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to attend at each crossing of the Broadway to prevent 

 women being run over by the Boh-hoys. The language 

 uttered in the presence of ladies in railway carriages by 

 this influential class of society is utterly detestable to the 

 ears of an Englishman. 



In addition to my ambulance waggon previously alluded 

 to, I invented and had made to order an under sort of 

 tent or wall, to fasten to the sides and wheels of my car 

 riage, to protect my dogs at night or during a halt from 

 the weather, the bottom of my ambulance of course be 

 ing the roof over my dogs, thus comfortably inclosed. 

 They, those " dear companions of my leisure hours," 

 well and truly repaid the protection and care I gave them, 

 for, chained at night to each wheel of my ambulance, 

 Druid, Brutus, Bar, and Chance, not only would let no 

 one approach me, but if any unusual noise arose in or 

 around my little camp, they were sure to awaken my at 

 tention. To their vigilance, love, and fidelity I am sure 

 I owe the safety of my horses and mules, and perhaps 

 my life, as the sequel will show. While the orders to 

 tradesmen which I thus gave were in execution, I had 

 leisure to acquiesce in Mr Campbell's kind proposition 

 to take occasional drives in his carriage around and 

 about the city of St Louis, and to see all that the short 

 ness of the period for which I designed to remain would 

 permit. 



I was awaiting his call for me at the Planter's House 

 one day after dinner, when a man with a paper-bag in 

 his hand was announced as wishing to speak to me. He 

 came, and I saw before me a shortish man, whose kind, 

 civil, and honest look pleased me much. He came up 

 and said, " Georum wan mo scrabs for' in dogues." 

 " What?" I said, and he repeated the intended intelli- 



