- THE FRIENDLY CRAFT

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
NEW YORK • BOSTON. CHICAGO
ATLANTA SAN FRANCISCO

MACMILLAN & CO., LIMITED

LONDON. BOMBAY CALCUTTA
MELBOURNE

THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD.

TORONTO

THE

FRIENDLY CRAFT

A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN LETTERS

EDITED BY

ELIZABETH DEERING HANSCOM, PH.D.

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH IN SMITH COLLEGE

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

1908

All rights reserved

Το

L. D. H.

AND THE MEMORY OF

G. A. H.

I DEDICATE THIS BOOK

ON THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY

OF THEIR MARRIAGE