AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 53 



I bought a young horse this spring, as bad a kicker as I ever 

 saw, and by putting him through a course of Pratting I am 

 using him every day. I do not know what some persons 

 could do, but I know what I have done ; it is well worth all 



I paid. 



Yours, etc., 



WM. F. POTTS. 



I was greatly pleased with the ancient Quaker 

 City as well as its noble-hearted people. The 

 neatness and quiet pervading so large and popu- 

 lous a city produce a pleasing effect on the 

 visitor from abroad. The beautiful parks, with 

 their grand old trees and delightful walks, which 

 are to be met in all quarters, form a very pleas- 

 ing feature in that city. The bright flowers, 

 filling the air with fragrance ; the leafy branches 

 arching over the nicely-arranged walks, with the 

 merry songs of the birds which sport amidst the 

 foliage, combine to invite the tired pedestrian to 

 rest his weary feet, as they charm the eye, the 

 ear and sense alike. 



To the patriot and the lover of relics of " the 

 times that tried men's souls," when amidst the 

 battle-storm our fathers planted the fair tree of 



