I have been so long on the ramble that I have not till now had it in my
power to thank you for your Letter—. We left our dear home on last
Monday month; and proceeded on our tour through Wales, which is a
principality contiguous to England and gives the title to the Prince of
Wales. We travelled on horseback by preference. My Mother rode upon our
little poney and Fanny and I walked by her side or rather ran, for my
Mother is so fond of riding fast that she galloped all the way. You may
be sure that we were in a fine perspiration when we came to our place
of resting. Fanny has taken a great many Drawings of the Country, which
are very beautiful, tho’ perhaps not such exact resemblances as might
be wished, from their being taken as she ran along. It would astonish
you to see all the Shoes we wore out in our Tour. We determined to take
a good Stock with us and therefore each took a pair of our own besides
those we set off in. However we were obliged to have them both capped
and heelpeiced at Carmarthen, and at last when they were quite gone,
Mama was so kind as to lend us a pair of blue Sattin Slippers, of which
we each took one and hopped home from Hereford delightfully—
I am your ever affectionate
Elizabeth Johnson.