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Whether I will ever live to see it brighten into beau tiful sunlight I cannot say as none but The Great Cre ator of minds can know and He will not tell. However, if I have even written one line or offered one suggestion to men that may lead to a better mode of existence I shall feel fully repaid for all of my efforts. As to my - poems I must say that they are real and the heroines are now living who charmed my mind and heart into writing them. The Stolen Swamp Kiss is also real but I was only ten years old when this happened. I had just woven a garland of beautiful wild flowers for her and placed it upon her head and it made her look so lovely that I had to let my heart have its way. Alas; Alas; the garland she now wears is no earthly garland. With much love and respect I beg to remain your hum ble servant. 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.
