26 THE JONATHAN PAPERS 



Moreover, there was Kit, the old bay mare, 

 also shabby but willing. That is, willing 

 &quot;within reason,&quot; although it must be admitted 

 that Kit s ideas of what was reasonable were 

 distinctly conservative. The chief practical 

 difference between Kit and an automobile, 

 considered as a motive power, was that it did 

 not strain Kit in the least to go slowly. This 

 we considered an advantage, slow-going 

 being what we particularly wished, and we 

 decided that Kit would do. 



For our conveyance we chose the business 

 wagon a plain box body, with a seat across 

 and room behind for a trunk; but in addition 

 Jonathan put in a shallow box under the seat, 

 nailed to cleats on the bottom of the wagon so 

 that it would not shift and rain would run 

 under it. In this we put the things we needed 

 by the roadside the camping-kit, drink- 

 ing-cups, bait-boxes, camera, and so on. Then 

 we stowed our trout rods and baskets, and 

 one morning in June we started. 



Our plan was to drive and fish through the 

 day, cook our own noon meal, and put up at 

 night wherever we could be taken in, avoid 

 ing cities and villages as far as possible. Be- 



