Chap. VIII. MACGOFFINVILLE. 327 
United States, Fort Franklin, which has been superseded by 
Fort Bliss, near Macgoffinville. We passed the night in this 
last town, in an inn kept by a German. The man had more 
than half forgotten his own language, as also what English 
he had learned in the United States ; French, which he 
had once spoken well, had also entirely faded from his 
memory ; and of Spanish he had learned only a few 
imperfect phrases : so that literally he was almost devoid 
of language. There was a billiard-table in the house, and 
all needful accommodation for brandy-drinkers. In other 
respects his resources were very limited, and, but for the 
life we had led, we should have thought them wretched. 
Coffee with milk and well-baked bread were, however, 
great delicacies, and I slept — once again in a bed — so 
soundly, and awoke so refreshed, that I forgave the sloven- 
liness of our host, who brought me in the morning a dirty 
tablecloth for a towel. 
