The following paragraph, which will serve as a tail-piece to this chapter, printed May 31st, 1894, shows how the playful raillery which marked his earlier work in and about Chicago survived to the end: 

  The oldest house in Chicago stands on the West Side, and was built
  in 1839 A.D.  The oldest horse in Chicago works for the Lake View
  Street-Car Company, and was present at the battle of Marathon 490 B.C.

END OF VOL.  I.