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Title: 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 ..
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Glazier, Willard W., 1841-1905
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Hubbard publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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hastily at the University Buildings as wegalloped down the main thoroughfare of the city. Brighton was reached between twelve and oneoclock. Owing to the storm our short journey to thisplace was anything but agreeable and when we dis-mounted at the Cattle Fair Hotel all who were not incovered conveyances were drenched to the skin. Herethe entire party had dinner, after which I took leaveof my friendly escort, who one and all took me by thehand and wished me Godspeed. Pushing on through Newton and some smallertowns and villages I pulled up in front of the SouthFramingham House a few minutes after five oclockin the evening. My clothing was thoroughly soakedand my cavalry boots filled to overflowing. Havingsecured accommodations for the night, Paul was fedand groomed ; clothing and equipments hung up todry and the first day of my long ride from sea to seawas off the calendar. Seconb ©au. Bay State Souse^ WoRCESTEK, Massachusetts, May Tenth. I slept soundly at the South Framingham House
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BOSTON TO ALU ANY. 79 and was up and out to the hotel stable at an earlyhour in the mornincr. I found Paul Revere, myequine eonipanion, in good spirits and fancied that thesi*;nificant look he gave ine was an assurance that hewould be ready for the road when called for. After a hearty breakfast and a few questions con-cerning the beautiful little city in which I had spentthe first night of my journey, I mounted /^////androde out towards the J>oston and Albany Turnpike.Being impressed witli the appearance and enterpriseof the place, while passing through some of its streetsespecial inquiry was made concerning its population,schools and industries. I learned that South Fra-mingham is twenty-one miles from Boston, at the junc-tion of the Boston and Albany and Old Colony Rail-ways. Its population at that time was about 10,000.Its graded schools are among the first in the State.It supports several banks and newspapers and isengaged in the manufacture of woollens, rubber goods,boots and

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