THOMAS NELSON PAGE
Reading edition
ILLUSTRATED BY W. GLACKENS
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1899
Copyright, 1899, by Charles Scribner's Sons
TO MY FATHER
who among all the men the writer knew in his youth was the most familiar with books; and who of all the men the writer has ever known has exemplified best the virtue of open-handedness, this little Book is affectionately inscribed by his son,
THE AUTHOR
ILLUSTRATIONS CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII