He purchased a splendid pair, but then another difficulty occurred about transporting them to Pittsburgh.

He would not trust them by rail and no suitable boat was to leave for several days.

Providence was on my side evidently.
Nothing on earth would induce that man to leave the city until he saw those horses fairly started and it was an even wager whether he would not insist upon going up on the steamer with them himself.

We held the bridge.

"Pipe" made a splendid Horatius.