POINT LACE AND DIAMONDS BY GEORGE A. BAKER, JR. AUTHOR OF "The Bad Habits of Good Society," "West Point," etc. NEW AND REVISED EDITION WITH NUMEROUS NEW POEMS NEW YORK FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY MDCCCXCIII Copyrighted in 1875, by F.B. Patterson. Copyright, 1886, By White, Stokes, & Allen. CONTENTS. page Transcriber's Note: Possible typos and irregularities in indentation and word usage have been left as found in the original. There are places where punctuation may not have been correctly picked up by the scanning software; please consult another source if you require complete accuracy. RETROSPECTION. I'd wandered, for a week or more, Through hills, and dells, and doleful green'ry, Lodging at any carnal door, Sustaining life on pork, and scenery. A weary scribe, I'd just let slip