s he lay there, waiting, and what did he
think of it? That his farming had been interesting though difficult, and
much interrupted? That his fellow-men had really asked a good many
sacrifices of him, and not left him nearly as much time as he wished for
his fields? Or did he think that in death he would at least have no more
trouble with teeth? A set of dental instruments was found in one of his
drawers after the funeral. In others were memoranda about affairs of
state he had worked at, and various kinds of plows he had tried, and his
farming accounts.

His name was George Washington.

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Transcribers Notes:

A. Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.

B. Table of Contents: Original text abbreviated some of the Chapter
titles, specifically;

1. "Improving the Lives of the Rich", (pg. 118) the full title is:
"Annual Report of the League for Improving the Lives of the Rich";

2. "A Wild Polish Hero", (pg. 165); the full title is: "A Wild Polish
Hero and the Reverend Lyman Abbott"

C. Printers errors corrected;

1. pg. 143 - "it" to "is" (I fear there is not.)
2. pg. 180 - "he" to "be" (should be arranged.)

D. List of word variations appearing in this text which have been retained;

1. "businesslike" and "business-like"
2. "offhand" and "off-hand"
3. "sunsets" and "sun-sets"
4. "today" and "to-day"

E. In the words "Front-de-Boeuf" appearing once in this text on page 13,
the printer used an [oe] ligature, which has been removed.

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