Travel Diaries and Journals

Edinr. to York

I must part with my mother. Oh what a trial to leave & part with her whom I loved [struck through: better than] so dearly & my father too & Jessie Mary, Robert & William I assumed composure I was far from feeling. My heart was ready to burst but I must tear myself away. the hour has come & I must go My father Robt. Wm. Taylor, Fred, James T. Banks at the station bade me good bye & off we went Left N.B. Station at 9.15 Stopped Dunbar 5 minutes Berwick 10 minutes . I went outside the station at Berwick but it being dark I could see very little, however I saw the Tweed & could make out the general appearance of the town We stopped again at Newcastle & York at the latter we had 20 minutes & I went into the refreshment rooms to have a cup of coffee for which I paid 1/ rather scalped. I saw the Cathedral A young fellow sitting opposite me in the train & I went to see it, it is a

York to Lincoln

beautiful edifice one of the handsomest I ever saw. It was getting light when we left York so I sat up & had a look at the country round about. I slept a little probably 2 or 3 hours but it is very un- comfortable sleeping in a railway carriage Mr Inglis (of Gall & Inglis late in the Northbridge) was in the same carriage. I would have spoken to him & asked him to call on you but as I thought I would have time to write soon & it was such a short time from leaving home that I thought it of little use. The great difference between the appearance of Scotland & England is the general level appearance of the latter there is scarcely a hill visible throughout the whole extent, especially in the Southern part. Their fields I think are more nicely laid out than in Scotland instead of being separated by stone walls, they had hedges running between which adds greatly to the general beauty of the country. From York southwards there seems to have been a general flooding of

the Refreshment room till the time of starting two others in the [struck through: train] [written above: carriage] with me at starting but at Berwick a number of women Came in with Chil- dren the 2 others went into another Carri age at Newcastle. I remained could get no sleep. Sent out Mrs. Ritchie's parcel for Tope at York & had it booked in York about 4 ocl a.m.

Tuesday. Jany. 22nd. 1861.

Got into London at 10 ocl & went to a coffe house opposite the station & had a wash & Some breakfast. after which took a cab & went to Bethnall House. shewn into a room Dr. Ritchie came in. Sat talking for some time. Cabman wanting too much gave him 3/. Mr. Miller came in was introduced. after a glass of wine went to bed & had a sleep for two hours. at 5 dressed & came down to dinner. Met Mr. Miller