　a　family　of　his　acquaintance　who　were　in　need　of
  a　footman。　　I　was　glad　to　accept　his　offer；　and　in　a　few　days　went
  to　my　new　place。　　My　new　master　was　one　of　the　great　gentry；　a
  baronet　in　Parliament；　and　possessed　of　an　estate　of　about　twenty
  thousand　a　year；　his　family　consisted　of　his　lady；　a　son；　a　fine
  young　man　just　coming　of　age；　and　two　very　sweet　amiable　daughters。
  I　liked　this　place　much　better　than　my　first；　there　was　so　much
  more　pleasant　noise　and　bustle　…　so　much　more　grand　company；　and　so
  many　more　opportunities　of　improving　myself。　　Oh；　how　I　liked　to
  see　the　grand　coaches　drive　up　to　the　door；　with　the　grand　company；
  and　though；　amidst　that　company；　there　were　some　who　did　not　look
  very　grand；　there　were　others；　and　not　a　few；　who　did。　　Some　of　the
  ladies　quite　captivated　me；　there　was　the　Marchioness　of　…　in
  particular。　　This　young　lady　puts　me　much　in　mind　of　her；　it　is
  true；　the　Marchioness；　as　I　saw　her　then；　was　about　fifteen　years
  older　than　this　young　gentlewoman　is　now；　and　not　so　tall　by　some
  inches；　but　she　had　the　very　same　hair；　and　much　the　same　neck　and
  shoulders　…　no　offence；　I　hope？　　And　then　some　of　the　young
  gentlemen；　with　their　cool；　haughty；　care…for…nothing　looks；　struck
  me　as　being　very　fine　fellows。　　There　was　one　in　particular；　whom　I
  frequently　used　to　stare　at；　not　altogether　unlike　some　one　I　have
  seen　hereabouts　…　he　had　a　slight　cast　in　his　eye；　and　。　。　。　but　I
  won't　enter　into　every　particular。　　And　then　the　footmen！　　Oh；　how
  those　footmen　helped　to　improve　me　with　their　conversation。　　Many
  of　them　could　converse　much　more　glibly　than　their　masters；　and
  appeared　to　have　much　better　taste。　　At　any　rate；　they　seldom
  approved　of　what　their　masters　did。　　I　remember　being　once　with　one
  in　the　gallery　of　the　play…house；　when　something　of　Shakspeare's
  was　being　performed：　　some　one　in　the　first　tier　of　boxes　was
  applauding　very　loudly。　　〃That's　my　fool　of　a　governor；〃　said　he；
  〃he　is　weak　enough　to　like　Shakspeare　…　I　don't；　…　he's　so
  confoundedly　low；　but　he　won't　last　long　…　going　down。　　Shakspeare
  culminated〃　…　I　think　that　was　the　word　…　〃culminated　some　time
  ago。〃
  'And　then　the　professor　of　elocution；　of　whom　my　governors　used　to
  take　lessons；　and　of　which　lessons　I　had　my　share；　by　listening
  behind　the　door；　but　for　that　professor　of　elocution　I　should　not
  be　able　to　round　my　periods　…　an　expression　of　his　…　in　the　manner
  I　do。
  'After　I　had　been　three　years　at　this　place　my　mistress　died。　　Her
  death；　however；　made　no　great　alteration　in　my　way　of　living；　the
  family　spending　their　winters　in　London；　and　their　summers　at　their
  old　seat　in　S…　as　before。　　At　last；　the　young　ladies；　who　had　not
  yet　got　husbands；　which　was　strange　enough；　seeing；　as　I　told　you
  before；　they　were　very　amiable；　proposed　to　our　governor　a
  travelling　expedition　abroad。　　The　old　baronet　consented；　though
  young　master　was　much　against　it；　saying　they　would　all　be　much
  better　at　home。　　As　the　girls　persisted；　however；　he　at　last
  withdrew　his　opposition；　and　even　promised　to　follow　them　as　soon
  as　his　parliamentary　duties　would　permit；　for　he　was　just　got　into
  Parliament；　and；　like　most　other　young　members；　thought　that
  nothing　could　be　done　in　the　House　without　him。　　So　the　old
  gentleman　and　the　two　young　ladies　set　off；　taking　me　with　them；
  and　a　couple　of　ladies'　maids　to　wait　upon　them。　　First　of　all；　we
  went　to　Paris；　where　we　continued　three　months；　the　old　baronet　and
  the　ladies　going　to　see　the　various　sights　of　the　city　and　the
  neighbourhood；　and　I　attending　them。　　They　soon　got　tired　of　sight…
  seeing；　and　of　Paris　too；　and　so　did　I。　　However；　they　still
  continued　there；　in　order；　I　believe；　that　the　young　ladies　might
  lay　in　a　store　of　French　finery。　　I　should　have　passed　my　idle　time
  at　Paris；　of　which　I　had　plenty　after　the　sight…seeing　was　over；
  very　unpleasantly；　but　for　Black　Jack。　　Eh！　did　you　never　hear　of
  Black　Jack？　　Ah！　if　you　had　ever　been　an　English　servant　in　Paris；
  you　would　have　known　Black　Jack；　not　an　English　gentleman's　servant
  who　has　been　at　Paris　for　this　last　ten　years　but　knows　Black　Jack
  and　his　ordinary。　　A　strange　fellow　he　was　…　of　what　country　no　one
  could　exactly　say　…　for　as　for　judging　from　speech；　that　was
  impossible；　Jack　speaking　all　languages　equally　ill。　　Some　said　he
  came　direct　from　Satan's　kitchen；　and　that　when　he　gives　up　keeping
  ordinary；　he　will　return　there　again；　though　the　generally…received
  opinion　at　Paris　was；　that　he　was　at　one　time　butler　to　King
  Pharaoh；　and　that；　after　lying　asleep　for　four　thousand　years　in　a
  place　called　the　Kattycombs；　he　was　awaked　by　the　sound　of　Nelson's
  cannon　at　the　battle　of　the　Nile；　and　going　to　the　shore；　took　on
  with　the　admiral；　and　became；　in　course　of　time；　ship　steward；　and
  that　after　Nelson's　death　he　was　captured　by　the　French；　on　board
  one　of　whose　vessels　he　served　in　a　somewhat　similar　capacity　till
  the　peace；　when　he　came　to　Paris；　and　set　up　an　ordinary　for
  servants；　sticking　the　name　of　Katcomb　over　the　door；　in　allusion
  to　the　place　where　he　had　his　long　sleep。　　But；　whatever　his　origin
  was；　Jack　kept　his　own　counsel；　and　appeared　to　care　nothing　for
  what　people　said　about　him；　or　called　him。　　Yes；　I　forgot；　there
  was　one　name　he　would　not　be　called；　and　that　was　〃Portuguese。〃　　I
  once　saw　Black　Jack　knock　down　a　coachman；　six　foot　high；　who
  called　him　black…faced　Portuguese。　　〃Any　name　but　dat；　you　shab；〃
  said　Black　Jack；　who　was　a　little　round　fellow；　of　about　five　feet
  two；　〃I　would　not　stand　to　be　called　Portuguese　by　Nelson　himself。〃
  Jack　was　rather　fond　o