CHAP. I.] CLIMATE, SEASONS, &C. 39 



1818. 



Jan. 23. during the six weeks continuance of 

 the snow, in 1814, in England. 



24. The same weather continues. 



25. A sort of half-thaw. Sun warm. 



HARRISBURGH is a new town, 

 close on the left bank of the 

 river SUSQUEHANNAH, which is not 

 frozen over, but has large quantities 

 of ice floating on its waters. All 

 vegetation, and all appearance of 

 green, gone away. 



26. Mild weather. Hardly any frost. 



27. Thaws. Warm. Tired to death of 

 the tavern at HARRISBURGH, though 

 a very good one. The cloth spread 

 three times a day. Fish, fowl, meat, 

 cakes, eggs, sausages ; all sorts of 

 things in abundance. Board, lodg 

 ing, civil but not servile waiting on, 

 beer, tea, coffee, chocolate. Price, 

 a dollar and a quarter a day. Here 

 we meet altogether: senators, judges, 

 lawyers, tradesmen, farmers and all. 

 I am weary of the everlasting loads 

 of meat. Weary of being idle. How 

 few such days have I spent in my 

 whole life! 



28. Thaw and rain. My business not 

 coming on, I went to a country 



