Dedication
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Epigraph
“A fond desire to preserve the memory of those we love from oblivion is an almost universal sentiment.”
—(Lord Dufferin on his mother—Songs, Poems, and
Verses. By Helen, Lady Dufferin.)
“Reform does not spell ruin, lads—remember Rowland Hill!”
—(Punch on the Postal Reform Jubilee, 1890.)