THE CHRONICLES OF BREAK O'DAY BY E. EVERETT HOWE

BOSTON ARENA PUBLISHING COMPANY Copley Square 1894

Copyrighted 1893 BY E. EVERETT HOWE All rights reserved.

Arena Press.

DEDICATION.

My readers who are familiar with the traditions preserved in this history know one woman who is beloved by rich and poor, a comforter of the afflicted, a friend of the friendless, a mother of the motherless, in prosperity without arrogance, in sorrow without complaint. To Mrs. Fidelia Gibbins, whose character suggested the Mrs. Boyle of my story, this volume is respectfully dedicated.