"  much  infected "  with  rebellion ;  restive,  disposed  to
inquire  into  public  grievances;  to  resent  attempts  to
overawe  it ;  and  to  burst  into  appro^ang  laughter  at  the
"  blundering  "  statement  that  "  if  we  have  any  bad  cus-
toms amongst  us  we  have  come  here  to  mend  'em."

To  linger  a  little  longer  with  these  honest  Virginia
Burgesses  :  a  curious  and  very  picturesque  scene  fol-
lowed this  brief  passage-of-arms  as  to  bad  old  customs.
