John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, Page 37

[John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, page 37. 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. Extra paragraph breaks inserted for easier reading.]

[continued] for moss and other material, and then help them build their playhouses. Mary will never tire of those harmless and sweet recollections. I am glad of it. While she lives, we will always be able to enter the golden street and pass through its whole course back, back, to the placid bosom of that quiet sea of dimness which vanishes at last in the obscurity of babyhood, whereon, too, so many lovely things float, with "the silken sail of infancy." [ ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Recollections of the Arabian Nights," circa 1830.]

And here comes old uncle Billy Larue. The type of the good citizen, the beloved of the poor and the esteem of the rich, After while, up comes Mrs. Scott, a glorious woman, no wonder Philand never admires without mentioning the exception of Mrs. Scott. But Mrs. Delong & Mrs. Shirly must go, & uncle Billy and I see them to their carriage & off.

I showed all the picture and all profess to admire & tell me I shall do well, though without exception, they wonder that she should not be rich.

Uncle Billy & I then went to Dave Wirick's, where Aunt Peggy & he stop . . . with her husband live with Dave. 

[John Milton Binckley (1831-1878).
Mother = Charlotte Stocker Binckley (1788-1877).
Mary = Mary Louisa Mitchell/Michel (1838-1930).
Philand = Philander H. Binckley (1826-1898).]