XX. ORATORS AND CAMPAIGN SPEAKERS

XXI. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS

XXII. JOURNALISTS AND FINANCIERS

XXIII. ACTORS AND MEN OF LETTERS

XXIV. SOCIETIES AND PUBLIC BANQUETS

INDEX [not included]




MY MEMORIES OF EIGHTY YEARS



I. CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH

It has occurred to me that some reminiscences of a long life
would be of interest to my family and friends.

My memory goes back for more than eighty years. I recall
distinctly when about five years old my mother took me to the
school of Mrs. Westbrook, wife of the well-known pastor of the
Dutch Reformed church, who had a school in her house, within
a few doors. The lady was a highly educated woman, and her
husband, Doctor Westbrook, a man of letters as well as a preacher.