AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 4^ 



CHAPTER IV. 



ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS — EASTON — HAMBURG — LANCASTER — TESTI- 

 MONIALS — WESTCHESTER — DIPLOMA — PHILADELPHIA — CLASS OF 

 2,523 — CANE. 



It was now my purpose to pursue my journey 

 eastward, in order to do which it was necessary 

 for me to cross a wild and mountainous tract of 

 country, fifty miles in extent ; but, inspirited by 

 my success and the good fortune which hitherto 

 had attended my way, I entered on the journey 

 with a stout and hopeful heart, attended by my 

 men and horses. Before traveling many miles 

 we reached the foot of Pokeno Mountain, and as 

 I gazed upon the distant heights which stood 

 out against the sky, I could see that the eleva- 

 tion extended a distance of at least ten miles. 

 Up the rough road and along steep acclivities 

 we pressed on until, when the summit was 

 reached, I found a keen appetite had been awak- 

 ened by the mountain air and exercise, and I 

 sought for some abode of man where we might 



