And as his position seemed to wane, and clouds to hover over his estates, he seemed restless, and desirous to transfer his influence to another theatre of action.

From my earliest conversations with him, he had fixed his mind on Texas, and spoke with enthusiasm about it.
I left my baggage, consisting of two well-filled trunks, in charge of Mr.Ellis, a worthy innkeeper of the town, and when I was ready to continue my way on foot for St.Louis, I was joined in this journey by Messrs.

Kemp and Keen, my fellow-voyagers on the water from Louisville.
We set out on the 26th of the month.

The weather was hot and the atmosphere seemed to be lifeless and heavy.

Our road lay over gentle hills, in a state of nature.