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pier than could be expected in such a situation. They behaved with great kindness to me; and it appeared a gratification to them to entertain an Englishman. 12th Month, 2d. This morning I had the com- pany of W. S. a minister of our society, belonging to Pelham monthly meeting, in this neighbour- hood. He kindly invited me to his house, to spend a few days with him, but I could not conveniently accept his invitation. In the forenoon I paid another visit to the Falls, and it being a dark cloudy day, the whole view had a more gloomy and solemn aspect. There being none of the glare and glitter of the sunshine, the eye could rest steadily upon it; and, having a pencil and paper with me, I took a sketch of the scene. In the evening I came to D. P.'s of Black Creek meeting, at whose house I lodged. This is a plea-sant situation, on the banks of Lake Erie; and D. P.'s establishment presents an agreeable spe-cimen of a Back Wood family. In the room where we breakfasted, was a loom for weaving; in another apartment were spinning wheels, and some of the girls actively platting straw and mak- ing it into hats and bonnets for the family. In addition to our tea and toast, we had excellent broiled fish taken in the Lake, where they easily