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erty of another, obtains the reputation not 

 only of a slovenly and shiftless manager, 

 but of a disreputable neighbour, besides 

 practising a miserable and wasteful econ- 

 omy. 



I cannot.conclude this preface without re- 

 turning my thanks to Dr. J. J. Smith, who 

 has kindly furnished me with the facts im- 

 bodied in the first, fifth, and sixth chapters, 

 and obligingly consented to assist me in the 

 correction of the following pages. 



THE AUTHOR. 

 MontviUe, N. Y. } 1843. 



