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pleasant criticism came anotlier greeting from the city 

 press. It had been announced that I would probably 

 arrive at the Osbiirn House at four in the afternoon, 

 hence it was not strange that my sudden appearance at 

 an earlier hour caused some surprise and led to the 

 impression that I had come forward by rail, and that 

 my horseback journey was possibly not an entirely 

 genuine affair. I may add that it had not occurred to 

 me that my trip across country was of sufficient im- 

 portance to warrant any criticism upon my methods 

 so long as I met my lecture appointments promptly. 

 The sharp comment had no more serious result than 

 that of increasing the lecture receipts in the cities 

 which followed. 



My tenth lecture was delivered in Corinthian Hall, 

 at the usual hour in the evening, the introduction 

 being made by Colonel J. A. Reynolds. 



Next day, June ninth, gave me an opportunity to 

 look up the familiar places and to note the changes 

 that had occurred since my last visit to the city. 

 The cleanliness and beauty of the streets, now in their 

 summer glory of tree and flower, made such a tour of 

 inspection anything but unpleasant. 



East avenue, where the " flour and coal kings " are 

 at home, is an attractive place in which to see individ- 

 ual taste carried out in architecture and horticulture. 

 Dowu town, where the " kings " ard at work, there is 

 a brisk activity which pervades everything, like an 

 unending accompaniment to the Falls, whose sounds 

 always mingle with those of the busy life around 

 them. Perhaps it was this continual encouragement 

 from the river, offered to her early pioneers, that has 

 given Rochester such a notable career and made her 



