it in the ocean. Guess again. No, he did not say that. 

 Guess again. 



Mr. Geo. Fleming, Esq. — Let me introduce to you 

 Mr. Farmer Miles, an honest man. Any favor you may 

 show him will be appreciated by me. 



Most respectfully, Geo. E. Buck. 



I mailed that, the only written introduction I ever had 

 except one no better in London, in my letter to Scotland, 

 and soon found he received it by a reply. 



All Londoners seemed strangers to me, and as I thought, 

 wished me to be a stranger to them or leave there. 



I felt lonesome of course in not meeting Mr. Fleming, 

 and getting him to say in his Veterinary Journal that I was 

 visiting him, and friends wishing my services would please 

 call on him at once. So to pass my lonesome hours away 

 I wrote six pages of foolscap, took it to a printer and had 

 2500* printed and mailed to the Veterinarians of England, 

 Ireland and Scotland and some in France. The next morn- 

 ing my landlord said to me, "A gentleman in a cab, at the 

 door, asks for you." I walked out to him. He said, "My 

 name is Pritchard, I stop at the Veterinary College," and 

 further said: "I got a card from you last evening; no I 

 mean a circular, with your address. I am anxious to make 

 3^our acquaintance and have come by to see if you wont eat 

 dinner with me some day. Will you, please." I answered 

 promptly, yes sir, if you have more to eat than you can eat 

 and want help I will help you. He next asked what day I 

 could come. I said an3' time. "Could you come to day?" 

 I said yes sir and asked the hour he dined, he replied "From 

 half-past six to seven." I said Oh! Oh! I don't know 

 that I can wait that long for dinner. His horse was restless 



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