CHAPTER XV. 



FIVE DAYS AT TOLEDO. 



RDERED Paul and saddled him myself 

 at Elmore, on the morning of July seven- 

 teenth. In fact it was my usual custom, 

 while riding through the rural districts, to 

 personally groom, feed and care for my 

 horse, as I learned soon after leaving 

 Boston that, unless I attended to his 

 wants myself, he was most likely to be 

 neglected by those in whose hands he 

 was placed, and from a selfish standpoint, knowing 

 also the importance of keeping him in the best possible 

 condition, I never overlooked anything which was 

 likely to add to his comfort. 



On my way from Elmore, I stopped for lunch at a 

 country grocery, hotel and saloon, four miles from this 

 city. A small piece of bread, a bowl of milk, and a 

 few crackers covered my refreshment at the ^' Jack 

 of All Trades," as upon asking for a second piece of 

 bread I was informed tliat I had just eaten the last in 

 the house. There being no further appeal, I re- 

 mounted and rode off in the direction of Toledo, where 

 I lectured in the evening at Lyceum Hall, under tVie, 



auspices of Forsyth Post, being introduced by Doctor 



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