CLIMATE, SEASONS, ETC. 



1818. 



March I. &quot; you ought to starve.&quot; He told me, then, that he 

 was a hoop-maker : and yet, observe, he wanted to 

 have the care of a farm. 



N.B. If this book should ever reach the hands of Mr. 

 RICHARD HINXMAN, my excellent good friend of 

 Chilling, I beg him to show this note to Mr. 

 NICHOLAS FREEMANTLE, of Botley. He will know 

 well all about this VERB. Tell Mr. FREEMANTLE, 

 that the Spaniels are beautiful, that Woodcocks 

 breed here in abundance ; and tell him, above all, 

 that I frequently think of him as a pattern of in 

 dustry in business, of skill and perseverance and 

 good humour as a sportsman, and of honesty and 

 kindness as a neighbour. Indeed, I have pleasure 

 in thinking of all my Botley neighbours, except the 

 Parson, who for their sakes, I wish, however, was 

 my neighbour now : for here he might pursue his 

 calling very quietly. 



2. Open weather. Went to Bustleton, after having 

 seen Messrs. STEVENS and PENDRILL, and advised 

 them to forward to me affidavits of what they knew 

 about OLIVER, the spy of the Boroughmongers. 



3. Frost in the morning. Thaw in the day. 



4. Same weather in the night. Rain all day. 



5. Hard frost. Snow 3 inches deep. 



6. Hard frost. About as cold as a hard frost in January 

 in England. 



7. Same weather. 



8. Thaw. Dry and fine. 



9. Same weather. Took leave, I fear for ever, of my 

 old and kind friend, JAMES PAUL. His brother and 

 son promise to come and see me here. I have 

 pledged myself to transplant 10 acres of Indian 

 Corn ; and, if I write, in August, and say that it is 

 good, THOMAS PAUL has promised that he will come ; 

 for, he thinks that the scheme is a mad one. 



10. Same weather. Mr. VAREE, a son-in-law of Mr. 

 JAMES PAUL, brought me yesterday to another son- 

 in-law s, Mr. EZRA TOWNSHEND at BIBERY. Here 

 I am amongst the thick of the Quakers, whose houses 

 and families pleased me so much formerly, and 

 which pleasure is all now revived. Here all is ease, 

 plenty, and cheerfulness. These people are never 

 giggling, and never in lozu-spirits. Their minds, like 

 their dress, are simple and strong. Their kindness 

 is shown more in acts than in words. Let others 

 say what they will, I have uniformly found those 

 whom I have intimately known of this sect, sincere 



