ADVICE FOR LACKLAND 



dated condition : so much so that I shall have 

 to make a new investment in the way of 

 stable room. There is the remnant of an old 

 orchard upon the plot marked (k), with only 

 three or four ragged and disorderly looking 

 trees; at (;") again, there is a patch which 

 has been in potatoes and corn for an indefinite 

 number of years, and which has a terrible bit 

 of ledge in the corner (marked m) over-run 

 with briars and stunted cedars, that I fear 

 will cost a round sum to reduce to a level. 

 The fields (i) and (h) are pieces of mangy 

 grass scattered over with occasional bushes, 

 but I do not despair of putting a smooth face 

 upon them. The only view from the premises 

 that is worth considering, is rather a pretty 

 one (indicated by a dotted line) of the village 

 spire, and a few of the village roofs peeping 



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