Excerpt from The Career and Reminiscences of an Amateur Journalist, and a History of Amateur JournalismFinallv, this book was issued as a souvenir of the author's pleasantest days, - the days when he was wrapped up in Amateur lour nalism, and his whole existence seemed centered with his minature exchanges, the days, when, as the spirit of ambition and the desire to excel] possessed him, he Virtually worked day and night in the inter ests of his beloved alma mater, - the days of the glorious reunions and amateur conven tions, when he met, face to face, his favorite correspondents from all sections of the country, and found them to be of kindred and companionable spirits to his own. It is issued as a souvenir of all that has helped to improve him, and as an ofi'ering to the God dess whom he has adored - to Amateur dom - the pride of his youth. And the mistress of his highest regard and esteem.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.