Transcriber's Notes:
Footnotes have been moved to the end of the text and renumbered consecutively through the document.
Illustrations have been moved to paragraph breaks near where they are discussed. This has sometimes left consecutive page numbers right next to each other.
Punctuation has been made consistent.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in the original publication.
Changes have been made as follows:
Page 135: "whe" changed to "who" (anyone who claimed his attention)
Page 157: "precedessor" changed to "predecessor" (predecessor?' 'Mr. Riebau,)
Page 158: "virginian" changed to "Virginian" (with ivy and Virginian creeper)
