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Grass was growing in the streets and tufts of oats were springing up where the horses, a few weeks before, had munched their provender. Here and there he met men and boys, wandering listlessly, with sadness in their faces, but yet behind the sorrow there was a determination to endure to the bitter end.
At dusk a messenger boy arrived with the briefest note, in Bostwick's familiar hand. "Sudden, urgent call to the claim. No time for business. Back as soon as possible. With love and faith, yours, SEARLE." How she loathed his miserable lie! Van and the new supply of provender arrived together at the tent where the partners made their temporary home.
Scanty provender, and of an inferior quality, is among the exciting causes of hoose, producing, as it does, a debilitated state of the system, which, upon exposure of the animal to cold, or wet, hastens the disorder. Some breeds of cattle are peculiarly liable to this disease, which, if not arrested in its early stage, runs on, involving the lungs, and frequently terminating in consumption.
The king and queen, the grand duke, and a basket of cold provender for immediate use, set forth from Calistoga in a double buggy; the crown prince, on horseback, led the way like an outrider. Bags and boxes and a second-hand stove were to follow close upon our heels by Hanson's team. It was a beautiful still day; the sky was one field of azure. Not a leaf moved, not a speck appeared in heaven.
It strikes you as purely an occasion for purveying provender to man's interior. The social feature eludes you. You know what I think, Peter? You ought to go to work." "Work!" "That's the word. What of it?" "Not a thing. The idea was new to me; that's all." "Persiflage and all that aside, why don't you take a stab at politics?" "Politics! Here in New York!
"Hello, Frank!" called Bart, when they were within hearing distance of the camp. There was no answer. "Maybe he's asleep yet," suggested Fenn. "Hardly," commented Ned. The boys reached the tent. The first thing they saw was the basket of provender Frank had left. "Well, he's been to Armstrong's," remarked Bart. "Hello, Frank! Where are you?" An echo was the only answer. Ned entered the tent.
"That is the wash-house, with water laid on, cold and hot; and under yonder shed is the drying-place: further on, you see the stables, and the lofts and granaries for the provender of the factory horses." "But M. Agricola, will you tell me the secret of all these wonders?" "In ten minutes you shall understand it all, mademoiselle." Unfortunately, Angela's curiosity was for a while disappointed.
An sure enough it's the same here amongst yez," added he, packing up the bread and beef as he spoke, "but Gad bliss the custom, any how, fwhor it's a good one!" When he had secured the provender, and was ready to resume his journey, he began to yawn, and to exhibit the most unequivocal symptoms of fatigue.
The Scots adopted their invariable custom of retreating after laying waste the country, so as to deprive the English of provender; even the impatience of their French allies failed to persuade them to give battle to King Richard's greatly superior forces.
We put ashore at the first convenient landing we could find, and encamped for the night. We had, however, a good supply of provisions, and a voyageur is never discouraged while he has the provender before him. Having now learned, to my cost, what confidence my pilot was entitled to, I determined on keeping land in view for the future.
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