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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ... Bowling Green. My plans as described to him by Phips appeared to meet his approbation. The Judge says he does not care for any of them but the race mare. If she can be secured so that he can get her, he will pay well for your trouble and delay. I know he will. If I can succeed in getting the horses as proposed, I will leave the mare about twenty miles above Terrehaute, near the Wabash river, where she can be secreted. Then I can send word to Fox where he will find her, and hasten on to Cincinnati, where I must be as soon as possible. But, said Hiram, if you are going to Cincinnati, it will not be much out of your way to go and see Fox. I do not know where he is now. He has gone to his father's in the eastern part of this State, and I think will remain at home until you can get there and see him. It was with difficulty that I could repress a strong exclamation of pleasure at being told of the present lurking-place of Fox, but endeavouring to conceal my satisfaction, I proceeded to remark upon the subject of the horses: It will require so much time to carry out our plans about the horses, that probably I shall not see Fox. If I succeed in getting them, yon had better write to Fox, that he will find the mare where I will leave her, with a friend near the Wabash Biver. I will do so. And now about the witness to swear that the horses belong to me. You had better remain here, and send Phips after John Birch, the Old Coon: he will be the best witness I know of. That will consume a good deal of time. Let me suggest a plan. I believe they are getting a little sick of keeping the. horses. Perhaps if I go and claim them as my...

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