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and was up and out to the hotel stable at an early 

 hour in the morning. I found Paul Revere, my 

 equine companion, in good spirits and fancied that the 

 significant look he gave me was an assurance that he 

 would be ready for the road when called for. 



After a hearty breakfast and a few questions con- 

 cerning the beautiful little city in which I had spent 

 the first night of my journey, I mounted Paul and 

 rode out towards the Boston and Albany Turnpike. 

 Being impressed with the appearance and enterprise 

 of the place, while passing through some of its streets 

 especial inquiry was made concerning its population, 

 schools and industries. I learned that South Fra- 

 mingham is twenty-one miles from Boston, at the junc- 

 tion of the Boston and Albany and Old Colony Rail- 

 ways. Its population at that time was about 10,000. 

 Its graded schools are among the first in the State. 

 It supports several banks and newspapers and is 

 engaged in the manufacture of woollens, rubber goods, 

 boots and shoes, harness and machinery. 



The ride from South Framingham to Worcester 

 was uneventful if I except the pelting rain which 

 from drizzle to down-pour followed me from start to 

 finish. Indeed, it really seemed as though the first 

 days of my journey were to be baptismal days and 

 I regret exceedingly that these early stages of the trip 

 were not more propitious; for, had the weather been 

 less disagreeable, I should have seen Eastern Massa- 

 chusetts under much more favorable circumstances. 



The city limits of Worcester were reached at four 

 o'clock in the afternoon and a half hour later I was 

 registered at the Bay State House. Many relatives 

 called upon me here, most of whom were residents of 



