VU1 PREFACE. 



the author, he claims the privilege of free 

 agency, and shelters himself under the 

 shadow of precedent. 



In the Autobiography of a Stage- Coach- 

 man the reader must not expect to find any 

 exalted sentiment, any imaginary tale, any 

 burlesque review, or any very deep pathos ; 

 discursive as it may be, no caricature of 

 everyday life, no pungent satire on the 

 follies or fashions of the day, enlivens its 

 pages they contain merely a plain, un- 

 sophisticated detail of incidents and occur- 

 rences that came under the observation of a 

 man who had daily intercourse with all 

 classes of people. 



