America
foolish enough to ask such a question. Whereupon Goldsmith retorted,
"There is not a savage in America, sir, rude enough to make such a
speech to a gentleman."

Dr. Ewing's daughter, Sarah, born in Philadelphia October 30, 1761,
married John Hall, of Baltimore, the son of a Maryland planter. In
January, 1824, she contributed to the _Port Folio_ "A Picture of
Philadelphia as it is." In a letter to a Scotchwoman (1821) she wrote:
"Your flattering inquiry about my literary career may be answered in a
word. Literature has no career in America. It is like wine, which we are
told must cross the ocean to make it good." Sarah Hall died in
Philadelphia April 8, 1830.

Her eldest son, John Elihu Hall, was born in Philadelphia December 27,
1783; studied law, and edited the _American Law Journal_ 1808-1817. He
was for a time professor of rhetoric in the University of Maryland. In
the _Port Folio_ of March, 1806, encouraged by Thomas Moore, he
commenced the publication of the "Memoirs of Anacreon," but suspended
the work after a few instalments had appeared. In 1820 (Vol. IX, p.
401), he resumed the articles. Most of the Anacreontic odes occur, and
the "biographical tissue" gave the papers a resemblance to Hardwicke's
"Athenian Letters" and to the "Anacharsis" of Abbe Barthelemy. "Sedley"
was the signature used by J. E. Hall in his _Port Folio_ papers. In 1812
he published serially in that magazine his literary miscellany, entitled
"Adversaria."

His brother, James, born in Philadelphia August 19, 1793, died near
Cincinnati, July 15, 1868, published in the _Port Folio_ of 1821 his
"Letters from the West," afterward published in book form by John Elihu.
Another brother, Thomas Mifflin Hall (1798-1828), wrote several poems
for the magazine. Harrison Hall (1785-1866), a third brother, published
the _Port Folio_ and wrote a book on "Distillation," which went through
several editions here, and was reprinted in England.

JOHN ELIHU HALL became editor of the _Port Folio_ in February, 1816. Its
history up to that time may be briefly stated. It was at first a weekly
quarto, printed by H. Maxwell and sold by William Fry, opposite Christ
Church. In 1806 the quarto size was changed to octavo. In 1809 the
magazine appeared monthly instead of weekly, and continued from that
time to be a monthly publication. In the prospectus issued at the time
of this change the magazine was said to be "edited by Oliver Oldschool,
assisted by a confe