Excerpt from Notes on Land and Sea: 1850 April 17th, 4:15 o'clock, came and found us ready to leave old Shelbyville, Tennessee, for the Eldorado of the West. Myself, R. A. L. and C. having concluded to try fortunes in that far famed land, so bidding adieu to our friends and families we stowed ourselves in the coach, the driver cracked his whip - and off we went. The first few miles of our journeys was performed in silence - each one of us preferring to hold communion with his own thoughts, than with one another. Even the Lady passengers, of which there were several silent. Reaching M. B. we partook of some of the Genl substantials - and again started on our journey. By this time the oppression was gradually wearing off, and elastic youth began to manifest itself. The Ladies talked incessantly 'probably to make up for lost time', the baby cried and all things wore a more cheerful aspect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.