Excerpt from Romance and Humor of the Rail: A Book for Railway Men and Travellers, Representing Everyday Life on the Railroad, in Every Department of the Railway Service, With Sketches and Rhymes of Romance, and Numerous Anecdotes and Incidents He feels honored in being permitted to dedicate his work to the successor of W. D. Howells and 1k. Mar vel at the U. S. Consulate of Venice. A man of le't ters, an experienced Traveller, and a worthy type of that refined element which has elevated the Railway business in this country, his name deserves to be recorded on a worthier page. S. S.