We  passed  from  the  farm  through  Marthebeque  along  the  new
ditch  of  the  swamp  made  in  the  time  of  getting  peat  from  the
Meadows  in  the  late  war  to  Coy  pond,  but  not  having  worms  for
our  bait  &  no  proper  fishing  tackle  we  had  little  success.  A  few
breams  ft  shiners  told  us  that  it  was  not  want  of  fish  prevented
our  sport  I  found  my  old  friend  John  Prince  had  built  a  small
house  on  the  Silver  Hole  farm  ft  had  leased  it.  Old  Cato  re-
mained but  complained  of  neglect  ft  the  neighbours  justified  him.
He  said  his  old  master  had  recommended  him  to  go  to  the  poor
house  in  Marblehead.  Esqr.  P.  is  exercised  as  it  is  supposed
that  his  affairs  are  not  so  flourishing  as  they  had  been.  A  Miss
Townsend  keeps  a  school  for  25  children  in  tiiis  neighbourhood  at
ibis  house.  We  returned  by  Legg's  hill  road  to  Salem.  Coy
pond  is  lowered  by  the  drains  several  feet

10.  Our  National  Celebrations  the  Theme.  In  Salem,  the  In-
fantry had  a  dinner  ft  the  Artillery  a  supper.  At  Beverly,  a  pub-
lic dinner  ft  at  Marblehead,  a  supper.
