LIFE OF TEGETMEIER 



the regard in which I am glad to believe 

 Mr. Tegetmeier held me, there is no need for 

 me to dwell on that head here. Suffice it to 

 say that my father-in-law, recognizing my interest 

 in him and his work, gave me during his life not 

 only copies of his works but bis dearly-prized 

 sets of the Train, of the Savage Club Papers, 

 and other books, documents, articles, and pictures 

 illustrative of his career. 



Although the temptation to do so was great, 

 I have not reprinted many extracts from 

 Mr. Tegetmeier's books or articles in the Field 

 and the Queen, and elsewhere. For one thing, 

 many quotations would have made the book 

 unwieldy, and for another, could they not be read 

 in the original by those interested in any par- 

 ticular subject on which he was an authority ? 

 My object has been rather to supply information, 

 personal details, etc., concerning the old naturalist 

 not hitherto published. That Mr. Tegetmeier 

 had vague thoughts of writing some sort of 

 Reminiscences, is shown by the fact that among 

 his papers was a set of half-sheets pinned together, 

 each having a title descriptive of some phase 

 or period of his life or experience, such as 

 " Journalistic," " Legal," " Medical," " Artistic," 

 " Scientific," etc. Alas ! few were the notes 

 be made under these headings, and in several 

 cases the page was left a blank. Other evidence 

 to this effect lies before me in the shape of a 



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