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SECTION III. 

 The second Toui\ for three Months. 



I had now the two Irishmen — the one to 

 take care of the cows and the other to chop 

 wood ; and the old woman to help my two 

 sons and daughter to milk, and my eldest 

 son to prepare the horses and sulkies, &c. 



All things, therefore, being in a settled 

 state, I set off for Philadelphia, where I had 

 agreed with a printer to print one thousand 

 copies of my Experienced Farmer ; 

 and as the first volume was finished, I 

 thought I would deliver that, and gather 

 the money. 



In my way to Philadelphia, I called on a 

 gentleman of the name of Doctor Tilton, at 

 Wilmington ; a very worthy and respect- 

 able man : he made me promise to stop a 

 day with him in my return. At Philadel- 

 phia I was very pleasantly received by my 



