

LETTER XXXVII. 



Lismore, Sept. 15, 1813. 



JL HE happiness or misery of any community 

 can never be viewed with indifference. The 

 most superficial observer rejoices or sympa- 

 thizes in the exterior appearances which are 

 presented to his consideration. Happily pos- 

 sessed is that wealth, which has been obtained 

 by promoting and extending the felicity of our 

 fellow creatures if it create envy in the bosoms 

 of a few, it is secure of the respect and ap- 

 probation which good men are ever ready to 

 concede. 



The activity and bustle that pervade Fer- 

 moy indicate its inhabitants to be in possession 

 of at least a fair share of the comforts of life. 

 Their personal appearance, and the respectabi- 

 lity of their habitations, confirm the persuasion. 

 The town is well situated ; and when it is con- 

 sidered, as it really is, the creation of a single 

 individual, in the short space of a few years, it 

 produces not less admiration, than a desire that 

 it should be attentively regarded by the great 

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