My private remarks were not many.

Some spots which I passed over I thought desirable, particularly Ramsay's farm; and he deserves a good spot, for he is a civil, sober, industrious man.

Besides his corn land, he has a well laid out little garden, in which I found him and his wife busily at work.

He praised her industry to me; and said he did not doubt of succeeding.

It is not often seen that sailors make good farmers; but this man I think bids fair to contradict the observation.