IT is due to the publisher of this book and the public, as well as myself, to explain that it was commenced above three years ago, and partly printed with a prospect of its being out in the course of a few months. By domestic sorrow, imperative duties, and difficulties that for the time robbed the mind of that elasticity and cheeriness by which any work intended to gladden others should be character ised, all progress beyond the middle of the tenth chapter was for a long time arrested, and from similar causes there have also been occasional interruptions of the remainder. This will account in some degree, not only for the delay of its issue, but for a few apparent anachronisms and other discrepancies which will be found partially corrected in the closing chapter; yet is it hoped that, notwithstand ing these delays and faults, the work may realise, in the main, what ever may have been anticipated of its usefulness as a Tourist's Oom panion, and of its interest by the Fireside for all who love descriptions of Nature in some of her sublime and beautiful aspects as well as in her more gentle and retiring moods.

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