MRS.

CHAPMAN CULTIVATES NEW ACQUAINTANCES.
It was spring-time of the year 1824.

A new era in the history of the nation's wealth and progress seemed to have fairly begun.

Strong and vigorous intellects ruled in the councils of the nation and inspired confidence in the people.

Science was breathing new life into our enterprise, and leading us rapidly into new fields and richer prospects.
It was also brushing away the prejudices that had narrowed our thoughts and confined our action to things of a past age.