Wild shouting, oaths, broke forth accompanied by thumpings, and the rumbling and creaking of cars as the cattle surged to and fro, and at the end, circles of fire--lanterns signaling "Go ahead"-- caused a wild rush for the caboose.
Morning brought to light a land of small farms, with cattle in minute pastures, surrounded by stacks of hay and grain, plowed fields, threshing crews, and teams plodding to and fro on dusty roads.

The plainsman was gone, the prairie farmer filled the landscape.

Towns thickened and grew larger.

At noon the freight lay at a siding to let the express trains come in at a populous city, and in the wait Mose found time to pace the platform.

The people were better dressed, the cowboy hat was absent, and nearly everybody wore not merely a coat but a vest and linen collar.