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Moore House, 

 • Kellogg, Iowa, 



October Eleventh. 



In front of the Skinner House, Paul caused me 

 some little anxiety by dashing up the street from the 

 front where I had left him with loose rein for a mo- 

 ment while settling my bill. Coming back he gave 

 me to understand, by a toss of his head, that he only 

 wanted to shake a little dust from his feet. I was soon 

 mounted and off at a gallop, covering thirty miles, 

 when I stopped at a farm house for dinner. 



On reaching the outskirts of Grinnell, I hailed a 

 party of boys who were " playing ballJ' One bright 

 little fellow gave me the time, two o'clock, and the dis- 

 tance to Kellogg. I then pushed on without stopping 

 at Grinnell. Amused myself with some little boys in 

 front of a country school house who were '' playing 

 horse.^^ I inquired of the youngest if he went to 

 school, and his brother answered for him in the affirma- 

 tive. I then asked, "What does he learn?" '^ He 

 don't learn nothin'," answered the youth. " Then why 

 do you take him to school?" T inquired. "So, when 

 the boys go out, he can ' play horse ' with us." 



Have seen some of the finest scenery and grandest 

 farms to-day that I have encountered along my journey. 

 The day has been unusually bright and pleasant, and 

 the country looks lovely in the extreme. Reached 

 Kellogg to-night, half an hour after dark. Caught a 

 young snipe about a mile from the village and offered 



