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ship as quickly and as generously as if they had never 

 been abused or neglected. They are about the best 

 •Christians I know! 



I must here acknowledge with pleasure and gratitude 

 the friendship of Mr. Francis F. Prentiss of Cleveland, 

 in allowing me to borrow ''The Brookside Elm" and 

 *'The Spire''; of Mrs. Prentiss, owner of "Queen Vic- 

 toria," and of Mr. Worcester R. Warner of Tarrytown, 

 N. Y., owner of "Methuselah," who have loaned the 

 drawings and given me permission to reproduce them 

 here. The other illustrations were drawn especially for 

 the book in September, 1925. 



Henry Turner Bailey 



Trustworth 



Booth Hill, North Scituate 



Massachusetts 



