Excerpt from Ye Mountaineer IN offering the following poem to the indulgence of the public, I deem it Wise to preface the same With a concise explanatory introduction, contain ing as well a bit of history that may be of aid to the reader in grasping more fully the situations that lie Within. I am well aware that in this the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the pub lic is loath to receive a story dating back to a period, that, beyond the attention of the political enthusiast or student, is almost forgotten and ex peets, in its stead, a tale dealing With more mod em achievements. Then too, it is With the deep est of possible regrets, that I note the changeful tastes of the mighty masses, gradually neglecting the songful Muse that has made each age glorious in recording its most worthy achievements there by turning a light of imperishable beauty upon the duller page of History, and leaning With prefer ence to that class of literature that can be speedily read, then cast aside, and soon forgotten. A short time ago this same subject was the topic of conversation in a party of gentlemen. 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.