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bought an estate ; and this man shot 

 as he went along the highway, near to my 

 house. The farmer was wounded in the 

 back of his neck, and died a short time 

 afterwards; in consequence, as was suppos- 

 ed, of the wound. The man was not pu- 

 nished, although brought to trial : for it 

 was considered an act of lunacy, which 

 one man shooting another at any time 

 undoubtedly is ; but this affair would not 

 have passed off in that way in England^ 

 before an English judge and jury. 



I had understood there were no beggars 

 in America ; but, on the contrary, I found 

 there were a great many, and what are 

 termed sturdy beggars ; for they rather 

 demand than beg. I lived on the great 

 road betwixt Baltimore and Philadelphia ; 

 and they troubled me at all hours. It fre- 

 quently happened, in the night, that these 

 sort of people came to ask for lodging. 

 Their request was rather humble only to 

 -sleep by your kitchen fire-side : but as I 

 had. not been used to such-like requests in 



