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38   Juvenile Letters.

Mrs. P---- said to me, this morning, on hearing your name mentioned. "Your mamma," said she, " is always intent that she may catch "every opportunity of instilling virtuous prin "ciples into the minds of her children. She "is incessantly engaged in watching over them, "that she may correct all that is amiss in their "behavior. Does not your heart glow with "gratitude and affection, when you consider "her cares?" It does, indeed, said I; but I blush to confess that I so often forget her admonitions, or do not remember them at the instant when I ought to put them in practice. 

With sincere love and respect, I am, 
Dear Mamma, 
Your dutiful daughter, MARIA MEANWELL.
Mrs. Mary Meanwell

LETTER


Juvenile Letters.  39

LETTER XV

From a Boy of ten years of age to one of thirteen.
Newburyport

Dear Cousin,

I have heard much said in favour of the Boston schools, and should be glad if you would tell me something more particular about them. As for master requires us to write one or two letters a week, for his inspection, I thought, by commencing a correspondence with boys of other schools, something useful might be communicated on both sides.

I wish to know what books you study; whether you have any new ones to recommend; and whether you practise letter-writing. I hear there are several new sets of copper-plate copies, lately done in Boston, and some new pieces. I wish much to see them. Is it a fact that you boys let the girls beat you in writing?

In this town, if we do not improve, it is our own fault; for we have good teachers. Great
harmony

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