an increase which must pay the farmer well,
where the land, generally speaking, is rented at
10s. an acre per annum; there being no tithes,
and the taxes amounting to scarcely 1s. per acre.

7th Month, 9th.

The evening being serene and
pleasant, I took a walk in company with our
neighbour R. B. and visited some of the neigh-
bouring families. Although this may be deemed
the hottest season of the year, I found no incon-
venience from the exercise of walking, but it
must be remembered that our clothing was very
light. In passing along we were entertained with
the appearance of immense quantities of fire flies, in
the fields and woods around us. They had the
appearance of immense quantities of bright sparks
of fire, flying in all directions amongst the grass
and corn, as well as the leaves and boughs of the
loftiest trees.

7th Month, 15th.

Having been several times
kindly invited, I dined with P. W. a respectable
paper-maker in the neighbourhood of Merion

,
where I spent the afternoon pleasantly. The
situation is beautifully romantic, being in a deep
narrow valley, the steep hills on each side of which
are covered with wood. The mill which would
be considered as an extensive one even in England,
almost wholly employed in making writing and