Ralph Henry Barbour

“ The fact is that there are certain discrepancies between Mr. Straboni's charming illustrations and my text which, while of no great moment, might, I fear, wound the sensibilities of Mr. Straboni if allowed to persist. I feel that when at the expense of but little labor and money these discrepancies can be removed, neither you nor I have the right to risk a shock to so sensitive a thing as the soul of an artist.
The corrections which I propose are not many—for I have in mind only the more dissentient passages—and concern but six of the eight drawings. ”