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other end, a large fire, and a row of benches 

 bet\yeen. Upon my converting with the 

 farmer concerning his hufbandry, he told 

 me he would be glad of the opportunity of 

 mewing me his farm 3 for, if I was a gentle- 

 man that took any pleafure in country bufir 

 nefs, he coujd mew me fome improvements 

 not commonly praftifed, which, he belie- 

 ved, would pleafe me. I exprefled my 

 thanks to him, and agreed to vifit his farm 

 in the morning -, and, as I had accepted his 

 hofpitable invitation, I defired to conform 

 to the cuftoms of the family, to fup with 

 his people, and go to bed at the fame hour. 

 To which my friend, the farmer, made no 

 objection. 



In converting with him, I learnt the fol-r 

 lowing circumftances : That his name was 

 Debrode, the fon of a confiderable farmer 

 in Burgundy, who rented above a thoufan4 

 acres j that his father, upon his being de- 

 firous of quitting his houfe, and entering 

 into bulinefs himfelf, fixed him upon a 

 little farm in Champagne, near Toroyes, 

 belonging to his own landlord. There he 

 fucceeded very well -, and, on the death of 

 his father, receiving his ihare of his effeds^ 



he 



