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There is only one way to make ideas invariably interesting, simply tell the truth. Knowing that all people are liable to make mistakes gives me courage, although in weakness, in presenting a few ideas, likes and dislikes. My titlepage, Random Shots, is a material benefit to me. As a rule, peojle in this world pass much like money for what they are worth on the market. The following verses, except the last two subjects, were written to please myself, which, I believe, is the best way to please others. They were written for personal benefit and pastime, as a relaxation from the cares, duties, and responsibilities of every-day life. I feel confident that if my readers enjoy the reading one-half as well as I did the composing, 1shall be perhaps better paid than I deserve. A friend, Mr. A. C. Mayo, of Danville, 111., urged me to have them published, and, thinking they would certainly do no harm, I consented. Fruitless Attempt to Analyze Space, and The Comet s Reply to an A theist are placed with my collection as a credit and compliment to H. EL Ballard, a Kentucky gentleman and scholar. NELSON G. HUMPHREY. Le Roy, Ellinois,
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