
          870.

*When near the road, we found another patch of Lygodium palmatum.
The Lygodium now looks pretty bad and shows the affects of winter.
On the hillside, I found, too, a single flower of Arbutus.

old mill -- an old saw-mill, fast going to pieces.  Near the old mill lives a 
family of Bohemians -- Bohies as they are pretty generally called -- Mrs. Clemens
said that these people were spreading there.  After examining the mill
we returned to the road*.  We thought we might go to Indian Landing, Mrs.
C. had told us how to reach it.  We therefore crossed Severn Run and ascended
the hillside.  When near the top and in sight of Mrs. C's home
we were called to from the window, "Come right this way" and in a few
minutes Mrs. C. came out and insisted that we stop a moment to see
the old colonial house, built more than 200 yrs. ago of lumber brought
from England.  We found it quite roomy inside, immense fire-places.  Mrs.
C. said that Washington is said to have slept there.  This may be so,
for the house at one time was an inn, called the half-way house, as it
is half-way between Balto. & Annapolis.  When we entered the house we
found the mail carrier there Mr. Barton.  We found Mr. B. a very nice man.  He
told us a great deal about the places near-by, and how to reach them.  He told us
about Indian Landing and also about Shell Landing and insisted that we should
come down to his place if we wished to see the prettiest part of the Severn.
We said we would, so bade Mrs. C. good-bye and started on our return.
When near the run, we were overtaken by Mr. B. He then showed us a path
through the woods which reached the river; he thought though that it would
        