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HE hero of our hiſtory, Tommy Merton, was the only ſon of a gentleman of great fortune, who had large poſſeſſions in the iſland of Jamaica, but had come to reside, for some time, in the weſt of England.

Having thus briefly ſtated the parentage of Master Tommy, we ſhall proceed to particulars reſpecting his conduct, but shall not presume to make any animadverſions at present, as the narrative will be beſt calculated to shew the bent of his diſposition. When any company came to viſit at their house, he was sure to be-