Spelling

A few typographical errors have been corrected.
They have been marked in the text with mouse-hover popups.
Some inconsistencies of spelling are noted.

The spellings "chesnut" and "chestnut", "turkeys" and "turkies" are used interchangeably; the forms "mantle piece" and "mantle-piece" occur one time each. The spelling "Alleghanies" is used consistently.