_Conclusion._
In closing, I wish to say to my many friends that I have done as you
requested: I have written the book. And have made many mistakes, often
repeating myself when I had volumes of untouched material; yet I have
done the best I could.
And to the purchaser, don’t think your money is thrown away; for if I
get a profit it will surely go towards helping our migratory birds over
the top.
On going to the publisher I expect to order a few thousand copies. If I
see that these are appreciated by the public I may write a booklet on
Boys and Home, although I have nothing from which to write but practical
experience, being just a grown-up boy myself; mother said I would never
be of age. Yet I feel fully qualified to deal briefly with this most
important subject, knowing that H-o-u-s-e does not spell Home.
I can sympathize with all classes, especially him who thinks himself
down and out, for I have had black and blue proof that a good, swift
kick in the right time and place will give a bare-foot boy a good lift
in
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Transcriber’s note:
1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.
2. Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed.
3. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.