Describes crossing to Queenston Heights in Ontario, Canada, from Niagara Falls. Transcription: haunted by a yearning to be back again. So we [Gunn and Edward Heylyn] ran back for 5 or 6 miles at locomotive speed, he saved time by half a second and we parted. I walked back in the lonely wintry evening, the sun having that day shewn his face for the first time for a fortnight, and now setting over the western rocks; reached my little boarding-house, ate an extensive meal, and to bed by 10. 7. Fridy. Took stage for Lewiston, in company with a pleasant American, (rejoicing in the name of Cuddibac
Describes crossing to Queenston Heights in Ontario, Canada, from Niagara Falls. Transcription: haunted by a yearning to be back again. So we [Gunn and Edward Heylyn] ran back for 5 or 6 miles at locomotive speed, he saved time by half a second and we parted. I walked back in the lonely wintry evening, the sun having that day shewn his face for the first time for a fortnight, and now setting over the western rocks; reached my little boarding-house, ate an extensive meal, and to bed by 10. 7. Fridy. Took stage for Lewiston, in company with a pleasant American, (rejoicing in the name of Cuddiback, and his wife, who sang songs all the way, I sometimes relieving her. Myself and her husband crossed to Queenstown Heights and had a glorious view for a hundred miles and more, all around, the blue Ontario, Canada, and New York State. After two hours or more tedious waiting the Toronto boat arrived, and stepping aboard I found myself in England again! Portraits of the Queen, Prince Albert, V R ?s, all sorts of home associations. Previous to our starting there chanced an episode almost worthy of ?ǣUncle Tom. ? A good-humored civil-spoken negro came to sell apples, and nearly all his stock were soon disposed of. Said he ?ǣPeddling apples is ?nt a very great trade gentlemen, but it ?s more honorable than selling flesh and blood! I ?m a better man than a slave- Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 5, page 134, January 6-7, 1853 . 6 January 1853. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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