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<neeting with good old March Dasher, who led me 

 rejoicing into the Federal camp. 



x^one of the events of those exciting days escaped 

 my memory, and the chance of talking them over, 

 with one of the men who had been with Sherman, 

 was a rare pleasure. In the course of our conversa- 

 tion, we touched upon Captain Orton's present home, 

 which is in a very pretty corner of the " Keystone *' 

 State, and which apparently has reached the golden 

 mean between business and pleasure. Its residence 

 portion suggests ideal comfort, while its office-build- 

 ings and stores are built upon a substantial and con- 

 venient plan. 



MM\) IDag. 



Eeed House, 

 Erie, Pennsylvania, 



Ju7ie Twenty-ninth. 



Upon my arrival at Erie, I was pleasantly sur- 

 prised to find a letter from Colonel F. H. Ellsworth, 

 proposing to make me his guest at the Reed House 

 during my stay in that city. I gladly availed my- 

 self of his kind invitation, and although my time 

 there was necessarily short, I had, through the 

 thoughtful interest of my host, every oj)portunity to 

 see the city, and to hear something of its development. 



Through Erie, Pennsylvania comes in contact with 

 the great commercial interests of the Lakes, and 

 although she only holds a small share of the valuable 

 fthore line, there is every advantage for reaping a 

 large benefit. The harbor is most perfect, being pro- 

 tected by a strip of land known as " Presque Isle," 

 »od which, long before the persistent waves wore 



