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within the reach of your care and attention. It 
44 is better to make his own house more comforta- 
44 ble, to furnish him with warmer clothes, and 
44 to supply his wants partly from your own table* 
44 Do not forget a glass of wine, the best milk for 
44 old age. Visit him often. If he suffers, com- 
k4 fort and relieve his distress. If he is sick, in- 
44 crease the usual care. He will bless you ; and 
44 the blessings of a good old man will be placed 
44 to your account of credit before the Almighty. 
44 The youth will thus be encouraged to serve you ; 
ii a prospect of comfort being placed before their 
44 eyes after the toils of life. If you ever descend 
44 into your own heart, there you will find an inex- 
44 pressible sentiment of approbation . 33 
And now, Laborie, I will bid thee a long farewell, 
by quoting the three concluding paragraphs of thy 
Book, which breathe such a spirit of patriotism, 
benevolence, and humanity, as must impress the 
bosom of everv reader of generous sentiments with 
veneration and respect for the man of whose heart 
they are the effusions. 
44 A good Citizen/’ says Laborie, 44 owes to his 
14 country that portion of land which Providence 
44 has assigned to him in the territory of the state. 
“ Is that a trust and responsibility to be thrown 
44 away into mercenary hands ? 
44 To enjoy under a burning zone a cool healthy 
44 climate ; to have all the comforts of life ; to see 
44 all 
