ay from the scene as fast as
he could. It had usually been Paul's complaint that the boat was too far
behind; but after the cow incident, it was just the other way. They
were always so far ahead that it was hard to keep them in sight. The
darkey was bribed to this unwonted exertion by presents of neckties
and other fancy articles which the Doctor sacrificed from his wardrobe.
The latter had visions of that cow's owner in vengeful pursuit.

While paddling along one morning, the boat being quite a distance below
him, Boyton heard a terrific fusillade from the gun. He thought the
Doctor was shooting away all the cartridges. The boat was surrounded by
smoke and Paul drove ahead to see what was going on. As he drew near,
he saw the doctor holding a small object in his hand while a look of
pride glowed on his countenance. It was a little squirrel.

"See what I have killed," enthusiastically cried the Doctor in German.

"Yaas," chimed in the darkey, "dat squi'l him swimmin' de ribber an' de
Doc, he shot an' shot an' den I kill um wid de oah."

After leaving Quincy, the Doctor again distinguished himself, by firing
into some ducks that he saw in a slough on the Missouri side. The negro
had encouraged him to shoot and to his intense satisfaction, he
accidentally killed one. He made the darkey row in and pick it up, and
a few moments later, a gruff voice was heard on the bank:

"Pull ashore; nigger."

Looking up they saw a gigantic Missourian with his rifle pointed at them
and the negro pulled in as though he was trying to escape another
lightning storm.

"Mister; I want six bits fur that er pet duck of mine," the man remarked
to the Doctor.

The price demanded was promptly paid and the Doctor was glad to get away
from that wicked looking weapon which the Missourian handled as though
familiar with its use. After that adventure, he lost all interest in
hunting.

On June nineteenth, the party pulled into St. Louis, where they were
welcomed by a crowd of about thirty-thousand people, and the screaming
of whistles was something deafening. The Mayor was on one of the
steamboats and extended Paul the freedom of the city. He was
hospitably entertained, and after a short visit, began the last stretch
of his journey, two-hundred miles to Cairo, which he intended to finish
without a stop; the longest continuous run he ever made. On this trip
he had a great deal of trouble with the boat as both the D