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flourishing place. The inhabitants are chiefly 

 Germans, or descendants from that stock. Here 

 we pitched our tent and met with good success ; 

 my class numbering over one hundred persons. 

 From Easton we continued our journey, 

 through valleys and over hills, reaching Harris- 

 burg, the capital of Pennsylvania, quite late in 

 the evening ; the silver moon shedding her light 

 upon us as we moved along, made our journey 

 pleasant and lighted our way to the city. Here 

 again we planted our stakes, pitched our tent 

 and announced our intention of giving a public 

 exhibition and of imparting instruction to those 

 who desired, and once more I met with a hearty 

 response from the public. It was at the time of 

 the annual State Fair, and thousands from all 

 parts of the commonwealth had gathered. Tak- 

 ing advantage of the occasion to display the 

 results of my system of training, I built a plat- 

 form, elevated about ten feet above the ground, 

 led my horses up a rude stairs, made for the 

 occasion, and exhibited my trained animals to 

 the gaze and admiration of thousands of won- 



