John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, Page 40

[John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, page 40. 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] the rest. Mother found that her flowers and mine, left in the basket left in Depot had been rifled -- indignation of old lady at Ohio rascality. Explanation volunteered in ignorance of old lady; knowledge of the outrage, on part of Depot agent, old lady satisfied, & sure he is a gentleman, & certainly no Yankee. Find bad treatment has already broken the lock on my trunk. 

Bid all an affectionate farewell, and off. 


Here opens up one of the finest trips in the Union, the level and undulating lands, comprise the whole of this region, of which Every acre may be a garden. 

The road is much better than East of Newark, the morning is fine, much warmer too, and Everything looks fine.

Within a couple miles of the town, the poor old canal, filled with frogs, green aquatic moss and growth, lined with grass and weeds and Ever watched on by bushes and trees, appears: its task done, like a legless soldier when the war is over, it is pensioned off & an idle but peaceful resistance in the even current of its way, to pour out till [to be continued.]  

[John Milton Binckley (1831-1878).
Mother = Charlotte Stocker Binckley (1788-1877).]