Excerpt from Concerning the Genealogy of the Bettens Family and the Book Entitled: Mrs. Louise E. Bettens I don't know any more insidious and fascinating way of wasting time than in genealogy. In odd moments, for many years, I have indulged moderately in this form of dissipation, and am, at the present moment, doing so. One certainly might spend time in worse ways. It interests me to see that a man of active life, like you, now that he is less busy, turns to the past; Do not be distressed by the thought that in another month you will reach your three score years and ten. I don't find it bad, and one learns to put up with the inconvenience resulting from worn machinery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.