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Here Mrs, ‘Morton experienced much friendly regard, and be ; 
obits ren kind pro pectiee. from the benevolent people er “ 
whom she had chosen her lot, Although not originally a mem- — 
ber of the ‘Society of Friends, she had relations or connections — 
= among them, and was, after a time, led to enter the society as a — 
member, and to w ish that her children also should be received, 
which was done ; so that young Samuel being formally taken 
within | epeerotecting fold, his earliest years were passed in the 
weaning. and di ipline of Friends. 
As soon as the pipbati was suited by age, he entered the school 
at West Farms, and was there taught the rudiments of letters. 
- A memorandum in his diary shows that the first twelve years of 
his life were passed under this discipline; one in which he learned 
those lessons of moderation and self-control that are best received 
in the tender plastic age, before the loud voices of the passiolt 
have risen above the whispers: of reason. 
The progress that he made 
if we may take his 
Neverthe- 
His love of poetry, too, a 
the latest period of life and 
og America, he improved 
5 he productio 
a lively pere ption 0 n of the beautiful and sub- 
and a quick sympathy with every gentle 
We year 1808, th ealallg Mother, James Morton, was ini 
ire his uncle, Mr. "Yaunieg Morton, who lived in afflue t cil 
stances i as on was kind iRtwRtiot: to protect veh al 
f the lad, 
ng, he magne that what he “ 
tha p oe have been mast 
nt with the earliest of oA 
