straight-method of mole-catching-and all that -quere, whether it would not be a good notion to ring their noses as we do pigs--mem. to propose it to the american agricultural society-get a preinium perhaps ;—commencement-students give a ball and supper-company from New-York, Philadelphia and Albany-great contest which spoke the best english-albanians vociferous in their demand for sturgeon--philadelphians gave the preference to racoon, * and splacnuncs-gave them a long dissertation on the phlegmatic nature of a goose's gizzard-students can't dance-always set off with the wrong foot foremost-Duport's opinion on that subject-sir Christopher Hatton the first man who ever turned out his toes in dancing -great favorite with queen Bess on that account -sir Walter Raleigh-good story about his smoking-his descent into New Spain-El Dorado-Candid-dr. Panglos-miss Cunegunde-earthquake at Lisbon-baron of Thundertentronek-jesuits ---monks----cardinal Woolsey----pope Joan----Tom Jefferson---Tom Paine, and Tom the

whew! N. B. Students got drunk as usual.

*vide Priest

CHAP. V.

Left Princeton-country finely diversified with sheep and hay-stacks*---saw a man riding alone in a waggon! why the deuce didn't the blockhead ride in a chair? fellow must be a fool-particular account of the construction of waggons--carts, wheelbarrows and quail-traps---saw a large flock of crows---concluded there must be a dead horse in the neighborhood--mem. country remarkable for crows---won't let the horses die in peace---anecdote of a jury of crows---stopped to give the horses water-good looking man came up, and asked me if I had seen his wife? heavens! thought I, how strange it is that this virtuous man should ask me about his wife-story of Cain and Abel---stagedriver took a swig--mem. set down all the people as drunkards--old house had moss on the top--swallows built in the roof-better place than old mens' beards---story about that---derivation of words kippy, kippy, kippy and shoo-pigt-negro

*vide Carr.

vide Carr's learned derivation of gee and whoa.

driver could not write his own name---languishing state of literature in this country ;*-philosophical inquiry of 'Sbidlikens, why the americans are so much inferior to the mobility of Cheapside and Shore-ditch, and why they do not eat plum-pudding on Sundays ;-superfine reflections about any thing.

CHAP. VI.

Trenton--built above the head of navigation to encourage commerce---capital of the statef---only wants a castle, a bay, a mountain, a sea, and a volcano, to bear a strong resemblance to the bay of Naples--supreme court sitting---fat chief justice ---used to get asleep on the bench after dinner ---gave judgment, I suppose, like Pilate's wife, from his dreams---reminded me of justice Bridlegoose deciding by a throw of a die, and of the ora cle of the holy bottle---attempted to kiss the chamber-maid-boxed my ears till they rung like our

theatre-bell-girl had lost one tooth--mem. all the american ladies prudes, and have bad teeth; ---Anacreon Moore's opinion on the matter.State-house--fine place to see the sturgeons jump up-quere, whether sturgeons jump up by an impulse of the tail, or whether they bounce up from the bottom by the elasticity of their noses---Linkum Fidelius of the latter opinion--I too-sturgeons' nose capital for tennis-balls-learnt that at school---went to a ball---negro wench principal musician ---N. B. People of America have no fiddlers but females !---origin of the phrase, " fiddle of your heart"---reasons why men fiddle better than the women ;---expedient of the amazons who were expert at the bow ;---waiter at the city-tavern-good story of his---nothing to the purpose--never mind---fill up my book like Carr---make it sell. Saw a democrat get into the stage followed by his dog.* N. B. This town remarkable for dogs and democrats---superfine sentiment---good story from Joe Miller---ode to a piggin of butter ---pensive meditations on a mouse-hole---make a book as clear as a whistle!