localities of interest, and attended some of the sessions 

 of the Presbyterian Assembly. One of the sermons to 

 which he listened was that of Rev. Mr. Howe, of New 

 Brunswick, whom he described as a "noisy, boisterous, 

 declamatory, and dashing preacher." 



Dr. Emerson remained in Philadelphia until twelve 

 o'clock on Wednesday, May 22, when he took the steam- 

 boat on his way home, by way of Trenton, New Bruns- 

 wick, New York, New Haven, and New London. He 

 arrived at Boston on Saturday night, May 26th; and, 

 hearing of the severe sickness of his wife, and, finding 

 that an exchange which he had previously arranged, could 

 be provided for, he took a conveyance home early on 

 Sunday morning, his journal concluding with a warm 

 expression of the abundant reason he had for gratitude to 

 God that his trip had been made with so much pleasure 

 and safety. 



In the back part of the book in which this journal was 

 kept, Dr. Emerson gives a minute account of his ex- 

 penses, and we reproduce the list, as having interest for 

 comparison with present prices : 



Salem to Boston, $1.00; lodging at Earle's hotel, 25 

 cents ; stage, Boston to Frarningham, $1.50 ;. breakfast, 50 

 cents; Framingham to Brookfield, $2;50; Brookfield to 

 Belchertown, $1.31 ; Belchertown to Northampton, $1.00 ; 

 supper, breakfast and lodging at Northampton, 75 cents; 

 cake at Suffield, Conn., 6 cents; stage from Northamp- 

 ton to Hartford, $3.00; supper, breakfast and lodging at 

 Bennett's hotel, $1.00 ; stage from Weathersfield to New 

 Haven, $2.25; dinner at New Haven, 50 cents; shaving 

 in New Haven, twice, 12 J cents; conveyance to steam- 

 boat, 25 cents ; steamboat fare from New Haven to New 

 York, $5.00; cleaning boots in steamboat, 12 cents; 

 conveyance of baggage from steamboat 25 cents ; break- 



