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22 Juvenile Letters. 

Philadephia is larger and more regularly
built than New-York. It is very hand-
somely situated on the west side of the noble
river Delaware. The streets are wide, and
well paved. The houses are generally built 
of brick from three to six stories high. 
We lodge at the house of a widow, of the 
sect of Quakers, or Friends, who are very nu-
merous in the city, and are known by their
plain dress. If I were to form an opinion of 
them from our landlady, it would be very 
partial towards them ; for she seems to be one
of the excellent of the earth. 
I have learned one good lesson here ; and
that is, to rise early. Papa took me to see the
market, this morning, before sun-rise ; when we found it quite full. It is fashionable here
for the ladies to buy their own marketing
themselves ; and they are not ashamed to ap-
pear on the ground, at this early hour. The 
market itself was a great curiosity to me. I
suppose it far exceeds any other in the United
States. But where am I straying? 
I 

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I will endeavour to write you from Baltimore
or Washington. For the present, adieu. 
SOPHRONIA BELLMONT. 
Miss Caroline Courtland. 

LETTER X. 
From the SAME to the SAME. 
Baltimore. 

DEAR CAROLINE,
IF you will look upon your map,
you can see where we now are, and our rout
from Philadelphia to this place. You will ob-
serve there are two ways, one wholly by land,
the other chiefly by water. Papa chose the lat-
ter ; and I am persuaded, at this season, it is gen-
erally preferable. The day was very fine, when
we embarked on board the packet in the river ;
and my pen is not equal to describing the beau-
tiful prospect and pleasant failing, all the way
down to Newcastle in Delaware. I had heard
people tell how the sturgeon would jump ; but 
I could hardly believe they would jump their whole