Transcriber’s note

Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.

Page [9]:“_Frontispiece_ 12”“_Frontispiece_ 1”
Page [13]:“this side the street”“this side of the street”
Page [116]:“the Patapsco, and that”“the Patapsco, and that”
Page [131]:“present alone were the”“present alone was the”
Page [140]:“as one’s relative”“as one’s relatives”
Page [185]:“stepped into a cabin”“stepped into the cabin”
Page [191]:“Aunt Hager has been”“Aunt Hagar has been”
Page [212]:“to know them qui.e”“to know them quite”
Page [267]:“take care c myself.”“take care of myself.”
Page [267]:“morning, and perhaps ”“morning, and perhaps I”
Page [275]:“key of the side door”“key to the side door”