DRIVE TO COUNTRY. 



object was to see the country, than he ordered 

 his phseton and drove me out a circuit of ten 

 or twelve miles by the Schuylkill river, over 

 a portion of country which for richness is, to 

 say the least, equal to the finest parts of Lin 

 colnshire. It consists of alluvial soil chiefly 

 in meadow covered with bullocks, but partly 

 in tillage, bearing wheat and Indian corn, and 

 partly also devoted to the culture of vege 

 tables for the supply of Philadelphia. The 

 average value of such land I understood to be 

 about 250 dollars or L. 50 per acre. 



After a delightful drive, I returned to 

 Friend Cope s, where I spent the evening. 

 Next morning, the 28th, after breakfast, in 

 consequence of an appointment he had kindly 

 made for me, I accompanied him on a visit to 

 the farm of a Mr Sheaff, about fourteen miles 

 from the city. 



We again passed over a charming country, 

 and through a town called Germantown, five 

 miles in length, but the houses, which gene 

 rally have gardens in front, very straggling j 



