Excerpt from Adventures in Texas, Chiefly in the Spring and Summer of 1840; With a Discussion of Comparative Character, Political, Religious and Moral: Accompanied by an Appendix, Containing an Humble Attempt to Aid in Establishing and Conducting Literary and Ecclesiastical Institutions With Consistency and Prosperity, Upon the Good Old Foundation of the Favor of God Our Saviour An apprenticeship of a couple of days, to a veteran Texan traveller from Kentucky, to learn the mysteries of wilderness journeying. Lodge in the open air near some wagoners, who, with their wagons and oxen, had just crossed a deep bayou by swimming - Joined in worship, and showed great kindness. - Roused from slumber by rain falling in the face. - Narrowly escaped submersion in crossing the bayou on a tree thrown over it 25. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.