Excerpt from Clinton Forrest: Or the Power of Kindness, a Story for the Home Circle

Encouraged by the kindly welcome which greeted "Marion Lester, " and in compliance with the wishes of her friends, the author here presents an earlier work, - the first continuous effort of her pen. She has reviewed it with care, and, though conscious that it is still imperfect, she hopes it may not prove wholly unacceptable.

Though the author gathered the materials for her story only in the realms of imagination, she believes there is nothing in it untrue to nature. Doubtless many will be able to point out the living counterparts of some of the characters here portrayed.

Dear reader, are you seeking a "sensation novel, " gorgeously colored, with intricate plot and startling denouement? - then lay this little book aside, it is not for you.

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