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    The Pearl of Peace or, The Little Peacemaker
    The Pearl of Peace or, The Little Peacemaker
    The Pearl of Peace or, The Little Peacemaker
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    The Pearl of Peace or, The Little Peacemaker

    By Madeline Leslie

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    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      The Pearl of Peace or, The Little Peacemaker - Madeline Leslie

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      Title: The Pearl of Peace

      or, The Little Peacemaker

      Author: Madeline Leslie

      Release Date: April 1, 2011 [EBook #35746]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PEARL OF PEACE ***

      Produced by Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading

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      The Pearl of Peace:

      OR,

      THE LITTLE PEACE-MAKER.

      BY MRS. MADELINE LESLIE.

      Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9.

      BOSTON:

      PUBLISHED BY A. F. GRAVES,

      20 CORNHILL.

      Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by

      REV. A. R. BAKER,

      In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of

      Massachusetts.

      J. E. Farwell & Co., Printers,

      37 Congress Street.

      To

      FRANK RANDALL, RUTH, MAY, RANDOLPH MORGAN,

      AND JAMES WALDINGFIELD,

      CHILDREN OF

      D. F. APPLETON, Esq., New York,

      THESE BIBLE PEARLS ARE AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED

      BY THE AUTHOR.

      MRS. LESLIE'S

      PEARL SERIES.

      Series for Girls.

      MRS. LESLIE'S

      PEARL SERIES.

      Series for Boys.

      CONTENTS.

      The Pearl of Peace.

      CHAPTER I.

      THE QUARREL.

      HE'S the meanest girl I ever saw! If she is my cousin, I'll say so. I wont speak to her again this term; see if I do!"

      Sallie Munson was greatly excited, and walked in quick jerks by the side of her companion.

      Matilda had been repeating to her, with some exaggeration, the remarks of Cynthia Manning, concerning her dress; but Matilda did not expect or intend to excite so much anger, and was almost frightened at Sallie's warmth.

      What are you talking about? called a cheerful voice from behind. I've been running my breath all away, trying to catch you; but I couldn't make you hear my call; I could only see Sallie gesturing away, as if she were practising her exhibition piece.

      Matilda had only time to whisper hurriedly, Don't tell her a word of what I said, when Harriet Maynard joined them.

      One glance into her good-humored, serene face, would have put Sallie's anger to flight, if it had

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