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No. 28

THE SPOILED CHILD.

A GENUINE NARRATIVE OF FACTS.

BY W. C. BROWNLEE, D. D.

The valley that is bounded by L— and S— y hills, in the county of M—, and State of N— —, is remarkable for its beauty and fertility. The sluggish stream of the P— winds slowly in its serpentine course through the midst of it, and waters a succession of well-cultivated farms. The inhabitants used to be among the most church-going, and happy people in that district of the country; until by the influence of General —  and a club of his friends, the spirit of infidelity, and with it, dissipation and corrupt morals crept in among them.

John C—l was one of the wealthiest and most influential men in the valley. Every thing was neat and well arranged in his mansion, and the outbuildings, and every nook and corner of the fences, and the whole farm, displayed the

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