perseverance, and who are grateful to him in proportion to the benefits he
has bestowed upon them, though in many instances much against their will
at the time. I spent a fortnight with him some eighteen months ago; and
certainly one of his levees with his settlers would, if as well reported,
be quite as amusing as one of those Mornings at Bow Street--that about the
time I left London were styled, by some wag, the leading articles of the
Morning Herald."

Chapter VII. describes the operation of the _Lumber Trade_, which has been
carried on as follows:

"A person, possessed of little or no capital and inflated with the spirit
of speculation, hires a number of hands, and purchases a quantity of
provisions (on credit), and betakes himself to the woods. His terms with
his men are to feed them, supply them with what necessaries they may
require, and pay them when he sells his raft."

Chapter VIII. enumerates the _Religious Sects_, and Chapter IX. consists
of _Odds and Ends_. From the latter we quote:

"Very erroneous notions are current in England with regard to the taxation
of the United States. The truth is, that though America is lightly taxed
in comparison with England, it is by no means to be considered so when
compared to most of the continental nations. The account usually rendered
of American taxation is fallacious. It is stated, that something under six
millions sterling, or about 10_s_. per head on an average, pays the whole
army, navy, civil list, and interest of debt of the United States, while
we require fifty millions, or nearly 2_l_. 10_s_. each, for the same
purpose. But the fact is, that that sum is only about half what the
Americans pay in reality; for each individual state has its own civil list,