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had a very pleasant time. From this place to Ches- 

 ter, Warwick, Florida, and Goshen, going to Charles 

 Bachman's fine stock-farm, where there were about 

 three hundred splendid horses; to Middletown, Deck- 

 ertown, N. J.; Newton, over the mountain to Port 

 Jervis and Milford, and then, over the longest, most 

 mountainous, tedious, hard road I ever travelled, to 

 Hawley, Pa., where I did an immense business through 

 May and June. At Honesdale I formed a very large 

 class, and handled a most vicious mare that had not 

 been driven for two years. I had through here a 

 pleasant time with the people, but it was rough trav- 

 elling over the- hard, hilly roads; yet I was well paid, 

 being the first horseman who ever visited the region. 

 From Mount Pleasant we went up hill and down to 

 Montrose, stopping at the Franklin House, kept by 

 John S. Tarbell. Mr. Tarbell was the man that started 

 the lamented A. H. Rockwell, the noted horse-tamer, 

 who afterwards became, next to John H. Rarey, the 

 most eminent horseman in this country. Mr. Rock- 

 well came to Mr. Tarbell's place without one cent of 

 money, telling him that he could train Morgan Tiger, 

 a fine but vicious horse belonging to Mr. Tarbell, to 

 perform many tricks. Mr. Rockwell was promised 

 fourteen dollars a month if he succeeded in so doing. 

 The work was so perfectly accomplished that together 

 they gave exhibitions, making a large amount of 

 money. 



ANECDOTE OF MR. ROCKWELL. 



At this place Mr. Rockwell first made the acquaint- 

 ance of the lady that afterwards became his wife 

 against the consent of her father, who refused to let 

 her have anything to do with a "horseman," consid- 

 ering him far beneath her in social standing. But the 



