PREFACE. 5 



ing that we can never see him more. We 

 were of the same age, and in one respect alike : 

 we loved the forest and stream, and he said to 

 me, " I plan to come down here so long as I 

 live, and always want you to go with me." 

 He had planned for you to come with him 

 next fall, and had our camp-ground selected, 

 and my wife and daughter thought so much 

 of having you come ; but we will look in 

 vain. I have been with many parties, and 

 will go with many more, and where we used 

 to go ; and how many tilings I will see to 

 remind me of him, and cause the tears to fill 

 my eyes, which I will not have strength to 

 keep down, — such as the pools where we 

 have fished, the spots where we have lain, 

 and the trees he has felled with his own 

 hands. All these things will bring to mind 

 the pleasant hours that we have spent to- 

 gether, which never cari be recalled. 



Mr. Prouty endeared himself to all who 

 knew him down here, and many of my friends 



