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in, but this was not much. Once we turned 

 out in great state to receive Prince Plon-Plon, 

 but that was in the night, and he didn't come 

 after all. Once again there was a review of all 

 the troops, and that was magnificent. This was 

 all. There was no coach and four, nor anything 

 else but downright hard work from early morning 

 till late bedtime, from Sunday morning till Satur- 

 day night. For six weeks, while my regiment of 

 German horsemen was fitting up and drilling at 

 the Abbey Race-track, I rode a cart-horse, and kept 

 the mare in training for the hard work ahead. 



At last we were off, going up the Missouri, 

 sticking in its mud, poling over its shoals, and 

 being bored generally. At Jefferson City Vixen 

 made her last appearance in ladies' society, as by 

 the twilight fires of the General's camp she went 

 through her graceful paces before Mrs. Fremont 

 and her daughter. I pass over the eventful pur- 

 suit of Price's army, because the subject of my 

 story played only a passive part in it. At Spring- 

 field I tried her nerve by jumping her over the 

 dead horses on brave Zagonyi's bloody field ; and, 



