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20 Juvenile Letters. 

ner ; and showed the necessity of repentance
of our sins, and faith in the Saviour. This, 
he said, was the only sure foundation for a 
pious life, and a peaceful death. May I never
forget his words. 
We shall soon depart for Philadelphia ; 
when you shall again hear from
Your sincere friend,
SOPHRONIA BELLMONT. 
Miss Caroline Courtland. [[italicized]] 

LETTER IX. 
From the SAME to the SAME. [[italicized]]
Philadelphia
DEAR CAROLINE, 
OUR journey from New-York
to this city was very agreeable. The compa-
ny in the stage were remarkably sociable and
civil, except one man ; and I was happy to 
learn that he was not an American. He seem-
ed determined to find fault with every thing. 
In the carriage, he was crowded ; and the horses

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horses were dull. At the public houses, noth-
ing was fit to eat or drink ; and the attendants
knew not how to wait upon [gentlemen [italicized]]. The 
beef was roasted too much, the eggs were boil-
ed too hard, the wine was brewed in America, 
the cider was made of four apples, and the 
trouts were taken in [fresh water![italicized]] In short, he was so peevish, that he sometimes went wholly
without his meals. Nothing "in this country"
suited him. Not only was the cheese, but the but-
ter was "this country made;" and he even 
complained, that the green peas had never 
crossed the Atlantic ! His conduct, together
with papa's lectures on the subject, has deter-
mined me never to complain, on a journey, 
without special reason. 

I have been fix days in this city ; during
which time, I have not wanted for employ-
ment. Among the many curiosities, I have 
been most entertained at Mr. Preale's Museum. 
If I had time, I could write you a volume up-
on the wonders of nature, which I there saw. 
The Franklin Library does honor to its found-
er, and the city. 
Philadelphia