John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, Page 45

[John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, page 45. 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] Ohio.

Frost's mill -- a very beautiful subject for landscape. Some other point, name Ingot, alone following, knew where along here, saw literally a mile of beans, up and growing finely.

Here is Dayton, one of the most  beautiful of cities. My citizen communicant takes a card to George Jackson, whom he knows. 

Here, down at the Edge of the city, where nothing of it hardly agreeable is visible; we are to wait, God knows how long & then change cars. 

Getting colder. Think I hear whistle. No, don't. See only Enough of the city to aggravate. 

Gent, lady & boy, from Indiana, are waiting also. Mother pleased with her, confides with no very great reserve her anxiety and dissatisfaction with railroad arrangements in this case. 

Afraid to go up further in town, buy a pencil good almost for nothing, having lost mine five miles back.

Here come the cars. Oh. But hold. Here we are at the other, western, Depot where we wait. In the cars are a tall large lady, looking like fine Sauk[?] on a very large scale. Dressed in white. Elegantly and rather too showily.

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