Transcriber's notes: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed.

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OUT OF THE DEPTHS;

OR,

THE RECTOR'S TRIAL.

BY

MRS. MADELINE LESLIE

AUTHOR OF "HOME LIFE," "LESLIE SERIES," "TIM THE SCISSORS GRINDER," ETC., ETC.

"Out of the depths have I cried to Thee, O Lord."—_David._

BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY IRA BRADLEY & CO. SUCCESSORS TO HENRY HOYT.

Copyrighted By IRA BRADLEY & CO. 1879.

DEDICATION.

TO MY

Precious Little Ones,

THESE VOLUMES ARE INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING

GRANDMOTHER.