Transcriber's note
Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Printer errors have been changed and are listed below. All other inconsistencies are as in the original.
The following changes have been made to the text:
Page vi: "doutbless" changed to "doubtless".
Page 8: "to night" changed to "to-night".
Page 15: "the appear" changed to "they appear".
Page 19: "where we going" changed to "where we were going".
Page 53: "but is is an" changed to "but it is an".