Charleston, the place and the people . and flirta-tion after the music is over, pretty much on a par. Ifour (Boston) ladies have any advantage, it is in whiteand red, vivacity and spirit. The gentlemen many ofthem dressed with elegance and richness uncommon withus. Many with swords on. Lord Charles Greville Montagu, the Governor, who wasto sail the next day for England, had come to take fare-well of his friends, of whom he had many. Mr. Quincy waspresented to his Excellency, to the chief justice, etc. He tells also of a dinner at Miles Brewtons with alarge company, — a most superb house said t
Charleston, the place and the people . and flirta-tion after the music is over, pretty much on a par. Ifour (Boston) ladies have any advantage, it is in whiteand red, vivacity and spirit. The gentlemen many ofthem dressed with elegance and richness uncommon withus. Many with swords on. Lord Charles Greville Montagu, the Governor, who wasto sail the next day for England, had come to take fare-well of his friends, of whom he had many. Mr. Quincy waspresented to his Excellency, to the chief justice, etc. He tells also of a dinner at Miles Brewtons with alarge company, — a most superb house said to have costhim £8000 sterling. A handsome bird, probably a ma-caw, was in the room during dinner. How handsomeand luxurious it all was! The gentlemen held the place-men in contempt. They said, We none of us can expectthe honours of the State; they are all given away toworthless poor sycophants. When politics were talkedat dinner, one gentleman, a hot flaming, sensible Tory,expressed utter distrust of all the Northern states except. s> St. Michakls Alley181 182 CHABLESTON Virginia — and especially of Massacliusetts, and declaredthat if ever they renounced the sovereignty of the King,they would have governors sent them from Massachusetts,— a prophecy which it took eighty-four years to Quincy went to the races too. Spent this day,March 3rd, in viewing horses, riding over the town, andreceiving complimentary visits, On March 13 he goesto the races and sees Flimnap beat Little David,who had been the winner in sixteen races. Many are thestories of the deeds of Flimnap the great. On this occa-sion he ran the first four-mile heat in eight minutes andseventeen seconds ; and two thousand pounds were lost andwon on this race. And, says the New England gentle-man, At the races I saw a fine collection of excellent,though very high priced horses and was let a little intothe singular art and mystery of the turf. He tells it all with a curious separateness, a sense ofdiffe
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