Chapter XV.
Several brief Narrations--Occurrence relative to the
author's Voyage home, &c.--Iron Works--Two Ger-
man Families--Marble Quarry--A Farm--Emigrants
--Taking leave of his Friends about Merion, intending
for New-York--Occurrences on the Journey--Embarks
for England--Cabin Company--Occurrences on the
Voyage.

8th Month, 1st and 2d, 1806,

were mostly spent
at B. J.'s pleasant residence at the Schuylkill Falls.
Whilst here we visited the works of a calico prin-
ter, who resides and carries on his business in the
neighbourhood. We were informed that his prin-
cipal business was printing India calicoes, which
are brought in great quantities to Philadelphia, in
American ships trading to the West Indies.

8th Month, 4th.

In the course of this day,
0. J. and his mother-in-law called upon us. This
venerable female, who is now far advanced in
years, has survived a numerous flock of lovely
daughters, I think 10 in number, who have, in
succession, been taken away from the troubles of
time, just as the affections of a mother would be
likely to feel most keenly the privation.

I had often remarked a settled grief upon her
countenance, notwithstanding the affluence that
was manifest in every thing around her; but had