Orne Jewett, one of the most
charming of New England write is, and others.

My best work in Canada was the conversion to effective voting of my
good friend Robert Tyson. For years now he has done yeoman service in
the cause, and has corresponded with workers all over the world on the
question of electoral reform. I visited Toronto, at the invitation of
Mr. William Howland, with whom I had corresponded for years. I was
invited to dinner with his father, Sir William Howland, who was the
first Lieutenant-Governor of Toronto after the federation of the
Dominion. I found it very difficult to remember the names of the many
interesting people I met there, although I could recollect the things
they spoke about. Mr. Howland took me on with him to an evening garden
party--quite a novel form of entertainment for me--where there were
other interesting people. One of these, a lady artist who had travelled
all round the world, took me on the next afternoon to an at-home at
Professor Goldwin Smith's. In a talk I had with this notable man he
spoke of his strong desire that Canada should become absorbed in the
States; but the feeling in Canada was adverse to such a change. Still,
you found Canadians everywhere, for many more men were educated than
could find careers in the Dominion. Sir Sandford Fleming, the most
ardent proportionalist in Canada, left Toronto on his trip to New
Zealand and Australia shortly after I arrived there. I spent a few
hours with him, and owed a great deal of my success in the Dominion to
his influence. I felt that I had done much good in Canada, and my time
was so occupied that the only thing I missed was leisure.

Much of the time in New York was spent in interviews with the various
papers. I had a delightful few days at the house of Henry George, and
both he and his wife did everything in their power to make my visit
pleasant. Indeed, everywhere in America I received the greatest
kindness and consideration. I had been 11 months in the States and
Canada, and lived the strenuous life to the utmost. I had delivered
over 100 lectures, travelled thousands of miles, and met the most
interesting people in the world. I felt many regrets on parting with
friends, comrades, sympathizers, and fellow-workers. When I reflected
that on my arrival in San Francisco I knew only two persons in America
in the flesh, and only two more through correspondence, and was able to
look back on the hundreds of people who had personally