Bos —Master.
Hired Girl —Servant Girl.
Hired Man —Servant Man.
Reach —A part of a river that continues for a
considerable distance nearly in a
straight line.
Raised —Bred or reared, the participle passive
of to breed, (frequently applied to
the human species.)
Tot —Carry. This is said to be of negro
origin.
Carry the horse to water —To take or lead the horse to the water.
Chores —Probably derived from chars; little,
odd, detached or miscellaneous
pieces of business.
Rowdy —Blackguard.
Truck —Culinary vegetables; sometimes applied
to baggage.
A Machinery —A Machine.
Floy —Dirty or foul.
Clever —Honest, or of good disposition.
Creature —Horse.
Rooster, or he-bird —Cock, the male of the hen.
LETTER XXII
Miscellaneous Remarks on the Manners and Habits of the People
Jeffersonville, (Indiana,) Sep. 11, 1820.
In your letter of the 15th of May last, you mention your apprehension that I am living amongst a half civilized people. Perhaps this is partly occasioned by my having, in former letters, mentioned a considerable number of disagreeable incidents. {265} Matters of public notoriety always attract attention, while the more gratifying affairs of private life, as the most pleasant family scenes, the
