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th　him。　　Things　had　been　pretty　rough　with　him。　　The　rebels　had　come　upon　his　land。　　House；　fences；　stock；　and　crop　were　all　gone。　　His　homestead　had　been　made　a　ruin；　and　his　farm　had　been　turned　into　a　wilderness。　　Everything　was　gone。　　He　had　carried　his　wife　and　children　off　to　Illinois；　and　had　now　returned；　hoping　that　he　might　get　on　in　the　wake　of　the　army　till　he　could　see　the　debris　of　his　property。　　But　even　he　did　not　seem　disturbed。　　He　did　not　bemoan　himself　or　curse　his　fate。　　〃Things　were　pretty　rough；〃　he　said；　and　that　was　all　that　he　did　say。　It　was　dark　when　we　got　into　Rolla。　　Everything　had　been　covered　with　snow；　and　everywhere　the　snow　was　frozen。　　We　had　heard　that　there　was　a　hotel；　and　that　possibly　we　might　get　a　bed…room　there。　We　were　first　taken　to　a　wooden　building；　which　we　were　told　was　the　headquarters　of　the　army；　and　in　one　room　we　found　a　colonel　with　a　lot　of　soldiers　loafing　about；　and　in　another　a　provost　martial　attended　by　a　newspaper　correspondent。　　We　were　received　with　open　arms；　and　a　suggestion　was　at　once　made　that　we　were　no　doubt　picking　up　news　for　European　newspapers。　　〃Air　you　a　son　of　the　Mrs。　Trollope？〃　said　the　correspondent。　　〃Then；　sir；　you　are　an　accession　to　Rolla。〃　　Upon　which　I　was　made　to　sit　down；　and　invited　to　〃loaf　about〃　at　the　headquarters　as　long　as　I　might　remain　at　Rolla。　Shortly；　however；　there　came　on　a　violent　discussion　about　wagons。　A　general　had　come　in　and　wanted　all　the　colonel's　wagons；　but　the　colonel　swore　that　he　had　none；　declared　how　bitterly　he　was　impeded　with　sick　men；　and　became　indignant　and　reproachful。　　It　was　Brutus　and　Cassius　again；　and　as　we　felt　ourselves　in　the　way；　and　anxious　moreover　to　ascertain　what　might　be　the　nature　of　the　Rolla　hotel；　we　took　up　our　heavy　portmanteausfor　they　were　heavyand　with　a　guide　to　show　us　the　way；　started　off　through　the　dark　and　over　the　hill　up　to　our　inn。　　I　shall　never　forget　that　walk。　　It　was　up　hill　and　down　hill；　with　an　occasional　half…frozen　stream　across　it。　　My　friend　was　impeded　with　an　enormous　cloak　lined　with　fur；　which　in　itself　was　a　burden　for　a　coalheaver。　　Our　guide；　who　was　a　clerk　out　of　the　colonel's　office；　carried　an　umbrella　and　a　small　dressing…bag；　but　we　ourselves　manfully　shouldered　our　portmanteaus。　Sydney　Smith　declared　that　an　Englishman　only　wasted　his　time　in　training　himself　for　gymnastic　aptitudes；　seeing　that　for　a　shilling　he　could　always　hire　a　porter。　　Had　Sydney　Smith　ever　been　at　Rolla　he　would　have　written　differently。　　I　could　tell　at　great　length　how　I　fell　on　my　face　in　the　icy　snow；　how　my　friend　stuck　in　the　frozen　mud　when　he　essayed　to　jump　the　stream；　and　how　our　guide　walked　on　easily　in　advance；　encouraging　us　with　his　voice　from　a　distance。　Why　is　it　that　a　stout　Englishman　bordering　on　fifty　finds　himself　in　such　a　predicament　as　that？　　No　Frenchman；　no　Italian；　no　German　would　so　place　himself；　unless　under　the　stress　of　insurmountable　circumstances。　　No　American　would　do　so　under　any　circumstances。　　As　I　slipped　about　on　the　ice　and　groaned　with　that　terrible　fardle　on　my　back；　burdened　with　a　dozen　shirts；　and　a　suit　of　dress　clothes；　and　three　pair　of　boots；　and　four　or　five　thick　volumes；　and　a　set　of　maps；　and　a　box　of　cigars；　and　a　washing　tub；　I　confessed　to　myself　that　I　was　a　fool。　　What　was　I　doing　in　such　a　galley　as　that？　　