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three pairs of horses and started off at just a quarter past
4 in the afternoon. At Brooke we stopped and had tea at
Mr Murphy's, fed the horses, 'twas about 10 miles on our way
put the cattle to, and off again. I drove Aunt in what they
call out here a Buggy. It only holds two persons, has
four wheels, each nearly up to my chin, when I stand
beside it. Wheels as lightly made as possible, like the wheels
of our English dandy horse or velocipede. Yet they are
strong, as they are made of iron wood. The bed of the
vehicle is on a double set of very high springs, so you
drive easy. I, as I said, drove Aunt, After we left Brooke
the next eight miles was fearful, so far as roads, and
bad bridges were concerned. The meeting was in a most
wild place. As we neared it, we could see through the
trees, the gleam, and we could hear the roar of the fires
Then up struck, some music, singing, and we heard
upwards of 2000 voices singing a very curious hymn
half hymn tune, and half chant. Then we got out of our
traps, tethered the horses, and put a boy one of our
company Bob Murphy to guard them. I took Aunt, and
we sallied through the thickets, now stooping to avoid
a branch, and then stumbling over a fallen tree, till
we came to an open clearing. A place of nearly 2 acres