and prospects clouded; sometimes by the unwise
attentions and adulations of the admiring crowd.
It is greatly to be lamented, that even those who
in an especial manner are placed as guardians and
overseers of the shepherds, are not altogether clear
of fanning that little spark of vanity, which the
grand enemy contrives, in one form or other, to
light in almost every human breast.

On coming out of the house after the breaking
up of these meeting, I was surprised at the great
number of horses and carriages standing on the
ground before the meeting-house. The space
they occupied consisted of several acres; and, from
the best judgment I was able to form, there were
nearly 200 carriages of different descriptions,
mostly on springs, and more than double that
number of horses, exclusive of those used in the
carriages. The trifling expense at which horses
and carriages are kept in the country parts of Ame-
rica, enables even those in slender circumstances
to keep them, which certainly is a great privilege
in warm climates. After this meeting I took my
leave of several of my friends, never expecting to
see them again on this side of the grave.

I spent part of this afternoon with J. P. an agree-
able friend, who had devoted some years to the in-
struction of the Indians in letters and agriculture,
&c. and had been long amongst them in their settle-