. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . f his journey—a journey,so far as we are aware, without any precedent, andhaving for its sole object the acquirement of intention was to lecture in the leading cities andvillages through which he passed, in the interest of therelief fund of the Grand Army of the Republic, towhich order he was greatly attached. The Boston Globe of May ninth, 1876, contained thefollowing brief notice: Boston to San Francisco.—Captain Willard Glazier startedfrom the Revere House this morning at eleven oclock
. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . f his journey—a journey,so far as we are aware, without any precedent, andhaving for its sole object the acquirement of intention was to lecture in the leading cities andvillages through which he passed, in the interest of therelief fund of the Grand Army of the Republic, towhich order he was greatly attached. The Boston Globe of May ninth, 1876, contained thefollowing brief notice: Boston to San Francisco.—Captain Willard Glazier startedfrom the Revere House this morning at eleven oclock, on horseback,for San Francisco. Quite a gathering of his friends and comradesof the Grand Army were present to wish him God-speed. Hewas escorted by Colonel John F. Finley and E. A. Williston, whowere mounted; and Adjutant-General Charles W. Thompson, De-partment of Massachusetts, * G. A. R.; Commander Theo. L. Kelly,of Post 15; Adjutant Grafton Fenno, of Post 7, and many othersin carriages, who will accompany him to Bunker Hill and thenceto Brighton.(376) oa >3 C o ft o2; Q C c. I!oIm OCEAN TO OCEAN ON HORSEBACK. 377 The Captains horse, which he had named PaulRevere, was a noble creature, black as jet, of goodpedigree, and possessing, in no slight measure, the ster-ling qualities of endurance, pace, and fidelity, albeitoccasionally somewhat restive and wilful. On leaving the Revere, the party referred to inthe above notice proceeded to Bunker Hill, gazed rev-erentially at the monument commemorating the famousbattle, and then headed for Brighton. The short jour-ney had been rendered comfortless by a continuousdownfall of rain, .and when the friends halted at theCattle-Fair Hotel for dinner, they were all more orless drenched to the skin. Much cordial interest was manifested in the workthe captain had undertaken and the motives thatactuated him; and at length, taking leave of hisfriendly escort, he pushed forward through Worcester,Springfield, Pittsfield, Nassau, and on
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