TO 



CfjE JHang iFticitUs of tJjt auttjor 



WHO IN PAST YEARS 



HAVE ENCAMPED WITH HIM IN FOREST AND BY STREAM, 



AND WHO DO^JETLESS IN READING THIS LITTLE 



VOLUME WILL RECALL HIS PRESENCE 



WITH PLEASANT MEMORIES; 



AND 



TO THOSE READERS WHO NOT HAVING KNOWN HIM 



WILL FROM THESE PAGES 



MAKE SOME ACQUAINTANCE WITH HIS 



LIFE AND CHARACTER. 



