Excerpt from Farnorth, Vol. 1 of 3Eighteen years ago! A great many changes have taken place since that period. Wonderful' events have come to pass since then.Eighteen years ago! The commercial treaty was undreamt of, and crinoline unknown. Stiff collars tortured our miserable ears, and a Niagara of satin flowed into our waistcoats.Eighteen years ago! Stout Mr. Smith, of the firm of Orleans Co., armed with an umbrella, rushed with coward haste across the Channel, and the inscrutable one was in the throes of that coup d'e'tat, which was to work so many mighty changes in civilized Europe.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.