Transcriber Notes

Obvious punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected. The following are as in the original: Major Russell and Major Russel are used interchangeably in the book. Page 4 original: and the trick he has played off on the publick. Page 10 its versus it's original: use, its just nobody's business. Big men Page 86 (scroundrell's) original: old scroundrell's two big sons with us, and made Page 119 flower is old english for flour original: man a cupfull of flower. With this, we thickened Page 168 bran-fire and branfire original: This is," said I, "a branfire new way of doing - clearly not hypenated in this line. The following changes have been made: Page 17 original: bioagraphers, I should not only inform the public replacement: biographers, I should not only inform the public Page 141original: and years all open, to catch every word I would replacement: and ears all open, to catch every word I would Page 158 original: where I stop'd to pull of my wet clothes, and put replacement: where I stop'd to pull off my wet clothes, and put Page 230 original: and mistatement with which we are beset, replacement: and misstatement with which we are beset,