Epigraph
Nixon-Jones Printing Co.
St. Louis, Mo.
Dedication
TO THE MEMORY OF MY
MOTHER,
WHOSE FAITH IN HUMANITY MADE HER ALWAYS CHARITABLE
FOR THE FRAILTIES OF THE PAST AND HOPEFUL
FOR THE FUTURE; WHOSE TENDER DEVOTION,
SACRIFICES AND ENCOURAGEMENT ARE
THE DEAREST RECOLLECTIONS OF
MY LIFE, THESE PAGES ARE
AFFECTIONATELY
INSCRIBED.