John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, Page 14

[John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, page 14. Many thanks to William Myers, Mary Davy, Sally Young and Sue Davis for their ongoing research collaboration; specifically to William for providing scans of the original document, and in turn many thanks to Peter Johnston Binckley and Patricia D'Arcy "Trish" Binckley (1951-2007), at the source. This is my rough transcription.]

. . . of the blessing, which impels the life giving yield to want and thirst.

At the "Festival" last night at Oddfellows Hall, I put in my packet the "Festival glance." It is most [much] too dark now to read. I see in it a beautiful idea, the Young Men's Christian Association, which I regard as the most noble and destined of the most powerful organization of the day - is comp symbolized by a rainbow, at once displaying the strength of its structure and consequent promise of permanency,  but and that union of all shades and hues of opinion in the general radiance of common light. Seldom has that truth[?] object of similitudes been so appropriately used as in this instance. 

Now dusk. The cornields here always are finely dressed and look well for the planter. 

Why does evening always bring up home? Not because we are always there at evening, or because home is always most wanted then, for night would be far more so. Yet be he where he may, evening brings to the [to be continued.]

[John Milton Binckley (1831-1878).]