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Rh The few trades which are left, are now gradually falling into the hands of the men, and certainly they are not very repectable.

It is hard for a peron who has a relih for polihed ociety, to herd with the vulgar, or to condecend to mix with her former equals when he is conidered in a different light. What unwelcome heart-breaking knowledge is then poured in on her! I mean a view of the elfihnes and depravity of the world; for every other acquirement is a ource of pleaure, though they may occaion temporary inconveniences. How cutting is the tempt