A WORD WITH THE READER. 9 



live his cherished world or wants to know the holder of his 

 birthplace and the intruders in the haunts of his boyhood. - 

 I will go there no more; I prefer to have my memories 

 left undisturbed. The "City of Rensselaer" may grow 

 and prosper, but Greenbush has passed away. 



I hope the reader may find as much pleasure in these 

 memories of boyhood as I did in writing them. 



F. M. 



