Transcriber's Note:
The following errors have been corrected:
List of Illustrations: The page number for the last illustration has been changed from 137 to 136.
Page 77: "Strasburg" changed to "Strasbourg" (a native of Strasbourg,)
Page 111: "acounts" changed to "accounts" (When the accounts were found to be short,)
Page 171: "papier-maché" changed to "papier-mâché" (a sort of papier-mâché)
All other spelling and punctuation inconsistencies have been retained.