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viii. him like the armour of knight, and the tenderness which permeated every fikre of his genial nature, will, perchance, appreciate this rolume, however imperfectly its pages may present the story of a remarkable, and not fruitless life.

How it comes to pass that the author has undertaken the task can be briefly stated. It is, with lin, a work of lore and (Inty. A tribute to a friendship cemented in years gone by, and caduring all days, even to the sorrowful end.