Recollections are generally written by people who have either entirely lost their memory, or have never, themselves, done anything in life worth remembering. To the second indictment I plead guilty, but my best excuse for the publication of this volume is that I write while the first indictment fails. My memory is still good, and the one thing which seems most worth remembering in my life is my undeservedly fortunate friendships. In writing of my...