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15 remony, and ſpend a few days with my old ends I hope you will continue to attend your fineſs with the ſame diligence you have hitherto ne, and if you ſhould live to an old age, you will en be able to retire from trade with honour, both yourſelf and family.

I am, dear ſon your affectionate father.

from a young Woman, a Servant in London, to her Parents, deſiring their Conſent to marry.

Honoured Father and Mother,

Have ſent this to inform you, that one Mr. Wood, a young man, a cabinet-maker, has paid addreſſes to me, and now offers me marriage: old him I would do nothing without your conſent d therefore have ſent this by William Jones, your ighbour, who called on me, and will inform you rticularly of his circumſtances

The young man has been ſet up in buſineſs about wo years, and is very regular and ſober Moſt ople in the neighbourhood eſteem him, and his ſineſs is daily increaſing I think I could live ex- emely happy with him, but do not choose to give m my promiſe until I have firm heard from you: hatever anſwer you ſend ſhall be obeyed by, Your affectionate daughter.

The Parents' anſwer.

Dear Child,

WE received your letter by Mr Jones, and the character he gives of the young man is to a eeable, that we have no objection to your marry- g him begging that you will seriouſly conſider the i s of that important ſtate, before it is too late to gent Conſider well with yourſelf, that accord- p o your conduct a each other, you muſt be either