The main incident on which the following story turns is founded on a factwhich many readers of these pages will probably recognize as having formed asubject of ... » 

The main incident on which the following story turns is founded on a factwhich many readers of these pages will probably recognize as having formed asubject of conversation a few years back among persons interested inLiterature and Art. I have endeavored in writing my little book to keep thespirit of its titlepage motto in view and tell my honest tale as plainlyas I could or in other words as plainly as if I were only relating it toan audience of friends at my own fireside. W. W. C. Hanover TerraceRegents Place January 1852 «