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at least the lower parts containing the stabling, and the two gable- 
ends. Between these, the barn is built of wood; a broad ascent 
leads to the entrance on one side, and on the other, the barn 
forms a broad shed over the entrances of the stables. The cattle 
and horses appear to great advantage, and the breeding of sheep 
seems to receive attention. The houses are surrounded by 
orchards, and in the greater part of these I observed cider presses. 
The smiths here burn their charcoal close to the shops; I saw 
near several of these charcoal kilns on fire, in the villages. We 
passed by means of wooden bridges two small creeks, Little 
Chickie and Big Chickie creeks. 
The bridges over the Swatara rest on dry stone piers. Instead 
of worm fences and other hedging, I saw to-day, also, some dry 
walls, such as I had seen l^st summer in Massachusetts. We 
came to Lancaster at ten o’clock at night, and found lodgings in 
a very good tavern. During our ride in the dark, we saw a large 
number of fireflies, which abounded particularly near wet mea¬ 
dows. We had for several days past also seen very handsomely 
coloured butterflies of different kinds. 
I passed the 27th of May in Lancaster, for three reasons: first, 
I felt the effects of my long journey, of the heat, and of want of 
rest; secondly, I did not wish to pass Sunday in Philadelphia, 
where it is very particularly tiresome; and thirdly, I wished to 
post up my journal, which had been necessarily neglected during 
the preceding days. I took advantage of the cool morning to view 
the place. 
Lancaster is the chief city of Lancaster county, and contains 
about six thousand inhabitants. It is built on a hill; the streets 
cross each other at right angles, and are generally paved and sup¬ 
plied with side-walks, shaded by Italian poplars. The houses 
are principally of brick, though some are also quite massive; 
here and there a frame building may be seen. A square place 
stands in the middle of the city, in whose centre the court-house 
is erected. The market-houses are not far from this. The mu¬ 
seum contains merely poor wax figures, some Indian curio¬ 
sities, stuffed animals, shells, some fishes, and minerals. A 
tame gazelle, which had been taught several tricks, was also exhi¬ 
bited; it could cypher, distinguish different cards, knew names, 
&c. Some of the inhabitants visited me, among whom was a Mr. 
Voigt, of Leipsig, who conducted us about the place. Lancaster 
is said to produce the best rifles in the United States. I bought 
one for eleven dollars to take home with me, as a curiosity. Mr. 
Voigt took us to a public garden near the city, which was taste¬ 
fully arranged, and where the inhabitants of the place enjoyed 
themselves in playing ten-pins, and in other innocent amusements. 
We went afterwards on the. Baltimore road, over a roofed wooden 
