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country. Take the same route and the same 

 stage as on setting out from Philadelphia. 



964. August 4^, bth, and 6th. These three 

 days traversing the romantic Allegany Moun 

 tains ; got overturned (a common accident here) 

 only once, and then received very little damage : 

 myself none, some of my fellow travellers a few 

 scratches. We scrambled out, and, with the 

 help of some waggoners, set the vehicle on its 

 wheels again, adjusted our "plunder" (as 

 some of the Western people call it), and drove 

 on again without being detained more than five 

 minutes. The fourth night slept at Chambers- 

 burgh, the beginning of a fine country. 



965. August 7th. Travelled over the fine lime 

 stone valley before mentioned, and through a 

 very good country all the way, by Little York to 

 Lancaster. Here I met with a person from 

 Philadelphia, who told me a long story about a 

 Mr. Hulme, an Englishman, who had brought 

 a large family and considerable property to 

 America. His property, he told me, the said 

 Mr. Huhne had got from the English Govern 

 ment, for the invention of some machine, and 

 that now, having got rich under their patronage, 

 he was going about this country doing the said 

 Government all the mischief he could, and en 

 deavouring to promote the interests of this 

 country. After letting him go on till I was 



