Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Poems
N the first day of January, 1887, I wrote the short poem which begins this volume, and resolved that during the year I would write something each day. This resolution I faithfully followed for two successive years, during which time I composed the greater por tion of the poems herein contained. They were written, principally, in railroad cars, ocean steamers and hotels, in the midst of an active business life, my custom being to jot down whatever thoughts suggested themselves at intervals between business hours. Had I made it a life study to write verse I might have produced a more polished collection, but probably not more original in thought, or of greater interest to the general reader. The book has cost no valuable time, but has given me many hours of pleasant amusement, and if my fellow travelers, or others who may read it, shall reap some benefits from its pages, I shall be content never ask ing what the critics may say. The author.
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