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small load we had when the packing was done. We had, 

 in fact, pretty much eaten up the burden we brought in. 

 Wilkinson's phenomenal horses were on hand, with their 

 owner, and by noon we were ready to move forth. 



Horace and the Neophyte led the van, and plunged into 

 the forest. The long, wearv tramp to Wilkinson's was 

 begun. The vanguard were fortunate 1 enough to see that 

 beautiful sight a deer by day-light. When his vision \\as 



blessed by this sight, the Neophyte felt that his cup had 

 run over. The timid creature ira/ed wega/.ed but a step 

 forward, and she sprang from the water's edge and disap- 

 peared in the forest. 



For four hours, through mud and over rock-- and streams 

 and mountains, and through thunderstorms, we steadily 

 tramped, every step elastic and strong, and without fa- 

 tiirue, (such was the triumph of Nature's Medicine!) until, 

 safe and sound, we all reached Wilkinson's again. 



At three o'clock the next morning we were up and ;-n\ay 

 to Prospect, twenty one miles distant, where we caught a 

 railroad train, and at 10.1 A. M. were again in I'tica. There 

 we were restored to cleanliness, our good clothes, hotel 

 cookery, lime tables; and. with these restored, we separated, 

 going our several ways, and our delightful, long-to-be- 

 remembered expedition " to -lock's Lake " was done. 



