WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y

RELATIONSHIP. | | From « young gentleman to his mother, during his apprenticeship.

Honoured Mother,

Your having retired to the country, has hindered

me from writing to you so often as I could wish. Ever since I was bound to Mr. À., he has treated me with every sort of indulgence, and I have endea- “voured to acquire the good will of all our customers. know that you are so straitened in your own cir- ‘Cumstances, as not to be able to afford me pocket money ; but I have the pleasure to tell you, that Mrs. H. has taken care in that particular, and generously supplies me from time totime. In every part of my conduct I shall endeavourto act consistently ‘with :the principles of virtue, and am with the ut- “most-respect and duty, your affectionate son.

From a young lady to her mother.

My dear Mother,

In my last,I informed you that my worthy benefactress, Mrs.S.. had. been extremely ill ; :I have the pleasure to assure you that she is now perfcctly recovered. The happiness of my present situation may be conceived,but it is not my power to describe it. After we get up in the mornine, the family are called together to return thanks to ‘the Almighty for his preserving them during the preeeding right,and to implore his protection the remaining patt of the day; afterwards, we retire to breakfast. During

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the forenoon,we young ones walk into the garden:. or tlie fields, whi!st the good lady is employed in. dispensing medecines to her poor tenants. At one o’clock we dine, and afterwards retire to the sum-. mer house, when each, in her turn, réads some

part of the best english writers,whilst the others are

employed in needlevvork. F am, dear mother, your affectionate daughter,

Æ'young lady to her parents...

Honoured Parents,

. Thope that my dear papa and mamma vvill excuse the badness of the vvriting of this letter,vvhen they shall be pleased to recollect that this is my first attempt. since L have learned to join my letters togther. I have long been anxious to have the pleasure. of being able to vvrite to you and beg, you vvill be pleased to accept this my first humble offering.. As my constant study ever has been,so shall it continue to be, to convince you hovv much I am,.my dearest parents, your affectionate and dutiful daughter.

From a brother at home to a sister abroad on a. visit, complaining of her not writing.

Dear Sister,

I must acquaint you hovv unkind it is taken by every body here, that vve so seldom hear from you, my mother, in particular, is not a little displeased, and says you are a very idle girl; my aunt is of the. same opinion,and none but myself endeavours to find. excuses for you;. but I beg you vvill give me that.

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trouble no more,and for the future take care to deserve no rebuke vvhich you may easily do by writing soon and often. You are very sensible hovv dear you are to us all,think then,vvithin yourself,vvether it be

right to omit giving.us the only satisfaction that

absence affords to real. friends, vvhich is often to hear from you.

Our best respect to Mr. and Mrs. H. and compliments to all friends. From your very affectionate brother.

His sister's answer.

Dear Brother, :

I vvill not set about finding cxcuses,but ovyn mÿ fault,and thank you for your kind reproof : and in return, Î promise you never to be guilty of the like again. [ vvrite this immediately on the receipt of Jours to beg my mamma’s pardon, vvhich you, I knovv, can procure, as also my aunt’s; on this my promise of amendment Ï hope you vvill continue to excuse all my little omissions,and be assured, I am never s0 forgetful of myself, as to neglect my duty designedly. I shall certainly vvrite to mamma by next post; this is justgoing, vvhich obliges me te Conclude vvita my duty to dear mamma,and sincere respects to all friends. Your affectionate sister.

A sons letter at schoo, to his Father.

Honoured Sir,

Lam greatly obliged to you for all favours ; al T have to hope is, that the progress Î make in my

learning vvill be no disagreable return for the same. Gratitude, duty, and a vievv of future advantages, all conspire to make me thorougly sensible how much I ought to labour for my ovvn improvement, and your satjsfaction, and to shovyv myself, upon all occasions, Your most obedient and dutiful son.

Yours.

From a dying fr'her to his son.

My dear John,

As the last good I can do for you in this vvorld I novv join to the trifles I leave you,these fevv lines, and vvhich I bes of you often to read for my sake, vvho ever loved you so tenderly. Above all things fear God, as the supreme Author of all good : love him in your soul,and be religious; but detest every tincture of hypocrisy.

Regard your neighbour,that is, all mankind, and of vvhatever nation, profession, or faith, vvhile they are honest, and be ever s0 thyself, it is the best po licy in the end, depend upon it.

Guard against idleness; it is the root of every misery;to vyhich bad companygives the finishing stroke.

Love economy vvithout avarice, and be ever thyself thy best friend.

