



LETTER LXIX. 



Clyde Farm, Oct. 14-, 1813. 



wV E left Collon this morning soon after six : 

 the night had been rainy, but, consistently with 

 our usual good fortune, though contrary to all 

 expectation, the weather cleared up, and afford- 

 ed us an opportunity of enjoying the beauty of 

 the country. In the first part of the five miles 

 to Ardee, the land was poor, and we had to 

 contend with a sharp ascent ; but on surmount- 

 ing that difficulty, the stubbles indicated that 

 the soil had much changed for the better, and 

 the management of the fields, as we approached 

 the town, did their occupiers credit. 



Mr. Ruxton's seat adjoins the town of Ardee, 

 which is a neat little place, with a handsome 

 church nearly completed. This gentleman's 

 farming establishment is considerable : the 

 little we could see of it from the road disposed 

 us to think favorably of its husbandry ; it is 

 Avcll timbered, and the stone fences were in 

 good repair. 