Why　had　I　brought　all　that　useless　lumber　down　to　Rolla？　　Why　had　I　come　to　Rolla；　with　no　certain　hope　even　of　shelter　for　a　night？　　But　we　did　reach　the　hotel；　we　did　get　a　room　between　us　with　two　bedsteads。　　And　pondering　over　the　matter　in　my　mind；　since　that　evening；　I　have　been　inclined　to　think　that　the　stout　Englishman　is　in　the　right　of　it。　　No　American　of　my　age　and　weight　will　ever　go　through　what　I　went　through　then；　but　I　am　not　sure　that　he　does　not　in　his　accustomed　career　go　through　worse　things　even　than　that。　　However；　if　I　go　to　Rolla　again　during　the　war；　I　will　at　any　rate　leave　the　books　behind　me。　What　a　night　we　spent　in　that　inn！　　They　who　know　America　will　be　aware　that　in　all　hotels　there　is　a　free　admixture　of　different　classes。　　The　traveler　in　Europe　may　sit　down　to　dinner　with　his　tailor　and　shoemaker；　but　if　so；　his　tailor　and　shoemaker　have　dressed　themselves　as　he　dresses；　and　are　prepared　to　carry　themselves　according　to　a　certain　standard；　which　in　exterior　does　not　differ　from　his　own。　　In　the　large　Eastern　cities　of　the　States；　such　as　Boston；　New　York；　and　Washington；　a　similar　practice　of　life　is　gradually　becoming　prevalent。　　There　are　various　hotels　for　various　classes；　and　the　ordinary　traveler　does　not　find　himself　at　the　same　table　with　a　butcher　fresh　from　the　shambles。　　But　in　the　West　there　are　no　distinctions　whatever。　　A　man's　a　man　for　a'　that　in　the　West；　let　the　〃a'　that〃　comprise　what　it　may　of　coarse　attire　and　unsophisticated　manners。　　One　soon　gets　used　to　it。　　In　that　inn　at　Rolla　was　a　public　room；　heated　in　the　middle　by　a　stove；　and　round　that　we　soon　found　ourselves　seated　in　a　company　of　soldiers；　farmers；　laborers；　and　teamsters。　　But　there　was　among　them　a　general；　not　a　fighting；　or　would…be　fighting　general　of　the　present　time；　but　one　of　the　old…fashioned　local　generals；men　who　held；　or　had　once　held；　some　fabulous　generalship　in　the　State　militia。　There　we　sat；　cheek　by　jowl　with　our　new　friends；　till　nearly　twelve　o'clock；　talking　politics　and　discussing　the　war。　　The　general　was　a　stanch　Unionist；　having；　according　to　his　own　showing；　suffered　dreadful　things　from　secessionist　persecutors　since　the　rebellion　commenced。　　As　a　matter　of　course　everybody　present　was　for　the　Union。　　In　such　a　place　one　rarely　encounters　any　difference　of　opinion。　　The　general　was　very　eager　about　the　war；　advocating　the　immediate　abolition　of　slavery；　not　as　a　means　of　improving　the　condition　of　the　Southern　slaves；　but　on　the　ground　that　it　would　ruin　the　Southern　masters。　　We　all　sat　by；　edging　in　a　word　now　and　then；　but　the　general　was　the　talker　of　the　evening。　　He　was　very　wrathy；　and　swore　at　every　other　word。　　〃It　was　pretty　well　time；〃　he　said；　〃to　crush　out　this　rebellion；　and　by　　it　must　and　should　be　crushed　out；　General　Jim　Lane　was　the　man　to　do　it；　and　by　　General　Jim　Lane　would　do　it！〃　and　so　on。　　In　all　such　conversations　the　time　for　action　has　always　just　come；　and　also　the　expected　man。　　But　the　time　passes　by　as　other　weeks　and　months　have　passed　before　it；　and　the　new　general　is　found　to　be　no　more　successful　than　his　brethren。　　Our　friend　was　very　angry　against　England。　　〃When　we've　polished　off　these　accursed　rebels；　I　guess　we'll　take　a　turn　at　you。　　You　had　your　turn　when　you　made　us　give　up　Mason　and　Slidell；　and　we'll　have　our　turn　by…and…by。〃　　But　in　spite　of　his　dislike　to　our　nation　he　invited　us　warmly　to　come　and　see　him　at　his　home　on　the　Missouri　River。　　