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 of half an hour is tranported from an uncomfortable warm air on the ea coat, to a pleafantly cool retreat in the interior parts of the country; which, in an evening epecially, he may leiurely enjoy, till dipoed to return to town; when the breezes, by that time et in to blow from the mountains, permit him to leep the remainder of the night in cool tranquillity.

The taking a morning or evening's walk in this iland, by the ides of the rivers, whoe glay urface glides wiftly on, or murmuring water-falls foam to the view, is very pleaing. Does fancy lead him to enjoy the cene, a mile or two, he till finds ample amuement. Viewing the rapid treams, he ees the ilvered fry, porting on its urface, in atonihing numbers. The erpentine windings of the rivers in ome parts; in others, the waters wide, deep, and ilently flowing along; and in many places, numberles falls of water, bling