394 OCEAN TO OCEAN ON HORSEBACK, 



for another stage of fourteen miles, surrounded by 

 evidences of fertility and thrift, I passed on, reaching 

 Wyanet early in the evening. 



One ffjunireb auir Qll)trt2-rigl)tl) JDaw. 



Private House, 



Annawan, Illinois. 



September Twenty-sixth. 



Before leaving Wyanet I had PauVs bridle — a 

 Mexican make — repaired, and when it was again used 

 he chafed at the restraint of the curb. Not for long 

 though, for we were soon on the prairie, he evidently 

 enjoying it as much as his master. The roads were 

 rougher than usual and there was a change here in the 

 soil, its black clayey loam being very rich and pro- 

 ductive, making Henry County noted for its fine 

 farms. Eighteen miles of grass-covered prairie, diver- 

 sified by cultivated fields, brought me to Annawan, 

 where I was the guest of O. T. Buttermore, and while 

 at this place I received the following gratifying com- 

 munication from Colonel Stephens of La Salle — fur- 

 ther proof of the good will to " the stranger within 

 their gates,'' of the citizens of La Salle : 



La Salle, Illinois, 



September 25, 1876. 

 To Captain Willakd Glazier : 



I take pleasure in expressing to you on behalf of many of our 

 citizens, the gratification afforded our people who listened to your 

 instructive and entertaining lecture given at Opera Hall on Saturday 

 evening last. While in conversation with several of our prominent 

 citizens, among them, W. A, Work, superintendent of our public 

 Bchools; A. J. O'Connor, clerk of the city court ; W. T. Mason, Esq., 

 and others, all of whom were present and heard your lecture, I was 

 requested to write you and tender their hearty thanks for the enter- 



