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already stated, he formerly lived nea'r the month of 

 the Fourchc le Fave, but had moved about fifty miles 

 Jurther west, carrying his kitchen utensils, tools, hed- 

 ging, &c., all on horseback, and driving his cattle and 

 Tpigs before him to his new home. Difficult as such a 

 move appears, I know of a family which moved three 

 tunes in one year. 



My old friend cut a glorious figure, as he rode be- 

 side me. lie was about six feet tall, and as large 

 boned as a fine figure would allow. A pair of thoroughly 

 honest eyes looked out of a good-humored, weather- 

 beaten face, and Avcre in constant motion, giving great 

 animation to the massive figure. Nobody had ever 

 seen him laugh, but those who are well acquainted 

 with him say, that a little widening twitch of the 

 mouth, and a slight closing of the corner of the left 

 eye, are certain evidences of good-humor; neither 

 had anybody ever seen him go faster than at a quick 

 walk he seemed to consider it beneath his dignity to 

 run. A well-worn black coat, with large, pockets and 

 flaps, was thrown over his shoulders, and, notwith- 

 standing the rough weather, his legs were cased in a 

 pair of thin, light-colored trowsers, which rumpled 

 tip high enough to show a muscular calf above a short 

 sock; a pair of shoes of his own making covered his 

 feet, while a hat, of any shape but the original, and 

 that had been black, covered his head. The articles 

 in one end of his bag were not heavy enough to 

 balance the salt in the other end; so, to maintain the 

 equilibrium, he was obliged to lean to the left side, 

 and as he had a large ba>ket, containing a Muscovy 

 duck, on the right arm, the horse seemed to be between 



