Monday, October 25, 1830 Travel Journal

1830

October

Monday 25

9

1 50/..

Up at 7 1/2 in fact, but lay on the bed an hour after sitting on the pot three quarters.  Breakfast at 10 –

Out at 11 1/2 to the garden of the late M. Filhe – A drop of soda in a little bottle coloured pink, said Lady Stuart, a remedy for cramp in the stomach.  I had said if all trades failed, I would turn quack doctor – A sour orange took the colour out of her bonnet string – Turned it red – She said a drop of hartshorn would restore it –

Nomenclator Botanicus enumerans ordine alphabetico nomina atque synonyma tum generica tum specificaet a Linnæo et recentioribus de re botanica scriptoribus plantis phanerogamus imposita. Auctore Ernest Steudel med. Dr. Stuttgardtiæ et Tubingæ Sumptibus J. G. Cottæ. 1821. 1 volume Octavo, pages 900 – Get also Desfontaine’s catalogue of the Jardin des Plantes – Inquire at Lyons? for Decandolle’s great work –

M. Filhe will go to Algiers perhaps next May a steamer once a week from Toulon in 2 or 3 days – Perhaps 46 hours on the way –

At the garden till about 4 3/4, then Lady Stuart and Louisa and I took a rambling walk up the hill South East of the town, and came in at 5 50/.. –

Dinner at 6 10/.. – Tea about 8 –

Came to my room at 12 1/2 –

Handsome said at Toulon I should like to go to Algiers – Talked a little of it this evening and of Spain – Lady Stuart mentioned that the Miss Fieldings talked of going to Madrid – a riding town – Said if there was any chance of Lady Gordon’s going, should prefer her –

Talked of the Swiss journey.  Told of going veturino and of the two quarrels with Rodolph, which led to my knowledge of horses.  Said would take Cameron and go to Toulon per malle poste and get servant there for Algiers.  She said I had better get Charles Yorke to take me about.

Very fine day – Fahrenheit 65 1/2 now at 12 3/4 p.m.

Marginal note: Valerian, said Lady Stuart, that sets cats wrong.


WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/TR/8/0036


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