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Since the author has not seen fit to do so, the editorĭoes not feel called upon to argue the question of propriety involved Which she was influenced in undertaking them, and her impressions of Her numerous daring exploits and adventures, but the motives by With which its author gives to the world, not only the full particulars of Opinion of the editor, a chief merit in the book is the perfect unreserve

Self-reliance, self-esteem,Īnd self-approbation, all were necessary for theĬonsummation of such adventures as those herein related and, in the Now in the hands of the reader needs no apology. THE frank egotism of such a narrative as is contained in the volume Themselves whether the writing of it was worth the while or not. Of my hands, and my adopted country people will have to decide for Unpretending a style as I could command, mdash is now, for good or ill, out The book, such as it is, mdash and I have tried to make it all that such aīook should be by telling my story in as plain, straightforward, and I take pleasure in acknowledging my indebtedness to him. Although during the war he was on the other side, he has interested himself most heartily in assisting me to get my narrative into the best shape for presentation to the public, and has shown a remarkable skill in detecting and correcting errors into which I had inadvertently fallen. In the preparation of this book for the press, I have been greatly aided by the gentleman who has consented to act as my editor. Receive due credit for the motives by which I was animated. Judgment of the public, with a confidence that I will at least Having written it, I am willing to submit my conduct to the On this score, it would never have been written and, Had I believed that my book needed any apologies Uniform I wore, but, on the contrary, won the heartyĬommendation of my comrades, I feel that I have nothing to beĪshamed of. The men around me, and as I never did aught to disgrace the Toilsome marches, I endeavored, not without success, to displayĪ courage and fortitude not inferior to the most courageous of When on the field of battle, in camp, and during long and Improper in my putting on the uniform of a Confederate officerįor the purpose of taking an active part in the war and, as Say, however, that in my opinion there was nothing essentially Much my ideas of propriety may differ from theirs. Have shocked persons for whom I have every respect, however My career has differed materiallyįrom that of most women and some things that I have done I do not know what the good people who will read thisīook will think of me. Not be ungratifying, I am sufficiently philosophical to get along very The money I want badly, while praise, although it will Plainly, however, I care little for laurels of any kind just now,Īnd am much more anxious for the money that I hope thisīook will bring in to me than I am for the praises of eitherĬritics or public. Purpose of winning the laurels of authorship. Besides, I have beenĬompelled to write hurriedly, and in the intervals of pressingīusiness, the necessities I have been under of earning my dailyīread being such as could not be disregarded, even for the Of years, one endeavors to relate in their proper sequence a Is apt to be very treacherous, especially when, after a number The loss of my notes hasĬompelled me to rely entirely upon my memory and memory The composition of this book has been a labor of love, and Story with simplicity and truth, and then let it find its fate, Of authorship and the best I can hope to do is to relate my Occupied in other matters for me to cultivate the graces Of sufficient interest to compensate for a lack of literary elegance

The manner of my book, and I hope that the narrative will prove Telling, I have been more concerned about the matter than Me, and as I myself believed, something to tell that was worth I only attempted authorship because I had, as others assured Many faults of style, to ask the indulgence of those who willĭo me the honor to undertake its perusal. If I expected by this story of my adventures to achieveĪny literary reputation, I might be disposed, on account of its Louisiana Anthology Velazquez, Loreta Janeta.

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