My Wayward Pardner

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FRONTISPIECE.

MY WAYWARD PARDNER; OR, MY TRIALS WITH Josiah, America, The Widow Bump, AND ETCETERY.

JOSIAH ALLEN’S WIFE,

(Marietta Holley,)

Author of “My Opinions and Betsey Bobbet’s,” “Samantha at the

Centennial,” &c.

“Wimmen is my theme, and also Josiah.”

Illustrations by True W. Williams.

PUBLISHED BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY.

HARTFORD, CONN.:

AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.

1882.

ICOPYRIGHT BY

MARIETTA HOLLEY.

1880.

TO JOSIAH AND AMERICA.

WITH THE HOPE THAT HE AND SHE BOTH WILL PUT THEIR

BEST FOOT FORWARD AND WALK OFF NOBLY IN

THE PATH OF RIGHT THIS BOOK

IS DEDICATED BY

THEIR AFFECTIONATE FRIEND AND WELL WISHER,

JOSIAH ALLEN’S WIFE