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eminent discomfort of his steeds. \Vakely, a man of 

 remarkable force and energy, doubly earned his reputation, 

 that day, as a man to he depended on in an emergency, 

 but I pitied his horses. 



The road for ten miles, through thick woods, was muddy 

 and heavy, (although very good in dry weather,) and we 

 proceeded at the rate of three weary miles every long hour, 

 until we readied Jackson's. For the remaining twenty 

 inilo there was n g>t>d road through a partially cleared 

 country, windingaround annum- Hie picturesque mountains, 

 with many hills to climb and descend. The red raspher 

 ries, just then in their prime, grew by the road side in won- 

 derful profusion and excellence. While Wakely was urging 

 his tired horse- up the hill- we tumbled out and. plunging 

 into the bushe<. ate and ran" in a most ludicrous fashion, 

 visions of a train departing from one side of North Creek, 

 UB we approaehed on the other, stimulating our pace as we 

 -ei/ed a la-t handful of berries and leaves and ran with all 

 our might to the top of the hill and mounted to our seats 

 without waiting for the hor-e- to >lop. 



Finally, the little town was reached, the puffing of the 

 locomotive greeted u^ \\ith an old familiar sound, the veri- 

 table North River the original Hudson rolled its rapid 

 current at our feet; and our journey " through the wilder- 

 ness" was completed. There was, however, an interesting 

 rail-road ride to Saratoga, where we took a sleeping car, 

 and woke up at home. 



