"On the 11th of August he sold a pair of the fine horses
- said he'd often thought a pair was better than four,
to go over the rough mountain roads with where a body
had to be careful about his driving - and there wasn't
so much of his claim but he could lug the money home
with a pair easy enough.
"On the 13th of December he sold another horse - said
two warn't necessary to drag that old light vehicle
with - in fact, one could snatch it along faster than
was absolutely necessary, now that it was good solid
winter weather and the roads in splendid condition.
"On the 17th of February, 1835, he sold the old carriage
and bought a cheap second-hand buggy - said a buggy
was just the trick to skim along mushy, slushy early
spring roads with, and he had always wanted to try
a buggy on those mountain roads, anyway.
"On the 1st August he sold the buggy and bought the
remains of an old sulky - said he just wanted to see
those green Tennesseans stare and gawk when they saw
him come a-ripping along in a sulky - didn't believe
they'd ever heard of a sulky in their lives.
