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 begin the world,) you will find reason enough daily to justify the truth of the observations I have here thrown together. As nothing but my affection for you could possibly influence one to these expostulations, so I shall soon hope to receive from your master a pleasing account of your reformation.

I am very sorry, my dear Sammy, to hear that your master and you do not agree so well as I could wish. I was always afraid you would expect the same indulgence when you got abroad into the world, as you experienced when at home. You knew, that in many instances I have endeavoured to make seeming hardships as easy to you as I could; but if this makes you more difficult to be satisfied, it would be a great trouble to me. Your uncle tells me I am afraid with too much truth, that the indulgences you have received from me, have made your present situation more disagreeable than it would otherwise have been—Whatever I have done for you, was always intended for your good, and nothing could so deeply afflict me, as to see my tenderness have a mischievous effect. Therefore, my dear child, to my constant care for you, do not add the sorrow of my seeing it the cause of your behaving worse than if I had been less tender to you. Before we put you to your master we had a very pleasing character of him from all his neighbours, and those who had any dealings with himn. As Mr James, who is now out of his time, gives him the best of characters, and declares your mistress to be a woman of great prudence and good conduct, I know not how to think they would use you ill. Consider, my dear, you must not, in any other