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PREFACE OF HASTE AND WASTE THE YOUNG PILOT OF LAKE CHAMPLANE PREFACE The sixth and last volume of the Woodville series contains the record of a mechanical, rather than a moral, triumph, though the virtues of patience and perseverance are incidentally illustrated, and the little captain of the Woodville is always a good son, a forbearing
brother, and a kind friend. Laurie Wilford, the young pilot, is a boy of spirit and energy, who overcomes difficulties by a strong faith in himself, and redeems his family from poverty, in spite of the bad example and the bad conduct of his father and his older brother. Several of the characters previously introduced in this series will be found on board of the steamer Woodville, whose history is contained
in this volume, and in whose pleasant excursions on Lake Champlain our young readers are invited to join, with the hope that they will all be pleased with the boat and her gentlemanly commander. In bringing the Woodville stories to a close, the author cannot neglect again to thank his partial young friends, whose still increasing numbers he views with delighted astonishment, for the interest they have manifested in him and his books. He would also gratefully acknowledge
his indebtedness to the members of the press who have so often and so kindly noticed his works, and not less to those who, in a friendly spirit, have pointed out his literary errors and shortcomings. William T. Adams, Harrison Square, Massachusetts, September 23, 1866.
