148 JOHN BY STEAMER. 



Hamilton, where we arrived at eleven o clock. The John By 

 had been constructed to ply on the Rideau canal, with paddle 

 wheels in the stern the worst sailing and ill-constructed boat 

 in Canada. The engine was high pressure ; and if a vessel 

 was to be built for roasting passengers, the John By might 

 have furnished useful hints. She was soon afterwards wrecked. 

 We could not gain admittance into any of the hotels at 

 Hamilton, except one, on account of the lateness of the hour. 

 The beds were all occupied before our arrival ; but the bar 

 keeper said he would place one on the floor, where Mr C 



and I were soon stretched side by side, and soon afterwards 

 some individuals, similarly situated, were admitted* to share 



our bed. On awakening next morning I missed Mr C 



from my side, who was lying in a distant corner of the room ; 

 and he afterwards told me, that disliking the company which 

 joined us, he slipped from bed so soon as he could do so 

 unnoticed. 



