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houses, and encountered but few people. The herbage had ad¬ 
vanced very much during a week; many trees were in blossom, 
and the young green leaves, particularly those of the tulip trees, 
produced a very pleasing effect. I passed by many sugar-ma- 
pies, which were perforated, to draw the sugar juice from them. 
When the trees are completely in leaf, the natural scenery of 
these forests, of which the ground is very hilly, must be extreme¬ 
ly beautiful, especially to the eyes of a northern European, who 
is not accustomed to the grandeur of the colossal sycamores, tulip 
trees and maples. In noticing these trees, I may add the remark 
that Mr. Rapp had planted the Lombardy poplar in the streets of 
New Harmony; that these poplars had succeeded very well at 
first, but when their roots struck a stratum of reddish sand 
lying under the good fertile soil, they died. Mr. Rapp then 
substituted mulberry trees, which have thriven well, and Mr. 
Owen has it in design, to make an experiment in raising silk¬ 
worms. 
I reached Mount Vernon, tolerably fatigued, about three o’clock, 
P. M. I met Dr. Clark again. Mr. Huygens and Mr. Riley 
made their appearance after some time. Towards evening the ex¬ 
pected cart arrived, but without Bottner and my baggage. The 
carter said in his own excuse, that they had given him so much 
freight in New Harmony, that his horses could hardly draw it, 
and that there was no room left for my effects. After having 
made a survey of the localities in person, I was obliged to admit 
the cogency of his reasons, in spite of my vexation; and of course 
to find a remedy in patience. 
In this state of affairs, I solaced myself with Major Dunn’s 
society. He and his countryman Riley, belonged to the better 
class of Irish, and possessed a good deal of shrewdness, so that 
the time passed very pleasantly. In the evening we went to the 
court-house, to hear a Presbyterian preacher, travelling from the 
eastern states. He was quite a young man, of the name of Stew¬ 
art, whom I had met in New Harmony; he had, however, only 
looked about, without announcing himself as a clergyman, pro¬ 
bably from his knowing the anti-religious opinions prevailing 
there. In the little new settled places of the western states, they 
do not build churches before houses, as is the practice in the north¬ 
eastern section, but a dwelling and clearing of land is their first 
object. Nevertheless, divine service is not lacking; for many 
clergymen, who are not located, seek after a situation; in so 
doing are accustomed to preach, where they can be heard. In 
most of the public houses, and ferry-boats, no pay is required 
from these clergymen, and thus they can take pretty long jour- 
nies, the descriptions of which are often published, at a very 
cheap rate. From the want of a church in Mount Vernon, the 
