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o^clock, therefore, on the morning of the twenty- 

 second, I returned the parting salute of my wife and 

 friends, and rode away. Turning into North Division 

 slri'eet, I went out to Main, down Main to Ohio, and 

 out Ohio to the Buffalo Road. Soon after passing the 

 city limits, I saw Lake Erie, and leaving the highway 

 rode down to the beach and into the water, giving 

 Paul his first drink from the great inland sea, along 

 whose shores we were to spend several days, and in 

 which I and mv faithful friend would doubtless 

 quench our thirst many times. After this little diver- 

 sion I pushed forward for thirteen miles and a half, 

 which brought us to Lake View. After stopping 

 here a few moments I rode on to North Evans. In 

 this little village of something over a hundred in- 

 habitants, my peace was in no wise disturbed and I 

 was able to pass the day in comparative seclusion, 

 thinking over the three days at Buffalo and antici- 

 pating the journey to Cleveland. 



lortu-fiftl) JDag. 



Angola Hotise, 



Angola, New York, 



Ju7ie Twenty -fourth. 



The ride from North Evans to Angola was most 

 delightful, carrying me as it did, along the shore of 

 Lake Erie, which for the most part was plainly seen 

 from the turnpike. The exhilarating breeze from 

 over the water was in pleasing contrast to the intense 

 heat which was felt in Central New York, and 

 I found my appetite sharpening under its brisk in- 

 fluence. The eye had a continual feast of lake and 

 field stretching off on either side, and as I rode along 



