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Men of sense and liberal tempers, do not look for elegance 

 of diction, or classical arrangement, in agricultural communi- 

 cations; in which those succeed the best who can confine them- 

 selves to plain colloquial language ; though this on every sub- 

 ject cannot be done. When readers with well turned minds 

 even meet with language, or phraseology, not usually within 

 the comprehension of common farmers, they forgive, though 

 they may not approve. I have my share of toleration to require 

 on this, and every other, account. Those who seek for better 

 entertainment than circumstances will admit, or as Sancho 

 would say, " want white bread, where only wholesome brown 

 is to be had," often risk, or lose, comfortable accommodation. 



I travelled, in early life, on my way to a county court, witli a 

 city acquaintance ; who, being a smell-fungus and fault-finder, 

 had generally an unpleasant journey. At a country tavern 

 (where I always found plenty of the best fare to be expected 

 in such places^ though not served up, or sat out, in a style of 

 elegant arrangement) A^ called for capillairey^ and orgeade ;] 

 to relish his beverage, in a^hot August-day. He became petu- 

 lant, when he was told, that no such things were either kept or 

 known in the house. The landlady, who had really put her best 

 foot foremost, to entertain us, was disgusted; and returned his 

 testiness v/ith compound interest. She concluded a highly sea- 

 soned and flippant philippick, by requiring us "to go where we 

 had a right to expect city dainties; or ride on 'till we learned that 

 good country provisions were better than leckerbissleinen^^^ — . 

 Mckshazvsy — which she supposed what he had called for to 



* Capillaire. — Syrup of the herb maiden -hair, 

 t Orgeade. — Sugared barley-water. 



