PREFACE. 
He whole use of a Preface seems to be, either to 
f ‘icidate the nature and origin of the work, or to 
’*'''oke the clemency of the reader. Such obser- 
^^hons as have been thought necessary for the 
will be found in the Introduction; extremely 
>citous to obtain the latter, I beg leave to relate 
® following anecdote : — 
j H One of my late visits to a friend in the country, 
ountj their youngest son, a fine boy of eight or 
^^jEe years of age, who usually resides in town for 
education, just returning from a ramble through 
?, ^®%hbouring woods and fields, where he had 
^ ected a large and very handsome bunch of 
flowers, of a great many different colours; 
presenting them to his mother, said, with 
animation in his countenance, “ Look, my 
mamma, what beautiful flowers I have found 
lowing on our place ! Why, all the woods are 
°f them I red, orange, blue, and ’most every 
