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( 8 ) From a Daughter to her Mother.

My dear Mamma,

eized the earliet opportunity of returning incere thanks for this evident aurance of maternal affection, in placing me under the care of a worthy woman, who often reminds me of my dear mamma, by her motherly affection. It is impoible to overlook her intructions, he takes uch gentle means of giving them. I want nothing to make me completely happy, except your good preence; but as I know it is for my good, I endeavour to reconcile myelf to our eparation The time I hope will hortly come, when I hall ee my dear dear mamma, and declare myelf in peron, Her mot dutiful daughter, &c.

The Mother's anwer. Dearet Harriot,

Your letter gave me inexpreible happines, as every line evidently proceeded from the heart. I rejoice to hear by letters from my friend, that you make a rapid progres in your French. You pay uncommon attention, I undertand, to your grammar, which gives me no little atisfaction; for I aure you, Harriot, nothing redounds more to the credit of a young lady, than writing and peaking correctly; how many of our ex expoe themelves by corrupt phraes and fale concords! I would not that my child would be pedantic and over nice. It is a mitaken notion to