Chap. I.] JoL'RN'AL.— Ji/jje! 9 



Not a morsel of dirt. The ground sucks up all. I 

 walk about and work in the land in shoes made of deer- 

 skin. They are dressed ichitc, like breeches-leather. 

 I began to leave off' my coat to day, and do not expect 

 to put it on again till October. My hat is a white chip, 

 witn broad brims. Never better health. 



17. Fine day. The partridges (miscalled quails) 

 begin to sit. The orchard full of birds' nests ; and, 

 amongst others, a dove is sitting on her eggs in an 

 apple tree. 



18. Fine day. Green peas fit to gather in pretty 

 early gardens, though only of the common hotspur 

 sort. IVLn-duke cherries begin to be ripe. 



19. Fine day. But, now conies my alarm! The 

 vmsqnitoes, and, still worse, the common house-fly ^ 

 which used to plague us so in Pennsylvania, and which 

 were the only things 1 ever disliked belonging to the 

 climate of America. IMusquitoes are bred in stagnant 

 water, of which here is none. FUes are bred in Jiltliy 

 of which none shall be near me as long as 1 can use 

 a shovel and a broom. They will follow /yes/t meat 

 and Ji'sk. Have neither, or be very careful. 1 have 

 this day put all these precautions in practice ; and, now- 

 let us see the result. 



20. Fine day. Carrots and parsnips, sown on the 

 3d and 4th instant, all up, and in rough leaf! Onions 

 up. The Avhole garden green in 18 days from the 

 Bowing. 



21. Very hot. Thunder and heavy rain at night. 



22. Fine day. May-duke cherries ripe. 



23. Hot and close. Distant thunder. 



24. Fine day. 



25. F'ine day. White-heart and black-heart cherries 

 getting ripe. 



26. Rain. Planted out cucumbers and melons. I 

 find I am rather late. 



27. Fine day. 



28. Fine day. Gathered cherries for drying for 

 ^'inter use. 



29. Fine day. 



30. Rain all night. People are planting out their 

 pabbages lor the wmter crop. 



