BY

MRS D. L. CHILD,

AUTHOR OF 'HOBOMOK,' 'THE MOTHER'S BOOK,' &c.

ΤΟ

MY HUSBAND

THIS BOOK

IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED,

BY ONE WHO, THROUGH EVERY VICISSITUDE,

HAS FOUND

IN HIS KINDNESS AND WORTH,

HER PUREST HAPPINESS,

AND

MOST CONSTANT INCENTIVES TO DUTY.

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