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a good organ. This devotional exercise occupied perhaps half 
an hour, and takes place every evening. The rest of the evening 
I spent in a very agreeable manner, at Mr. Seidel’s house, in 
company with Bishop Hueffel and Mr. Frueauf. 
The following day passed in a very agreeable manner. I read 
several allemanic poems of Hebei with Mr. Frueauf, who played 
to me on his piano, which instrument must not be wanting in 
any house here; these poems may well be called Pennsylvanian, 
as they are written in a dialect which is spoken here, especially 
in Lancaster county and in the western country. Bishop Huef¬ 
fel showed me his handsome collection of sketches of great mas¬ 
ters, which are selected with much taste and science, as well 
as several other good paintings and drawings. This worthy 
Bishop, is a man of polished education, in whose society 
nothing but profit can be obtained, on which account I was 
particularly sorry that I could not longer stay at Bethlehem. 
I also visited the sister’s house, and these maidens, who have 
grown old in honour, seemed to be much pleased with my repeated 
visit. I was obliged to go through all the rooms, sit with several, 
and tell them of my travels, which was done with the greatest 
pleasure. I found many of them employed in making hats of fine 
chips of the ash tree. These are woven in a loom like a bolting 
cloth, then cut and sewed into hats. A merchant of this place 
made this speculation, sells the hats at three quarters of a dollar 
a piece, and is said to do much business. 
But I could stay no longer. I left Bethlehem at five o’clock 
in the afternoon, with much regret, and rode twelve miles to 
Easton. The road led through a country tolerably hilly, and 
partly woody, but generally very well cultivated, and through 
one small place called Butstown. I had for several days past 
remarked, that instead of fences, dry walls Were made in a very 
neat manner, consisting of numerous stones gathered from the 
fields. Easton, which I reached at seven o’clock, is a flourish¬ 
ing place of about three thousand inhabitants. It lies in a valley 
at the junction of the Delaware and Lehigh. The shores of both 
rivers, especially of the latter, are high; in this are also many 
rocks, and the country offers a number of picturesque views. 
The Delaware forms the boundary between Pennsylvania and 
New Jersey; Easton on the right side belongs to the former. 
The place is regularly built. The greatest part of the houses 
are built of brick, though there are also some of stone. A large 
square place stands in the middle, surrounded with a row of 
Lombardy poplars, in the centre of which the Court-house is 
erected. I found these poplars in Pennsylvania, and especially 
in the eastern parts, preferred as an ornamental tree; in the 
greater part of the villages the streets, and even the roads, for 
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