CHAP. I.] CLIMATE, SEASONS, &C. 31 



1817. 



July 28. moment the Aurora appears, 1 am 

 in the Orchard. It is impossible 

 for any human being to lead a plea- 

 santer life than this. How I pity 

 those, who are compelled to endure 

 the stench of cities ; but, for those 

 who remain there without being 

 compelled, I have no pity. 



29. Still the same degree of heat. 1 

 measured a water-melon runner, 

 which grew eighteen inches in the 

 last 48 hours. The dews now are 

 equal to showers, I frequently, in 

 the morning, wash hands and 

 face, feet and legs, in the dews on 

 the high grass. The Indian Corn 

 shoots up now so beautifully ! 



30. Still melting hot. 



31. Same weather. 



August 1. Same weather. I take off two shirts 

 a day wringing wet. I have a clothes- 

 horse to hang them on to dry. 

 Drink about 20 good tumblers of 

 milk and water every day. No ail 

 ments. Head always clear. Go to 

 bed by day-light very often. Just 

 after the hens go to roost, and rise 

 again with them. 

 2. Hotter and hotter, I think ; but, in 



