John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, Page 52

[John Milton Binckley, June 1859 Travel Diary, page 52. 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.]

fine & luxuriant timber in dark and thick clumps and grove. Hereabout, appears to have been any long enough to have killed the very woods of D C though here all flourishing -- was reminded by capers of some cattle, how very much I am like a cow. I always observe that her laziness keeps her slow and quiet, but that when fright makes here take a quick jump or other motion, she foils so good threat, that she follows it with a dozen or so kicks, jumps & tail thrashings, bellowing, head shaking etc etc, just because she feels good, & for the fun of the thing, astonished to find what a great pleasure it is to act, & resolving to do it very frequently hereafter.

Here hills a little more rugged and abrupt, a picturesque old mill.

New Paris, last town in O, large as Somerset, I reckon, 30 m. from Dayton, 73 from Indianapolis.

Now in Indiana. Richmond, a very smart young city, about twelve thousand pop[ulation], as I learn. It is now about dusk. Should like to get a better view of this town, which is picturesquely [to be continued.] 

[John Milton Binckley (1831-1878).]