Fly from the access of debaucheriesithey vvould rot thy body,vvhile they vvould be a cancer in thy mind.To keep both sound,my dear son,be never behind hand vvith thy daily occupations, or vvith th conscience, and thy soul shall enjoy peace.

By using air, exercise, diet and recreation, thy body shall possess health and, vigoxr.

.1t must, vvhile the good mind smiles at its sting

Dear John,should fortune frovvn,vvhich, depend. üpon it somtimes she vvill,then look round on thou-. sands more vyretched than thyself,and vvho,perhaps, did less deserve to be so, and be content. Cententment is better “han finegold..

Wish not for death, it is a sin ; but scorn to fear it,and be prepared to meet it every hour,since come

and defes its point. Bevvare of passion and eruelty: but rejoice in being good-natured, not only to man, but to the meanest insect, that is, the vvhole creation. vvithout exception : detest to hurt them but for thy food. or thy defence. To be cruel is the portion of the covvard, vvhile bravery and humatity go hand-in-hand, and please God.

Obey vvith temper, and even pleasure, those set over thee , since, vvithout knovving hovv to-be obedient, none ever knevv hovv to command.

Novv, my dear boy, loye Mrs. $S. and'her little children from your heart,if ever: you had:a real love for your dead father, vvho requests it of you. She has most tenderly proy’d a help in thy infant state: and vvhile thou art a crother to her helpless little ones, prove thyself also à parent and a guardian,by constant kindness, and a proper conduct. Let that good sense vvith Which heaven has been pleased to be. friend thee,ever promote peace and harmony in my. dear family ; then shall the blessings- of Almighty, God overspread you and them, and vve, together. vvith your beloved mother,my dear Johanna,have a chance.once moré to meet vvhere, in the presence of our heavenly benefactor, our joy and happiness.

sbzil be eternal and complete: vvhich is the ardent Æ vvish, thesincere prayer, and only hope of your once JF : loving father, thy tender parent, vvho, my dear child, | vvhen you read this, shall be no more and rests vvith an afloctionate heart to all eternity.

Let not your grief for my decease overcome you ; let your teurs flovv, my dear, vvith manly moderation, and trust that I am happy.—Y ours.

From & mother, in town, to her daughter at a bourding-school, in the Country, recommending (he practice of wrtue.

Dear child,

Although vve are separated in person, yet you are never absent from my thoughts: and it is my continual practice to recommend you to the care of that Being, vvhose eyes are on all his creatures, and to vvhom the secrets of all hearts are open, but I have been lately somevvhat alarmed, because your tvvo last letters do not run in that stream of unaf fected piety as formerly. What, my dear, is this ovving. to ? does virtue appear to you as unpieasant ? is your bencticent Creator à hard master,or are you

,resolved to embark in the fashionable follies 6f a gay, unthinking world ? Excuse me, my dear, Tam a mother, andmy concern for your happiness is inseparably connected with. my own, Perhaps I am

. mistaken,and what I have considered as a fault may be only the effusions cf youthful gaiety.—T shall consider it in that light, and be extremely glad and happy to find it so. |

Useful instructions are never too often inculcated, and therefore, give me leave again to put you in mind of that duty,the performance of which alone can make you happy, both in time and in eternity.

Religion, my dear, is a dedication of the whole mind to the will of God, and virtue is the actual operation of that truth,which diffuses itself through every part of our conduct : its consequences are equally beneficial asits promises: ‘ Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.”

Whilst the gay unthinking part of youth are devoting the whole of their time to fashionable pleasure, how happy shall I be to hear thaf my child was reli-

gious, even gay with innocence.

Let me beg you will consider attentively what I have written, and send me an answer as soon as you san.

I am your affectionate mother.

The Answer.

Honoured Mother,

I am so much affected by the perusal of your really parental advice; that I can scarcely hold the pen to write an answer : but duty to the best of parnts obliges me to make you easy in your mind,before I take any rest to myself. That levity so conspicuous in my former letters,is too true to be denied nor do I desire to draw a veil over my own folly. No, Madam, I freely confess it; but with the greatest sinœrity, Î must at the same time declare, that they were written in a careless manner,without considering the character of the person to whom they were

addressed ; I am fully sensible of my error, and on all future occasions, shall endeavour to avoid giving the least offence.

The advice you sent me in your valuable letter, wants no encomiums; all that I desire is to have them engraven on my heart. My dear mother, I love religion, I love virtue, and I hope no consideration will ever lead me from those duties,in which alone T expect future happiness,

Let me beg to hear from you often, and I hope that my whole future conduct will convince the

best of parents, that I am what she wishes me to be.

T am, honoured madam, Your dutiful daughter,