Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example, untravelled; sirup; smouldering; box car, box-car; cast iron, cast-iron.
[Pg 42], 'from 1 to 10' replaced by 'from 0 to 10'.
[Pg 114], 'have ournal-boxes' replaced by 'have journal-boxes'.
[Pg 392], 'no one brakeman' replaced by 'not one brakeman'.
[Pg 416], 'fusilade' replaced by 'fusillade'.