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A CHARACTER IN PRIVATE LIFE. 
‘Like leaves ontrees the race of man is found. 
Sir, To the Editor of the Bee. 
Tue remembrance of those who pafs through thé 
humble walk of life, and have only the piety, and in- 
tegrity of their lives, to recommend them to the no- 
tice of the world, must, after their death, be very 
soon forgotten, except by a few of their zmmediate 
connections. These also, in their turn, will in a- 
fhort period be consigned over to oblivion; so that 
the remembrance of father and son, mother and 
daughter, will be as if -mo such persons had ever 
existed. Such being the certain fate of this descrip- 
. tion of mankind, I beg leave to solicit a place in your 
Bee, to the following imperfect charaster of a worthy 
father, as a small tribute of filial duty, due to his. 
memory by, Youtr’s, 
: A PLEBEIAN. 
BreED to a genteel, though laborious employment*, ’ 
he enjoyed, from exercise, a state of health seldom. 
pofsefsed by the idle and intemperate. Endowed’ 
with great firmnefg of mind, he never felt himself 
embarrafsed in the. presence of any man, of whatever’ 
rank in life he was, but always spoke his sentiments.’ 
with manlinefs and freedom. Respect of persons, 
when worth was wanting, was what he never‘ could 
bring himself to pay. He was a person of the stric-. 
test honesty and integrity. No consideration could” 
* A gardener. . 
