of silver. And as we look upon the head of the statue, we find it a lump of pure gold, of a thousand times more value than all the rest of the image. So, reader, if you travel with me from the follies of my youth to the present time, you will find me in the gold region, or in the land of Beulah, where I am not able to count my riches, but am still digging for more. And unto the divine hand, who, through his sovereign mercy and boundless grace hath brought me into these gold regions, is this work, with all my ransomed powers, most solemnly dedicated. Amen.