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any country. Two desirable estates which are 

 for sale were pointed out to me ; one of 300 

 acres, the other of 500, with a capital man 

 sion-house and orchards on each, and I was 

 told the price of such land in this locality ran 

 ges from L. 10 to L. 20 an acre. 



I had to-day the honour of an introduction 

 to a General of militia, who for the present 

 and long may he do so ! occupies himself in 

 the peaceful pursuits of farming, and certainly 

 has nothing very military in his appearance. 

 He had been employed for two years in feed 

 ing two oxen, for competition at a coming 

 agricultural show ; they are of the red or De 

 von breed, and may weigh each from sixty to 

 seventy stones of 14 Ib. ; but although the Ge 

 neral seemed to have directed his whole ener 

 gy to the feeding of these beasts, and for his 

 own part regarded them as perfect wonders, 

 they were after all not better than what on 

 any Scotch farm would be called &quot; good fat.&quot; 



On Sunday the 23d of May, I attended an 

 Episcopal church a very creditable building 

 for a country town in which service was re 

 spectably performed. 

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