Introduction 



reach of every one, and how, by loving 

 labor, the old may be made to add charm 

 and dignity to the new, while the new 

 lends purpose and meaning to the old. 

 What has given so much delight in doing, 

 must, it seems to me, give pleasure when 

 told, and it is in this hope that I venture 

 to detail our very simple experience. 



M. C R. 



Overlea, October 8, 1891. 



