CHAPTER Xyill. 



DETROIT TO CHICAGO. 



(Eigl)ta-fiftl) Datt. 



Inkster House, 



INKSTER, MiCHIGAlf, 

 August 4, 1876. 



AYING before me a lecture appointment 



at Ypsilanti, which, considering the object 



I had in view through Michigan, I felt 



must be met, I rode out of Detroit at 



three o'clock in the afternoon, somewhat 



reluctantly perhaps,but within a very short 



time the love of travel was again upon 



me, and I found myself easily reconciled. 



Paul being in the mostdelightful spirits, 



after four days of unbroken rest, displayed quite a 



little animation as I mounted him in front of the 



residence of friends on Cass Aven^ie, and when we 



had readied the open country, I gave him the rein and 



allowed him to trot or gallop, as he felt inclinedo 



The edge of his impatience having worn off, he re^ 



sumed his habitual easy canter which made the saddle 



so enjoyable, and at this pace we covered fourteen miles,, 



reaching our destination a few minutes after six o'clock. 



There was an agreeable if not decided contrast be- 



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