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reflection on the high top of the Dan Mountain, westward 

 of the town, we arrived in sight of the valley in which 

 tlie town was situated. Here was a ncAv scene to me 

 entirely. The whole valley was covered with a dense fog 

 — nothing was to be seen but the high tops of the west- 

 ern mountains, with here and there stripes of sun-light ; 

 whilst all around was in uproar, with cows bellowing, 

 calves bleating, dogs barking, cocks crowing, and, in 

 short, all sorts of noises. The fog was so heavy that I 

 could not see any object until within a few paces of it. 

 Here we halted for our breakfast. By that time the sun 

 had driven away all the misty clouds, and the town was 

 in plain view ; and I think that there were not more 

 than twenty or thirty houses, and they mostly cabins, sur- 

 rounded by large corn-fields, containing heavy crops of corn. 



Breakfast over, we resumed our march for the new 

 country before us : on, on we went ; and in the evening 

 we found ourselves at the Little Crossings ; here we 

 halted for the night ; the horses and cows were taken to 

 pasture, for few houses of entertainment in those times 

 kept oats or grain of any kind for feeding purposes, 

 in summer, but depended altogether on grass. Supper 

 being ready, we partook with others of a welcome meal, 

 made up of buckwheat cakes, fresh fine butter, delicious 

 honey-combs, venison steak, as also some fine jerk,* and 

 sweet milk, of which we all took a good share. 



We had our own bedding with us, which we laid down 

 on the floor, and prepared for resting our tired limbs : 

 soon we were down and sound asleep. The morning came, 

 with a prospect of a good day ; and, by the time I could 

 see to walk, I was called up to fetch the cows, while my 

 uncle saddled the horses, and got ready for breakfast. 



* Jerk : thij i« the fleshy part of the venison, sliced thin, salted, 

 and driei over not coals till cured : it is excellent eating. 



