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except taxes. Mr. JUDGE LAURENCE, who came to invite me to 

 his house as soon as he heard of my landing on the Island, keeps 

 a house such as I never either saw or heard of before. My son 

 JAMES went with a message to him a little while ago, and, as he 

 shot his way along, he was in his shooting dress. He found a 

 whole house full of company, amongst whom were the celebrated 

 Dr. MITCHELL and Mr. CLINTON, the Governor of this state ; 

 but, they made him stay and dine. Here was he, a boy, with hi3 

 rough, shooting dress on, dining with Judges, Sheriffs, and 

 Generals, and with the Chief Magistrate of a Commonwealth 

 more extensive, more populous, and forty times as rich as Scot 

 land ; a Chief Magistrate of very great talents, but in whom empty 

 pride forms no ingredient. Big wigs and long robes and super 

 cilious airs, are necessary only when the object is to deceive and 

 overawe the people. I ll engage that to supply Judge Laurence s 

 house that one week required a greater sacrifice of animal life than 

 merciful Gibb s kitchen demands in a year : but, then, our hearty 

 and liberal neighbour never deals in human sacrifices. 



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