I close this book with regret that I am unable, through language, to express my conviction of the immortality of the soul of both man and beast. Consummated life on earth consists of coming from and returning to; creation, action and dissolution of the body do not account for the personal, invisible cause of action. You, dear reader, and myself are now cloaked in garments of dust. When this mantle is laid aside we shall know each other. We shall remember more distinctly; see more clearly; love more dearly; enjoy more purely and wonder that our faith while on earth was so weak. MERRICK ABNER RICHARDSON. [Illustration: CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AT HOME WITH US IN OUR YARD APRIL 1, 1917.] TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES -Obvious print and punctuation errors fixed. -Several errors found in the List of Illustrations in original book; corrected by transcriber. End of Project Gutenberg's Looking Back, by Merrick Abner Richardson