Chap. I. CLIMATE, SEASONS, &C. 51 



Feb. 19. Same weather. Quitted Harrisburgh, very 

 much displeased ; but, on this subject, I 

 shall, it' possible, keep silence, 'till next 

 year, and until the People of Pennsylvania 

 ■have had time to reflect ; to clearly un- 

 derstand, my affair ; and, when they 

 do understand it, I am not at all afraid of 

 receiving justice at their hands, whether 

 1 am present or absent. — Slept at Lancas- 

 ter. One night more in this very excel- 

 lent tavern. 

 20. Frost still. Arrived at Philadelphia along 

 with my friend Hulme. They are roast- 

 in^ an ox on the Delaxmre. The fooleries 

 of'^England are copied here, and every 

 where in this country, with wonderful 

 avidity; and, I wish I could say, that 

 some of the vices of our " higher orders, 

 as they have the impudence to call them- 

 selves, were not also imitated. Howe- 

 ver, I look principally at the mass of far- 

 mers ; the sensible and happy farmers of 

 America. 



21. Thaw and Rain.— The severe weather iS 

 over for this year. . 



29 Thaw and Rain. A solid day of ram. 



■^ Little frost at night. Fine market. Fme 

 meat of all sorts . As fat mutton as I ever 

 saw. How mistaken Mr. Birkbeck is 

 about American mutton. 

 . i^4. Same weather. Very fair days now. 



25 Went to Bustleton with my old friend, Mr. 

 John Morgan. 



26. Returned to Philadelphia. Roads very 

 dirty and heavy. .„ , i v, 



07. Cotnplete thaw ; hut, it will be long he- 

 fore the frost be out of the ground. 



08. Same weather. Very -sarm. I hate this 

 weather. Hot upon my back and melt-- 



