"Well, then," said I, "oughtn't she to fetch two hundred and fifty dollars?" "Yes sir, you can bet on that," he answered, excitedly. [Illustration: THOSE KIND COST ME $10.00 PER DOZ.--PAGE 111.] "Well then," said I, "if you will throw in a saddle and bridle I'll trade." "I have no saddle," said he, "but I will give you a blanket and bridle." "All right, it's a trade." We bridled and blanketed the mare, I delivered the chain to him and mounted, ready for a start. "Now, young feller," said he, "the trade is made and there must be no 'kicking' on either side. You agree to that do you?" "Yes sir," I answered, "I'll never kick if the old mare dies in five minutes from now." "That's right," said he, "you're a dandy, and just the sort of feller I like to deal with." "Well, I'll bid you good day"--tipping my hat. "See here, one moment," he yelled, as I had gotten well on my way. "Say! the trade is made and no squealing on either side. How much is this chain actually worth?" "Well," I answered, in a loud tone, "those kind cost me ten dollars per dozen, or eighty-odd cents each." He staggered and fell back against the fence. His wife yelled in a high pitched voice: "Well there, John, _you_ have been taken in for once in your life." I raised my hat and cantered away. I traveled on horse-back all day, and found it up-hill business, as it was difficult to mount and dismount, and very hard to carry my sample case and valise on horse-back. That evening I arrived in a small burg where I put up, and determined to turn my horse out to pasture, until I could deal for a buggy and harness. That night while in conversation with some men at the hotel, I learned that one of them was a carriage and wagon maker. I asked if he had anything in the way of a light second-handed buggy, which he could sell at a low price. He said that he had one that he had just been repairing and it was all ready to run out. I prevailed upon him to take me to his shop and show it by the light of a lantern. I asked his price which was forty-five dollars. On re-entering the hotel, I took him into the sitting room and showed him my jewelry. He was pleased with it, and I asked him how he would like to trade his buggy for some of it. He said he wouldn't care to take it all in jewelry, but if I had any good watches he would take one, and some jewelry on a trade. I then showed him the watch I was carrying, and was not long in making a trade. I gave him a bill of sale for the watch and jewelry, and took one from him for the buggy. I retired that night feeling that I had made fair progress towards procuring a traveling conveyance of my own. When morning came, my only desire was to deal for a harness. As soon as breakfast was over, I took my jewelry case and "hus'led" around among the business men, as well as at different residences in the town. I gave but little thought to selling goods, but inquired, wherever I called, if they knew of any one who had a harness for sale.