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122 with their prejudices; for their religious notions are o over-run with them, that they are not eaily eparated; and by trying to pluck up the tares, we may root up the wheat with them.

The woman who gives way to caprice and ill-humour in the kitchen, cannot eaily mooth her brow when her huband returns to his fire-ide; nay, he may not only ee the wrinkles of anger, but hear the diputes at econd-hand. I heard a Gentleman ay, it would break any man's heart to hear his wife argue uch a cae. Men who are employed about things of cone-