Mrs. might 
'Travels in the United States, 
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intermitting ami bilious, and this too 
in a wilderness where no comforts or 
conveniences could be procured. Their 
constitutions, however, hardened by 
early temperance, weathered this try¬ 
ing season. Other settlers gradually 
joined them, and n v a smiling village 
is at their door, rich farms rising every 
where out of (lie forest, and apuie and 
healthy atmosphere ever surrounding 
them. Mrs. Wadsworth tells me, that 
her numerous family have never been 
afflicted with sickness of any kind, nor 
do we hear of any in the surrounding 
neighbourhood. 
I have not yet seen more thriving or 
beautiful young settlements than those 
now surrounding me. Mr. Wadsworth 
is considered as one of the richest pro¬ 
prietors in the state; and well has lie 
acquired his wealth, and generously 
does he employ it. Like one of the 
patriarchs of old, he looks round upon 
his flocks and herds, luxurious pastures, 
and rich fields of grain, bounteous 
'heaven ever adding to his store, and 
feels that, under its blessing, all is the 
reward of his own industry, the work, 
as it were, of his creation. 
Sometimes, indeed, l cannot help 
contrasting the condition of the Ameri¬ 
can with that of the English farmer ; 
no tythes, no grinding taxes, no bribes 
received or offered by electioneering 
candidates or their agents; no anxious 
fears as to the destiny of his children, 
and their future establishment in life. 
Plenty at the board; good horses in 
the stable; an open door, a friendly 
welcome, light spirits, and easy toil; 
such is what you find w ith tile Ameri- 
can farmer. 
It were difficult, perhaps, to conceive 
man placed in a more enviable position 
than he is as a cultivator of the soil in 
these states. Agriculture here assumes 
her most cheerful aspect, and (some 
Europeans might smile doubtingly,but 
it is true) all her ancient classic dignity, 
as when Rome summoned her consuls 
from the plough. I have seen those 
who have raised tlieir voice in the 
senate of their country, and whose 
hands have fought her battles, walking 
beside the team, and minutely direct¬ 
ing every operation of husbandry, with 
the soil upon their garments, and their 
countenances bronzed by the meridian 
sun. And how proudly does such a 
man tread his paternal fields ; his ample 
domains improving under his hand; his 
garners full to overflowing ; his table 
replenished with guests, and with a 
numerous offspring, whose nerves are 
braced by exercise, and their minds 
invigorated by liberty. 
FOREST TREES. 
Of the American oak, there are up¬ 
wards of thirty varieties; almost as 
many of the walnut; several of the 
elm, which is a tree of very uncom¬ 
mon majesty. The sycamore of the 
Ohio, which can receive half a regi¬ 
ment of soldiers within its trunk, seems 
to realize the wildest fables of marvel- 
loving travellers. The maple and the 
hickory are also remarkable; the for¬ 
mer for its elegance,, and the latter for 
the rich colour of its foliage ; the ash ; 
the white pine, rising in pre-eminent 
grandeur ; the scent-breathing cedar ; 
the graceful acacia ; the wild cherry, 
with its beautiful fruit clustered on the 
stalk like currants; and, among the 
flowering trees, the sweet locust, breath¬ 
ing the breath of violets ; the catalpa, 
with its umbrageous leaves, and luxu¬ 
riant blossoms ; the majestic tulip, 
pointing up liis clean and unencum¬ 
bered shaft, and throwing down his 
branches heavy with polished foliage 
and millions of flowers. Indeed, the 
varieties of the native trees are almost 
endless; and when cultivated with care, 
and arranged with taste, may even sur¬ 
pass in majesty the woodland tribe of 
England. 
The character of the A merican forest, 
you are, perhaps, familiar with; spring¬ 
ing out of a virgin soil, and struggling 
upwards to catch the sun’s glance, the 
stems are frequently of enormous sta¬ 
ture; and, from the dryness of the at¬ 
mosphere, wholly free from moss and 
lichen. I have already noticed the ab¬ 
sence of brush, and the carpet of ver¬ 
dure that covers the soil; where this is 
firm and dry, nothing can be more 
pleasing than‘to wander among these 
primeval shades ;—at least those will 
think so whose eves are not palled with 
their eternal contemplation. When 
the first gloom of evening u deepens the 
horror of the woods,*’ it is finely im¬ 
pressive to thread their dark mazes, and 
greatly interesting when the night 
closes in to catch the glimmer of some 
settler’s fire, and, as you approach, to 
see its rays streaming across your path 
from liis cabin-door. 
ACCOMMODATION AT INNS. 
On arriving at a tavern in this coun¬ 
try, you excite no kind of sensation 
come how you will. The master of the 
house bids you good-day, and you walk 
in : breakfast, dinner, and supper are 
prepared 
