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England. In viewing the ease and hap- 

 piness of this people, the contrast fills my 

 soul with indignation, and makes it more 

 and more the object of my life to assist in 

 the destruction of the diabolical usurpa- 

 tion, which has trampled on king as well 

 as people. 

 March 1. Rain. Dined with my old friend Se- 

 VERNE, an honest Norfolk man, who used 

 to carry his milk about the streets, when I 

 first knew him, but, who is now a man of 

 considerable property, and, like a wise 

 man, lives in the same modest house 

 where he formerly lived. Excellent 

 roastbeef and plum pudding. At his house 

 I found an Englishman, and, from Botley 

 too ! I had been told of such a man being 

 in Philadelphia, and that the man said, 

 that he had heard of me, " heard of such a 

 gentleman,'''' but " did not hio-w much of 

 hlm.^'' This was odd ! I was desirous of 

 seeing this man. Mr. Severne got him 

 to his house. His name is Vere. I knew 

 him the moment 1 saw him ; and, I won- 

 dered why it was that he knew so little of 

 ■me. I found, that he wanted work, and 

 that he had been assisted by some society 

 in Philadelphia. He said he was lame, 

 and he might be a little, perhaps. I 

 off'ered him work at once. No : he wanted 

 to have the care of a farm ! *' Go," said 

 I, " for shame, and ask some farmer for 

 *■'• work. You will find ii immediately diud. 

 " with good wages. What should the 

 *' people in this country see in your face 

 '•' to induce them to keep you in idle- 

 " ness ? They did not send for you. You 

 *' are a young man, and you came from a 

 ^' country of able labourers. You may be 



