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the summit : and there you see Lord Littlebrain, on the top of the pavi- 
lion, enjoying the prospect with a telescope. 
Squire Headlong. — Glorious, egad ’ 
Mr. Milestone. — Here is a rugged mountainous road, leading through 
impervious shades : the ass and the four goats characterize a wild un- 
cultured scene. Here, as you perceive, it is totally changed into a beau- 
tiful gravel-road, gracefully curving through a belt of limes ; and there 
is Lord Littlebrain driving four-in-hand. 
Squire Headlong.-— Egregious, by Jupiter! 
Mr. Milestone. — -Here is Littlebrain Castle, a Gothic, moss-grown 
structure, half-blossomed in trees. Near the casement of that turret is 
an owl peeping from the ivy. 
Squire Headlong. — A nd devilish wise he looks. 
Mr. Milestone.— -Here is the new house, without a tree near it, 
standing in the midst of an undulating lawn : a white, polished, angular 
building, reflected to a nicety in this waveless lake : and there you see 
Lord Littlebrain looking out of the window.” 
V. 
Note on Walks and Roads. 
In our remarks on walks and roads we omitted to say any thing of the 
best manner of making gravel walks. We may here state that, where 
it can easily be procured, pure pit gravel is preferable to all other 
materials for this purpose, as it binds almost at once, and becomes a 
firm and solid mass nearly as hard as a stone floor. Beach gravel, 
not having any mixture of loamy particles, does not become hard 
until after a good deal of rolling, and a little loam is often mixed with 
it to secure its tenacity and firmness. A very thin coat of gravel will 
render a walk superior to a path which consists only of the natural soil, 
and such surfacing, in our dry climate, (though it frequently requires 
renewing) is often sufficient for distant walks, or those little used except 
in fine weather. But the approach road, and all walks immediately 
about the dwelling should be laid at least a foot thick with gravel, to 
insure dryness, and a firm footing at all times and seasons. The lower 
six inches is better executed when filled with small stones— placing the 
