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and evil looks, or downright abuse, till 

 at length the former was silent from de- 

 spair, perhaps from fear that his fellow- 

 passengers might take notice of his reiter- 

 ated insults ; and with a severe, though 

 softly spoken remonstrance, his eyes swim- 

 ming in tears, he closed a most painful 

 dialogue. 



During the journey my heart alter- 

 nately rose in indignation at the perverse 

 conduct of the son, and sunk in the 

 deepest sympathy with the heart-broken 

 feelings of the Parent, expressed in his 

 sad and rueful countenance. Once or 

 twice, indeed, I felt disposed to inter- 

 fere, and to attempt to reason with the 

 young man upon his want of filial respect ; 

 still I thought, as it was no affair of mine, 

 I had no right to interfere so I held 

 my tongue. 



Arrived at the end of our journey, the 

 old gentleman, in getting off the coach in 



