Ballou, Maturin Murray

Includes the article "Springfield, Illinois", with a series of views drawn by Samuel Kilburn, p. and 312. The illustrations are the State house, Railroad station, View in Washington Street, and Court house and bank.

The scenes of the following story are laid in Italy, that land of the sun. They are designed to impress a goodly moral, as well as to amuse the reader - to show that patience and perseverance will conquer all things - and that a poor coat may cover a rich heart. The reader will find also herein, that love raises the humblest; and that true merit, like true genius, tramples upon misfortunes; and that "some falls are means the happier to rise.