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The first edition was published by John Lovell, at 

 Kouses Point, 1ST. Y., an elegantly bound volume adver- 

 tised at $3 a copy. Five or six subsequent editions 

 have sprung up since, in coarse, cheap, paper-covered 

 books, sold at 40 cents each. 



I know of one pleasant set-off against the unjustice 

 of authors, for the genial, whole-souled novelist : the 

 appreciation of his charming work by one whom, 

 above all others, he respects. Of the following I have 

 a personal knowledge : 



In the month of May, 1883, the usual annual gen- 

 eral meeting of the Eoyal Society of Canada took place 

 at Ottawa. An " At home " had been ordered in honor 

 of the members, at Rideau Hall, by His Excellency the 

 Marquis of Lome, the founder of the society, to 

 whom Canadian letters owe a substantial debt of 

 gratitude. Wm. Kirby, F. R. S. C, was one of the 

 honored guests. When the presentation of the members 

 was over, Her Royal Highness, the Princess Louise, 

 sent one of the A. D. C.'s to Mr. Kirby, intimating her 

 wish to speak to him. The retiring author of " The* 

 Golden Dog " respectfully came forward, when Princess 

 Louise conveyed to him publicly the thanks of her 

 royal mother for the pleasure she had felt in perusing 

 the brilliant Canadian novel. The genial author, is now 

 engaged collecting into a volume his detached poems, 

 published in magazines and reviews. Let him accept, 

 among the greetings and compliments of the season, this 

 pleasant souvenir of other days. — (The Metropolitan.) 



J. M. LeMoine. 



Quebec, Christmas eve, 1892. 



