John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, Page 43

[John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, page 43. 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] Read and I continue into the smoking car, & as we Engage in very Earnest conversation, & with a drunken fellow who has usurped Read's seat, I go out of town without a glimpse of that handsome city, Jefferson, 25 m west of Columbus,

London, farther on, forgot how far, oak wood, "Somerset gal," Read's promise or rather contrail with his mother about tobacco. A section of land, if he will never use tobacco, . . . if he does, held out long, at last, formally renounced title, fortified, lost the land, and -- took a chew!

Charleston, a very neat village. On left of road opp[osite] village, a very fine & attractive cottage & grounds.

Annoyed by smoke of Engine, could it not be behind, says Read. Perhaps a good suggestion. Read fond of machinery, in Columbus carefully examined several locomotives. One I noticed bore the name of Mitchell's friend, ""Larz Anderson." 

Mother tired of the level land. Take my leave of Read.

Here I see a beautiful town. It is Selma or Cedarville, I now forget which [continued.]

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