MANNERS. 77 



Europe ? Why should they seek for the materi- 

 als of manufictures in foreign countries ? It is as 

 absurd as for a man to look for happiness in to. 

 verns, bagnios, and gambling houses, when he has 

 a lovely wife, promising children, and every com- 

 fort at home. 



1 have received but one letter from you since 

 my arrival in this place. Hence I infer, thougli 

 perhaps unjuuly, that my communications are 

 uninteresting to you. Shall I be more sparing of 

 ^hem in future ^ I submit to your reprimand, 

 because I deserve it, about my noticing the litera- 

 ry ^ack puddings and Charlatans of the ds^y. 

 They are really hors de combat in every respec*^, 



" Sons of a day, just buoyant on the flood, 

 Then tiumfcered Avith the puppies in the mud." 



LETTER XVII. 



Canandaigua, June, 1820. 

 My Dear Sir, 



In borrowing a sentence from a living author 

 of some note, I think that its application to this 

 country is peculiarly felicitous. " In the remotest 

 village there is a nucleus round which the capa- 

 bilities of the place may chrystalize and brighten.'' 

 In every place there is a brilliant star, if not a 



