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never can hear anywhere else. Ah ! that's worth all your 

 racing, and stirs the blood equal to the best potheen. 

 Well, we all have to be contented with trotters in this 

 country. The two sorrel mares are doing first rate, and 

 with Black Dan and his mate I can give Plowboy and 

 Fine Cut as merry a chase to Hyde Park and back as 

 they want. 



"If any of your Eastern acquaintances are coming this 

 way, tell them to step into 112 Randolph Street, whenever 

 anything belonging to me is at their service, and Hod and 

 I will take delight in showing them what is worthy of 

 seeing. 



"Don't forget to get a sideboard, and keep the bottles 

 always in sight. Remember, every one does not smoke, 

 and the only good in a cigar is the relish it gives to the 

 drink. There is no use in hoping that you will follow 

 sensible advice yourself ; but I hope that your pride that 

 the character of the West does not suffer, will caution you 

 to take the advice of your friend." 



This letter is a fair exemplar of the character of my 

 friend. A liberal Irishman he has had Western profu- 

 sion grafted on the kind disposition, till he not only wants 

 to see his friends enjoying themselves, but is determined 

 his friend's friends shall not lack for comforts if he can 

 supply them. 



I will now before we take dinner give you a history 

 of what I have done for the few days while you have been 

 gone. I have followed the directions as nearly as I could, 

 and have only varied from them with Delle. With her I 

 have gone on the road every day, and after jogging six or 

 eight miles have returned to the track, and speeded her 

 up and down the stretches. Twice she has worn the rat- 

 tles, and I wish you had been here to see her go. She is 

 going to overtake May, in a very short time. She bends 

 her knees with them on like an old trotter, and in place 



