Rode in rain and snow, chiefly snow, down to Gauley over
Kanawha and back to Fayetteville; a hard ride in such a day and alone, too. How
I enjoy these rides, this scenery, and all I Saw a teamster with a spike team
(three horses) stalled; got on to his leader and tried to help through; gave it
up; took a pair of his socks — he had a load.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 150
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