. Ocean to ocean on horseback; being the story of a tour in the saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with especial reference to the early history and development of cities and towns along the route; and regions traversed beyond the Mississippi .. . In fact I was doubly fortunate. No sooner had Ireached Decatur than I lost the consciousness of beinga stranger within the gates, having been so cordiallymade to feel that I was among friends, and that thecause which I had taken up in Michigan met withtheir hearty sympathy. Duncombe House, Decatur, Michigan, August Twenty-ninth. Met George L. Da
. Ocean to ocean on horseback; being the story of a tour in the saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with especial reference to the early history and development of cities and towns along the route; and regions traversed beyond the Mississippi .. . In fact I was doubly fortunate. No sooner had Ireached Decatur than I lost the consciousness of beinga stranger within the gates, having been so cordiallymade to feel that I was among friends, and that thecause which I had taken up in Michigan met withtheir hearty sympathy. Duncombe House, Decatur, Michigan, August Twenty-ninth. Met George L. Darby, an old comrade of the Harris Light, in the afternoon. He had noticed mysignature on the hotel register, and came at once to myroom, where after the heartiest of greetings we satdown for a long talk. Thirteen years had slipped awaysince the time of our capture at New Baltimore, Vir-ginia, which led him to Belle Isle and me to LibbyPrison, and yet as we discussed it all, the reality ofthose events seemed undiminished. Kilpatrick, Stuart,Fitzhugh Lee—their clever manoeuvring, and ourown unfortunate experiences on that day, kept us asenthusiastically occupied as though it \yere not an oldstory : but soldiers may be pardoned for recurring to. DETROIT TO CTTfCAGO. 343 those events winch, while they impressed themselvesupon witnesses with indelible distinctness, may yet havelost their bitterness, when it is remembered that beforemany years they and their stories will have passedaway. To those who indulge in the absurd belief thatsuch topics are discussed with malicious intent, nojustificaticfn need be made. licd on from one thing to another, I found Darbyfinally plying me with questions of kindly interestabout my peaceful march from Ocean to Ocean, andanxiously asking about my horse, which I had pre-viously left in his care. He offered to do all he couldfor the animal and with this comforting assurance tookhis leave. ®nc QuniUcb anb (Elcueutl) ?Ilat3. Duncovihe House,Decatur,
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