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Show 202 R 0 B B U C 1\:. "T'"·o ri,ral Rystr'm~ oC <' i ,·il i z:ll ion''-so his <1is~ <'On rse \\':1!--l ntnn i 11g· on-·· Ita \'C bec•n <1 eve1opcd on t1lis ('ontinent. The Northern h:ts J'(':l t'h ccl its 1no:'t :-:dvant:<'(l :-; tagc in .l\Ltss:1 ehu~ctts., the South ern in \ Tirg'llli: t. One i~ fo tuHle(l on t ra<le, the Lhc•r on a: .. ;ricu l t u re. 0 n c 1l o urisltc~ in citie~, :1s j n ho t-h o nsc~, t h tJthcr r ip0 nH in the snnshinc of the country. Th ~.· N ortl1 crn is oC n1ore r:tpid {;rowLh, t he SonLh crn nwro p c·rl(•ct. Hy ROJne t:ttal i I y t hi~ t rial or foree b etween t llC.' Jn l1as bt•cn Lrono·hL on soon cnouo·h to o·ive tho ;--, 0 :--_, Korth all tlte :Hh ·anta n·e o[ it: l>rccoci o u~ <;tr •n<rLh •J • • ;:::, ' ·while hall' tl1e Routh is not yet ri<l of the stmnp~. I fe:n·, as yo a know, that in t his strnrrgle the Nort It will JH·c,·ail. Tl1cn the worl<l an<l po ' LcriLy wilt bo t:1ugll L t l1at the N ort hcrn Rystctn i. the best, every ''r:ty. T h w9rld is sycophantic, and li.' tcns to a con<) ueror. ·You know my opi 11 ion~ of this Yan kcc ci \'il~ ization. IL Jn:tk ·s while t>lave~, \Vhile \\'C nse tho l>l:wl- . slav e~ 1na<le by nature. The lcadino- ten<h•ney ~ ot our ~y~t e 1n i~ to cttlti\'ale virtue; of t he Yankee f-'.)'st em, to Hharpen the wits. Our refinern nts arc refinentcntH or virtue. Our Gtnta~tic excC.'S is nn exagg:< ·rat ion oC honor and con rage. The sclii ·h princi~ e1 ple~ 1 hat \\'C dcv<·lop :1.'"' a prop to virtue, is pri<lc- 1 heirs, p rndenc·e. \Ve incur :lmong the YankccH tho di sdain \rl1i ch rustics in cur among eity f()p. . The J>ri l 11 C prod llCl~ Of Ill' SOcial ~)'S l<..'lll arc llOU]C HH' ll :u1<l wonH:n. The NorLher n-:-:ue-L11 ere arc sp cclJn< ·ns now, I verily believe." The t ravelers were emero·ing f'rom t lic \vood, :-tJHl \~ere in a view of a l~tnn-ltousc that .·too<l at no g r •:tt <lt:-.C:tnce frorn them. From the hotL'C a Jane le<.l to the roa<l on ,,rhich they were t raveling·. In the Jane, lour rnounted 1nen, in Federal uniiorm leatlino· threo ' 0 ROEBUCK. 203 l1or . ."{r~ hacl jnc:;t t lli'IH'<1 rt\\·ay frmn t.hc l1onc:;r, ~ lH1 wrrc :1 ppro:1c hin ~· 1hp ro:t 1. T he <l nc~tor stHjY•:·t<•( t th:1! th lc•tl horo.;('.' h:1cl jr t .;L h ~ ('ll t :t!·(':1 f'rom <'itiz<'I r-.: :llld JH'I'- ] l :t p~ f,r orn the f: trt nc• r who lired there. T he ' prosprt'L of' mcct tng the f)o ltl icrs wa. not plcac;alll., hut llH•ro w:1s no \\r:1y to rtvoitl tl ,cm, as the <loclor eo:ldt t<l<'tl, :1!:<1 he r csol v<'<l to a·1v:uJcc wi thout any nppc':lranc:) or d ist rnst. Tic Rlippccl, hO\\'lWer, one o[ hi. .; pi. . to1:1 j 11 t o t It e han < 1 s of (): tl (' l>, w i l h an i nj 11 n < · t i o a n o L t o show it , nor to nse iL, 11ntil on1en.•<l to do Ao by l1 iH 111:1stcr. .Tt!lia Lcg.crc(l her lllH.:lc to 111:1 ~\t.: llo r es ist :til C(~, w hatc ver 111 igh L h:lppcn . l lc :l~~nre<l l1 cr 1il:lt it wa~ his purpose to avoitl a co~li:,\d n i t' p o~.:.-; i !>l e . \Yhcn the Virg in ians " rc re nea rly opposiliJ t() the lllOllt h of' the 1:11w, the F cdc'ral R01<1i 'I'S (':Unc out or iL nnd 1n f'lt th em on the ro~ tl. The <loetor R:l1utc<1 tho F;t ranger. ('Onrteonsl y, an!} '\VOllhl h:nre Jl:l->S0(1 0:1. Dat a n o n-co mmis~ion e<l ofli eer, who :tppe:ln'd to bo the 1c:Hler of the p~ rty, on1c· re!l him to haiL. T he or< l <'r " ·:ts obcye(1, of connw, :u.H1 he who J1:Hl gircn it., nf'ter lookin .<r at t he ] Jo n;e~, nnd fix ing l1i::; atLcnLiou. parlit:ubrly on Arab, sn id : " Th crn'H goocl horses you're ri<l i ng." "They :nc tolcr:thle nng~," the doctor a<lmiLle<.l " \V e'rc looking for t-'ich hor;:;e._·, we arc." " \ V c do not wish to ~en onrH." " Goo<l; '\\'C clon't want to bny." ''I Lclie\'e we are not likely to ng rcc upon an cx-ch :1ngc, eith er." . '· Y on're n, (',l11l i<':tl ol<1 couk. Do yon take us for 110rsc-trat1ers '? J)on· t you .·ec W<''rc soldiers? \V c take borscH, we (1o. l'\'c a parLieular i:uH·y fo r t ho 'VOin:ut's JJors ~"~, h.t 1 n.~ ~31l c'H a wontan, \Vc'Il lc•a.ve her |