Dedication
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
The Earl of Dufferin, K.C.B.
GOVERNOR GENERAL OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA
A KEEN SYMPATHIZER WITH THE MINUTE PAST, AS WELL AS THE MINUTE PRESENT, OF THE PEOPLE COMMITTED TO HIS CHARGE,
This Volume,
TREATING OF THE INFANCY AND EARLY YOUTH OF AN IMPORTANT CANADIAN CIVIC COMMUNITY
NOW FAST RISING TO MAN’S ESTATE,
IS
(BY PERMISSION GRACIOUSLY GIVEN,)
THANKFULLY AND LOYALLY DEDICATED