Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Recitations, Epics, Epistles, Lyrics and Poems: Humorous and Pathetic
My object in writing a preface is to explain the tone of several articles, which have appeared in the columns of the Engineer's journal, to readers who were acquainted with my social position at the time of their publication, and who have yet to learn why I assumed the character I did. In May, 1873, there were several members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers assembled in the room of Sub-division No. 152, located at Oswego, N. Y., waiting for the time to arrive to commence the proceedings. The journals for April were being distributed, and many complaints were made that the columns were full of letters from engineers' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
