330 EAST PRUSSIA TO THE GOLDEN GATE 



the little steamer, ' ' City of Toronto, ' ' which was to take 

 us to the Canadian Metropolis. At Lewiston the Niagara 

 River is much wider and 'the banks are lower, showing- 

 neat settlements all along till we reach Lake Ontario. It 

 was a fine little trip, which terminated at two o'clock, 

 when we arrived at Toronto. No sooner had I set foot on 

 shore, expecting to take a good look at the city, when it 

 commenced to rain again so hard that I betook myself at 

 once to the depot where I spent three dreary hours wait- 

 ing for the Grand- Trunk train. All the information I 

 could obtain concerning the city was that its name is of 

 Indian origin and means meeting-place. It has a Uni- 

 versity and an Observatory, several colleges and an abun- 

 dant supply of churches, I understand. Business must be 

 quite brisk, judging from the sights of shipping in the 

 harbor and at the freight-station. 



Our trip to Kingston was delayed by an unforeseen ob- 

 struction from a freight train, so we had to spend all night 

 on the road. We arrived at our destination after five 

 o'clock and I personally was glad of it, as it is not at all 

 agreeable to hunt for a hotel at mid-night. From now on 

 the return-trip to New York was taken up in real earnest. 

 Another pleasant trip by steamer to Cape Vincent and 

 thence by rail to Albany, where we arrived early Sunday 

 morning. My great hope for favorable weather on the 

 trip from Albany to New York was certainly spoiled, as 

 I had little chance of verifying the much advertised scen- 

 ery of the "Rhine of America," the Hudson, being pre- 

 vented by heavy clouds and a cold fog. Arrived at New 

 York I rested at the Hotel, as the rain kept me indoors. 



This trip has taught me that travelling in America is a 

 cheap, comfortable and quick entertainment. Fares in- 

 eluded, I expended scarcely more than if I had boarded at 

 a Hotel during the same length of time. I went over 

 eleven hundred and thirty-three miles, and the total cost, 

 inclusive of all extras, amounted only to forty-eight Dol- 

 lars, of which twenty-six Dollars were for railroad and 

 steamer fares. And all these long trips without the con- 

 stant annoyance from minions of some little potentate, 

 whose principality one happens to enter. 



