Registered at Stationers’ Hall
London, England
Dedication.
TO THE WEARY TRAVELLER WHO YEARNS TO SEE UNDER STRANGE SKIES THE LIGHT OF THE
OLD HOME FIRE,
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED BY
Samantha and Josiah.
PREFACE.
Sez Josiah, as he see me writin’ this preface:
“Seems to me, Samantha, you’ve writ enough prefaces.”
(He wanted me to start the supper; but, good land! it wuzn’t only half past five, and I had a spring chicken all ready to fry, and my cream biscuit wuz all ready for the oven, on the kitchen table.)