Mr.Gallatin was wont to relate with glee an incident of this trip, which Mr.John Russell Bartlett repeats in his "Reminiscences." "The tavern at which he stopped on his journey was kept by a man who partook in a considerable degree of the curiosity even now-a-days manifested by some landlords in the back parts of New England to know the whole history of their guests.

Noticing Mr.
Gallatin's French accent he said, 'Just from France, eh! You are a Frenchman, I suppose.' 'No!' said Mr.Gallatin, 'I am not from France.' 'You can't be from England, I am sure ?' 'No!' was the reply.

'From Spain ?' 'No!' 'From Germany ?' 'No!' 'Well, where on earth are you from then, or what are you ?' eagerly asked the inquisitive landlord.

'I am a Swiss,' replied Mr.Gallatin.

'Swiss, Swiss, Swiss!' exclaimed the landlord, in astonishment.