affluent circumstances are not excluded. The
number of scholars in the house is generally
about 200, including boys and girls.

In the evening I came to Merion

where I found
letters from my family and friends, as late as the
27th of 12th;Month which contained the pleasing
account of their being all well.

3d Month, 2d.

Being the first of the week I
attended meeting in the forenoon, and spent the
evening at H. B.'s, where I had the company of
his father and mother, and R. J.; the latter being
far advanced in years, of an active lively disposi-
tion and having a retentive memory, would fre-
quently favour me with little anecdotes of the first
settlers in the neighbourhood, which he had re-
ceived from the parties themselves, in the early
part of his life. Amongst the rest he related a
little story which he had heard from an ancient
friend at whose house he had lodged, of the name
of Rebecca Wood. When a little girl she used
sometimes walk from Derby, where she resided,
to Haverford meeting, the distance of a few miles.
One day she was walking along she was over-
taken by a friend on horseback, who proved to be
William Penn

. On coming up with her he in-
quired where she was going; and on her inform-
ing him, he, with his usual good nature, desired
her to get up behind him; and, bringing his horse