06 June 1854
Tues. 6 . Warm—reached Buffalo 7 A.M. breakfasted—I am almost ashamed to term the meal provided for us a breakfast—at the Rail-road Hote…damagel I Took no pains to learn the landlord's name, not having any desire to ever patronise him again—at least when I Feell hungry—8 1/2. A.M. started off again by rail-road —for Albany saw nothing along the route worthy of note but dust—obliged to see that for it was constantly "in my eye"—Dined at Syracuse—with an appetite like a hungry Lion. It was a capital dinner, and I was gratified to think that the morning's breakfast had had sufficient time to vacate the stomach, as I should have regretted that so good an entertainment should have been mixed with so much baser matter—8 P.M. left Albany on the steamer Isaac Newton for New York—Promenaded for awhile , then lemonaded—then turned in with the hope that I should wake up safe in Gotham