
          1097.

* v. p. 1094.

way of Snell's  We learned to-day, definitely that the first house
on the right, after crossing the bridge is occupied by Mr. Watson. 
I was under the impression that Mr. W. told us his place was near
Swan Creek, but Mr. W. said no, that he told us it was beyond 
the bridge.  To get to S's, we kept on the main road to the
blacksmith's, beyond the school-house and there took the path
leading to the left.  It took us direct<s>ly</s> to S's.  S's place is right
at the head of the creek.  We asked the boy, whom we saw, if 
they had a good spring and to show it to us.  This he did.  What
a disappointment!  We had our minds filled with a wonderful
boiling spring, gushing up out of the earth.  The boy showed
us a dug out spot, in which a box had been sunk, filled
with cloudy slowly moving water.  It was situated at the base
of the hillside on which was the stable, and no doubt received
its drainage.  We asked the boy why it was so cloudy and he
said that it was because it had been cleaned out about a
month ago and had not as yet settled.  We left S's and
proceeded towards H's keeping close to the edge of the pond.
Our path led us past a negro's shanty and to a pretty spring.
This, too, was called a boiling spring but we did not see it.
        