It　was；　according　to　his　showing；　a　new　Eden；　a　Paradise　upon　earth。　　He　seemed　to　think　that　we　might　perhaps　desire　to　buy　a　location；　and　explained　to　us　how　readily　we　could　make　our　fortunes。　　But　he　admitted　in　the　course　of　his　eulogiums　that　it　would　be　as　much　as　his　life　was　worth　to　him　to　ride　out　five　miles　from　his　own　house。　　In　the　mean　time　the　teamsters　greased　their　boots；　the　soldiers　snored；　those　who　were　wet　took　off　their　shoes　and　stockings；　hanging　them　to　dry　round　the　stove；　and　the　Western　farmers　chewed　tobacco　in　silence；　and　ruminated。　　At　such　a　house　all　the　guests　go　in　to　their　meals　together。　　A　gong　is　sounded　on　a　sudden；　close　behind　your　ears；　accustomed　as　you　may　probably　be　to　the　sound；　you　jump　up　from　your　chair　in　the　agony　of　the　crash；　and　by　the　time　that　you　have　collected　your　thoughts　the　whole　crowd　is　off　in　a　general　stampede　into　the　eating…room。　　You　may　as　well　join　them；　if　you　hesitate　as　to　feeding　with　so　rough　a　lot　of　men；　you　will　have　to　set　down　afterward　with　the　women　and　children　of　the　family；　and　your　lot　will　then　be　worse。　　Among　such　classes　in　the　Western　States　the　men　are　always　better　than　the　women。　　The　men　are　dirty　and　civil；　the　women　are　dirty　and　uncivil。　On　the　following　day　we　visited　the　camp；　going　out　in　an　ambulance　and　returning　on　horseback。　　We　were　accompanied　by　the　general's　aid…de…camp；　and　also；　to　our　great　gratification；　by　the　general's　daughter。　　There　had　been　a　hard　frost　for　some　nights；　but　though　the　cold　was　very　great　there　was　always　heat　enough　in　the　middle　of　the　day　to　turn　the　surface　of　the　ground　into　glutinous　mud；　consequently　we　had　all　the　roughness　induced　by　frost；　but　none　of　the　usually　attendant　cleanliness。　　Indeed；　it　seemed　that　in　these　parts　nothing　was　so　dirty　as　frost。　　The　mud　stuck　like　paste　and　encompassed　everything。　　We　heard　that　morning　that　from　sixty　to　seventy　baggage　wagons　had　〃broken　through；〃　as　they　called　it；　and　stuck　fast　near　a　river；　in　their　endeavor　to　make　their　way　on　to　Lebanon。　　We　encountered　two　generals　of　brigade；　General　Siegel；　a　German；　and　General　Ashboth；　a　Hungarian；　both　of　whom　were　waiting　till　the　weather　should　allow　them　to　advance。　　They　were　extremely　courteous；　and　warmly　invited　us　to　go　on　with　them　to　Lebanon　and　Springfield；　promising　to　us　such　accommodation　as　they　might　be　able　to　obtain　for　themselves。　　I　was　much　tempted　to　accept　the　offer；　but　I　found　that　day　after　day　might　pass　before　any　forward　movement　was　commenced；　and　that　it　might　be　weeks　before　Springfield　or　even　Lebanon　could　be　reached。　　It　was　my　wish；　moreover；　to　see　what　I　could　of　the　people；　rather　than　to　scrutinize　the　ways　of　the　army。　　We　dined　at　the　tent　of　General　Ashboth；　and　afterward　rode　his　horses　through　the　camp　back　to　Rolla；　I　was　greatly　taken　with　this　Hungarian　gentleman。　　He　was　a　tall；　thin；　gaunt　man　of　fifty；　a　pure…blooded　Magyar　a　I　was　told；　who　had　come　from　his　own　country　with　Kossuth　to　America。　　His　camp　circumstances　were　not　very　luxurious；　nor　was　his　table　very　richly　spread；　but　he　received　us　with　the　ease　and　courtesy　of　a　gentleman。　　He　showed　us　his　sword；　his　rifle；　his　pistols；　his　chargers；　and　daguerreotype　of　a　friend　he　had　loved　in　his　own　country。　　They　were　all　the　treasures　that　he　carried　with　himover　and　above　a　chess…board　and　a　set　of　chessmen；　which　sorely　tempted　me　to　acc