TO 



JOHN QUINCr ADAMS, LL.D., 



EX-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; 



THE LOVER OF RURAL PURSUITS, 

 AS WELL AS 



THE DISTINGUISHED PATRIOT, STATESMAN, 



AND SAGE; 

 THIS VOLUME 



BY PERMISSION, 



IS RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY 

 D.ED I GATED, 



BY HIS FRIEND, 



THE AUTHOR. 



