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She has made them, as I hope you will find, 

 gentlewomen in their manners, but industrious 

 and independent ; and she has, I think, inspired 

 them with her own neatness and love of order, 

 which never ceased, even when our distress 

 might have been some excuse for negligence. 

 We had, as I mentioned, preserved our books, 

 and with these, and the aid of her own admirable 

 talents, she has formed their minds, and I may 

 say, their hearts ; for she has taught them to 

 love being useful, and never to turn from a poor 

 applicant under the selfish plea of their own po- 

 verty, or the specious one of public duty. 



"We have gradually made our cottage larger: 

 clean, neat, and cheerful, it always was ; but 

 now it is really comfortable. Here I wish always 

 to remain it has been the scene of happiness, 

 springing from active exertion, and humble reli- 

 gious trust." 



]_Qth. My uncle had a visit to-day from a 

 Mr. H , who is just returned from Stock- 

 holm, where he has been for some months. He 

 told us a great deal of the manners and customs 

 of that city ; and it is curious to observe, how 

 exactly its present state agrees with the account 

 given by Dr. Clarke, who says, "that if a razor 

 was to be put in order, or an instrument repaired, 

 they were sent to London ; and that such was 

 the scarcity of vegetables, that there was a con- 



