onemorning，owardsheerparofhemonhofmarch，1841，havingahaimenoparicurbusinessoengagemyaenion，iwaswalkingabouhevilgeofsaraogasprings，hinkingomyselfwhereimighobainsomepresenemploymen，unilhebusyseasonshouldarrivea

e，aswasherusualcusom，hadgoneoverosandyhill，adisanceofsomewenymiles，oakechargeofheculinarydeparmenasherrill’scoffeehouse，duringhesessionofhecourelizabeh，ihink，hadaccompaniedhermargareandalonzowerewihheiraunasaraoga

onhecornerofcongresssreeandbroadway，nearheavern，hen，andforaughiknowoheconrary，sillkepbymrmoon，iwasmebywogenlemenofrespecableappearance，bohofwhomwereenirelyunknownomeihaveheimpressionhaheywereinroducedomebysomeoneofmyacquainances，buwho，ihaveinvainendeavoredorecall，wihheremarkhaiwasanexperpyeronheviolin

aanyrae，heyimmediaelyeneredinoconversaiononhasubjec，makingnumerousinquiriesouchingmyproficiencyinharespecmyresponsesbeingoalppearancessaisfacory，heyproposedoengagemyservicesforashorperiod，saing，ahesameime，iwasjussuchapersonasheirbusinessrequiredheirnames，asheyaferwardsgavehemome，weremerrillbrownandabramhamilon，houghwheherhesewereheirrueappelions，ihavesrongreasonsodoubheformerwasamanapparenlyforyyearsofage，somewhashorandhickse，wihacounenanceindicaingshrewdnessandinelligenceheworeabckfrockcoaandbckha，andsaidheresidedeiherarocheserorasyracuseheerwasayoungmanoffaircomplexionandligheyes，and，ishouldjudge，hadnopassedheageofwenyfivehewasallandslender，dressedinasnuffcoloredcoa，wihglossyha，andvesofeleganpaernhiswholeapparelwasinheexremeoffashionhisappearancewassomewhaeffeminae，buprepossessingandherewasabouhimaneasyair，hashowedhehadmingledwihheworld

heywereco

eced，asheyinformedme，wihacircuscompany，heninheciyofwashingon；haheywereonheirwayhiherorejoini，havinglefiforashorimeomakeanexcursionnorhward，forhepurposeofseeinghecounry，andwerepayingheirexpensesbyanoccasionalexhibiionheyalsoremarkedhaheyhadfoundmuchdifficulyinprocuringmusicforheirenerainmens，andhaifiwouldaccompanyhemasfarasnewyork，heywouldgivemeonedolrforeachday’sservices，andhreedolrsinaddiionforeverynighipyedaheirperformances，besidessufficienopayheexpensesofmyreurnfromnewyorkosaraoga

iaonceaccepedheempingoffer，bohforherewardipromised，andfromadesireovisihemeropolisheywereanxiousoleaveimmediaely

hinkingmyabsencewouldbebrief，ididnodeeminecessaryowrieoa

ewhiherihadgone；infacsupposinghamyreurn，perhaps，wouldbeassoonasherssoakingachangeoflinenandmyviolin，iwasreadyodeparhecarriagewasbroughround—acoveredone，drawnbyapairofnoblebays，alogeherforminganeleganesablishmenheirbaggage，consisingofhreergerunks，wasfasenedonherack，andmouningohedriver’ssea，whileheyookheirpcesinherear，idroveawayfromsaraogaonheroadoalbany，eedwihmynewposiion，andhappyasihadeverbeen，onanydayinallmylife

wepassedhroughballson，andsrikingheridgeroad，asiiscalled，ifmymemorycorreclyservesme，followedidirecoalbanywereachedhaciybeforedark，andsoppedaahoelsouhwardfromhemuseum

hisnighihadanopporuniyofwinessingoneofheirperformances—heonlyone，duringhewholeperiodiwaswihhemhamilonwassaionedahedoor；iformedheorchesra，whilebrownprovidedheenerainmeniconsisedinhrowingballs，dancingonherope，fryingpancakesinaha，causinginvisiblepigsosqueal，andoherlikefeasofvenriloquismandlegerdemainheaudiencewasexraordinarilysparse，andnoofheselecescharaceraha，andhamilon’sreporofheproceedsbua“beggarlyaccounofempyboxes”

earlynexmorningwerenewedourjourneyheburdenofheirconversaionnowwasheexpressionofananxieyoreachhecircuswihoudeyheyhurriedforward，wihouagainsoppingoexhibi，andinduecourseofime，wereachednewyork，akinglodgingsaahouseonhewessideofheciy，inasreeru

ingfrombroadwayoheriverisupposedmyjourneywasaanend，andexpecedinadayorwoaleas，oreurnomyfriendsandfamilyasaraogabrownandhamilon，however，beganoimporunemeoconinuewihhemowashingonheyallegedhaimmediaelyonheirarrival，nowhahesummerseasonwasapproaching，hecircuswouldseouforhenorhheypromisedmeasiuaionandhighwagesifiwouldaccompanyhem

rgelydidheyexpaiaeonheadvanageshawouldresulome，andsuchwereheferingrepresenaionsheymade，haifinallyconcludedoaccepheoffer

henexmorningheysuggesedha，inasmuchaswewereaboueneringasvesae，iwouldbewell，beforeleavingnewyork，oprocurefreepapersheideasruckmeasaprudenone，houghihinkiwouldscarcelyhaveoccurredome，hadheynoproposediweproceededaonceowhaiundersoodobehecusomhouseheymadeoahocerainfacsshowingiwasafreemanapaperwasdrawnupandhandedus，wihhedirecionoakeioheclerk’sofficewedidso，andheclerkhavingaddedsomehingoi，forwhichhewaspaidsixshillings，wereurnedagainohecusomhouse