An octogenarian-the author is 88 of age-looking back to his younger pages of life are varied and are of public intrest. They are of public intrest. They are less than a comprehensive autobiography but more than a casual anecdotal garner. The book contains a collection of recollection of the author spanning his days as student, at the bar, as legislator and minister, as judge of the Supreme Court and as a convinced crusader for public causes in the long years spent after superannuation.