by Jacob Swainswick » Sun Sep 11, 2016 4:33 pm
Indeed; an acquaintance lent me the use of his horse only the other day for business I had South of the river. I was gone for but ten minutes - and gave a young ragamuffin a penny to watch it, with the promise of another on my return. When I came back the poor beast was up on bricks!
"...[A] young man, tall, and of elegant proportion, dark locks combed neatly into place atop a high forehead. Deep blue eyes are set in an intelligent face ...; his physiognomy on the whole speaking of studious attentiveness."