George and Melissa were placed on top and given hold of the strap that was to steady them in their place.

I now led up Mrs.
Bennett's ox and Mr.Bennett helped his wife to mount the animal, on whose back as soft a seat as possible had been constructed.

Mrs.Arcane in her ribbons was now helped to her seat on the back of Old Brigham and she carefully adjusted herself to position, and arranged her dress and ornaments to suit, then took hold of the strap that served to hold on by as there were no bridles on these two.
Rogers led the march with his ox; Bennett and I started the others along, and Arcane followed with Old Crump and the children.

Bennett and Arcane took off their hats and bade the old camp good bye.

The whole procession moved, and we were once more going toward our journey's end we hoped.