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        Departure from Jenny Owen's

On returning home we all packed the trunks and went to bed at eleven o'clock.
16th Got up at two o'clock and after taking leave of the Owen family set off in Hugh Owen's "Rumblebuss" for Rangon. this conveyance is a very peculiar one, for it somewhat resembles a "black Maria" only it has but two wheels, which one small so it stands low.  The first four miles of the way we went in the twilight, and it being a long gradual ascent, Father, mother & Tingle Owen walked while Silly & I drove.  On arriving at the top of the hill we had the pleasure of seeing a very fine summit, As the way now was mostly down hill, we got along much faster. We saw many beautiful effects with the morning sunlight amongst the mountains, and we also observed that the lawns had got much greener since we first saw them. We found that our previous land lady there had been very sick, but was now much better.  Miss Kitty the waiting maid who always says "Yes surely" was well and glad to see us.  We had a very pleasant ride the rest of the way to Rangon where we found Mrs. Roberts and the children well.  They were very glad to see us.  She had no room left but managed to get us sleeping accommodations next door at Mr.Evans' and let us eat in her lower room.  We rested in the afternoon.

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            Voyage to  Siverpool

17th. Father had a headache.  I did not feel well.  Mother and I read, wrote be. [[?]]
18th. Rose early.  I got ready to go to Siverpool. Before we started Mrs. Fox a jeweler who lived next door, gave Silly a clasp for a belt,& me a button made of Mona marble, the same kind of stone that the Britannia bridge is built of.  We bid Mrs. Roberts & the children good bye.  I left our best wishes for Mr. Roberts as he as not at home.  We went out into the strait in a small  boat; when we got on board the steamer " Prince of Wales"  We soon reached [[Beaumiuves?]], after leaving which we passed Puffin Island, a barren [[mors?]] of rocks, which looked stern & grand.  In a half an hour after we passed Penmaen Mawr &  the Great  Ovines Head, great rocky bluffs.  The coast here would be a fine place for a marine painter to study.  The sea now getting rough mother & Silly began to get sick.  We did not pass much of interest the rest of the passage to Siverpool, which place we reached about three o'clock. We put up at the Tragalgar Hotel.  I the evening we took a walk along Sand St., the principal street of  Siverpool, when I got a new roundabout.  We saw St. Georges Hill & the Exchange again.  After this walk we were more strongly convinced than before that it is a