These musings were selected for publication by Dr. Gray during the few months immediately preceding the time of his home-calling. Had his beloved hand, his warm heart, and his^-ever-progressive mind given them final preparation, doubtless there would have been some revision—the necessity for which must be left to the individual judgment of the reader. It has been deemed best to leave the volume just as it came from his hand, and if occasionally there be a diamond in the rough, the discerning will properly estimate it at its polished value.

The illustrations are reproductions from photographs taken by Dr. Gray—a further tribute to his artistic sense.