bought several Acres of land for my Children, who amounted to seven, when I was Forty Five years old. I about this time married my Eldest daughter to A Clever laboring young man--

Just here the narrative stops short, as some dozen leaves have been cut out of the old book, but we see enough to teach us that hard times were about the same in cause and effect then as now; and we notice the same thing in Clement Hearne’s letter of October. 1811, and also in a letter that I have before me of Joseph Hearne. of 1837, to a relative, which I do not insert, but it speaks plainly of the same causes, and as to political and national matters reads very much like the present day, and I presume that one hundred years hence our descendants will hear practically the same story.

I copy again: an odd blessing in the olden time:

A young man made a visit to his Lady Love and intending to remain till after Supper, but before supper time another young man, (a rival) came, who was more in favor with the Mother, and a better supper was prepared, and when ready. young man Number One was called on to ask the blessing which he did as follows:

"The Lord be praised, how I am amazed,
To see how things have mended;
Before me I see short cake and tea,
Where mush and milk alone were intended."

I copy again. The following verse was sent by a young man to a lady love:

"Soft is the down on butterfly’s wing,
Soft is the light which moonbeams fling,
Soft is the greeting when lovers meet.
But Softer by far is my lady love’s hand."

She Sends back in answer:

"Soft am taters all mashed up;
Mush as soft as mush can be;
But Softer Still be that Silly Pup
What wrote that ar verse to me."

Two of the merchant Williams’ old Ledgers or invoice books, and a Small book of his genealogy descended to his great-grandson. Clement Hearne, who brought them to Kentucky with him in 1798, and one of the old ledgers is still in the family. The book of genealogy

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