There were two or three horses, and several long tailed colts.He looked back over the top extended metaphors list of the coach down the road to see what had become of the driver.The farms in this part of the United States may be called grass farms.Marco kept wishing that a extended metaphors list wagon or something else would come along, that he might have the satisfaction of turning out.You little fool, said the driver, you never can do any thing for me.In the course of the conversation the sailor used improper and violent language too, which Marco did not like to extended metaphors list hear and, in fact, Marco began to be a little afraid of his new acquaintance.He has turned his grass into wool, and thus got its value into a much more compact form.All this extended metaphors list passed in an instant, and Marco, before he had a moment's time for reflection, found himself alone on his seat, the driver run over and perhaps killed, and the horses cantering away, with the reins dangling about their heels.The grass is food for beasts, the grain is food for man, and the cotton is for clothing.The ground at the road side was so much inclined, that he was almost afraid to venture this expedient, but he had no extended metaphors list time for thought.The driver asked the sailor if he was not willing to ride outside, in order to make room for the new passenger.The female passengers got in, but the men walked extended metaphors list along by the side of it, intending to travel in that way about four miles to the next tavern.It can therefore be transported to distant places to be sold and manufactured.