Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-10-04

and md nv vile are going down tc tfa ! z.
| she ha. ten Or a dozen pounds q Quite !,
s s ) cheese or two, and we understand
a arh articles fetch good price, and tha'
goods are cheap below, asd we hougn'
| Tint We would go down ard try 4 Du =,
lsays I. such articles as you nave VIM n,
ea q. much whefe YOU live as they Will
below. where you are going. Why, yes;
saws he, but wife and can about q wei.
90 say a. mo- SO we carry them down ;
|. { thinks | to ayseif,'' what you have go'
,yon, bear your expenses. and you had
,,s,ter heen At home to work, and SOLD
what butter and cheese you have, anu y
made more. The next says, inaYs So'
oats but, says I. oats are hissh where you
live and fetch as mach as any where
lelse: YES. SAYS he, but had got a.ht'ie
lay. and thought would carly them 70 20
market, il | did not get any more ; i :
will be sort of hoiy-day; another ana
another came with the same story; ano-
fther had two calves tied in his Wagon,
and saws, go to market three times a
week. i make business OF it; 1 have
got tired Of farming, aud | find by TINS
business can ger pretty easy living !;
another had a wagon full of tubs fliied
with butter, AMI another with live lambs
both said they followed that business,
and that it was easier than farm,ns ;
4; thinks I to myself" these folks had
better be on their farms.
| went on, soon saw great dust aris-
ING behind me on the road and heatd the
cracking of whips. Who ovcftakes me
but a large drove of horses; three men
with them, well dressed aad mounted. l
,feil into some conversation with The three
men. who infurmed me- thai they belong
ed to this state, and had been to Ken
lucky and'purchased 9s@ir drove m part,
and returned by the way OF Fermont ard
made uptie remainder there, aDd.were
NOV going to market. " Thinks Ito N.Y.
|seIf," we have horses and oue-hofsc wag-
gems enough in this state tor t. c benefit OF
lour agricultural Interests. | was soon
left covered with dust by the rapid move
Iment of these gentlemen and their drove.
directly saw a large building on a stream
| of water witha great many windows, and
labout it great many ho Sc carts. ane and
1.-Two horse Wagons. | stopped to see
what this all meant. found il was
Cotton Mandatory. I'll the different
carriages were owned each by one, and
sometimes two sprightly young men, who
would make excellent farmers. taking IN
loads to go of peddling /; ard while |
stood there, up came FIVE or six tin ped
llar., with carts loaded down with Tin,
land offered to barter. 1t locked likely tor
a shower, and put away my hungry
horse but, thinking would appear like
a man of business, called on a farmer and
IA ked him if be had any fat cattle for
sale, he Said that he bad not. and told
me he had Of late years turned bis at
ltention to raising Merino and other
sheep, as a more easy way of living, aad
that he had twelve hundred sheep OF
different bloods Have you any corn
Of oat, for sale ? Not any; | keel
my land almost all for pasture. Just
as was about to leave him, he asked me
Iif | knew of any body who had hogs for
sale me wanted to purchase enough just
Ito use the wash Of his house. i answered
lin the negative. AsI was parting with
him, hnrote man in chaise, and said.
gent snen, have patent right for a
lwashing-machine, Of excellent utility. a
VERY great Improvement; also one for
|churpins one for peatins apples one fer
Smelling corn, aud number of others, for
which | have samples il an person wishes
to look for his own satisfaction. The far
wish to examine. and |
took my leave, & in going halfa mile pas
sed ten tin carts. Saw d man selling
rye flour by the 100 W.. 20 farmer Tor
his famiIy's use. Called on a man VINO
had sold his farm and got it lnto cash.
asked to borrow. and received Tor answer
| that he had some cash, bat ne had gwen
Iup farming and must live, and that e has
leash was worth more tfah l couia aiiorf
to Give for some people OF good landed
estates had gone into speculation. end
Ioot = little embarrassed, ard had offered
him as good noes as any, for fifteen
sh1l;no. on the pound, aud that he had
lconcluded to make money While he
could. ( found this was no place for
| me. and took leave. / passed thro' q
large village. and saw great number Of
Iyoung gentlrmsn walking with ladies' /:
~ as told they were students at law. and
merchants clicks. Saw gumber Of
people in church, was Informed, that they
were dismissing their ,ainister because