Passed a good night and rose a little before seven. Breakfast at 8 on
tea and toast with some good veal cutlets. Read a Canada paper
containing rather more Bristol news than the American papers, also a
conceited account of the Falls. A very pleasant breeze. An intelligent
gentleman from New York explained the reason for such excessive labour
in this country, that a man was better rewarded, and after getting a few
dollars he was stimulated to further exertion, and again he was able to
make more of these savings by further investments or speculations. He
thought there was much less learning among the young men in America;
they became impatient to go into business; all at 21 years feel
independent and able to get on, and consequently little under the
control of the parents unless wealthy.
Left Toronto this morning at seven, arrived at Port Hope half past four;
got to Cobourg half past six, went on shore and bathed again in the Lake
Ontario, found the water cooler. A group of young women with fresher
complexions than I had seen before in America. A head wind and the water
considerably agitated. Walked the deck till after nine with two young
men that are purposing going to Quebec.