He accordingly stopped at a tavern, and took his horses out of their harness, and rubbed them down well, and gave them a good drink of water, and plenty of oats, which he bought of the tavern-keeper.

He kept the oats in his bag to use in the town.

By the time that he stopped, he was comfortably warm, for he had taken some exercise walking up the hills.
Franco always got out when Jonas did, at the bottom of the hills, and then got in again at the top.

He remained in the sleigh, however, at the tavern, keeping guard, while Jonas went into the house; and he would growl a little if any body came near the sleigh, and thus warn them not to touch any thing that was in it.
While the horses were eating, Jonas went into the tavern, and sat down by the kitchen fire.

The fire was very large, and many persons were busy getting breakfast.