"The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor."

BOSTON:

YOUNG & BARTLETT.

26 SCHOOL STREET.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, In the year 1863,

By A. R. BAKER,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

ELECTROTYPED BY

W. F. DRAPER, ANDOVER, MASS.

To

MY SON WILLIAM,

WHO IS JUST ENTERING ON THE DUTIES OF ACTIVE LIFE,