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any country. Two desirable estates which are 

 for sale were pointed out to me ; one of 300 

 acres, the other of 500, with a capital man- 

 sion-house and orchards on each, and I was 

 told the price of such land in this locality ran- 

 ges from L. 10 to L. 20 an acre. 



I had to-day the honour of an introduction 

 to a General of militia, who for the present 

 and long may he do so ! occupies himself in 

 the peaceful pursuits of farming, and certainly 

 has nothing very military in his appearance. 

 He had been employed for two years in feed- 

 ing two oxen, for competition at a coming 

 agricultural show ; they are of the red or.De- 

 von breed, and may weigh each from sixty to 

 seventy stones of 14 Ib. ; but although the Ge- 

 neral seemed to have directed his whole ener- 

 gy to the feeding of these beasts, and for his 

 own part regarded them as perfect wonders, 

 they were after all not better than what on 

 any Scotch farm would be called " good fat." 



On Sunday the 23d of May, I attended an 

 Episcopal church a very creditable building 

 for a country town in which service was re- 

 spectably performed. 



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