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for the purpose of being loaned out in small su to industrious tradesmen, at five per cent. inter which interest was to be placed out continually the same conditions, on the 31st of December, 18 had increased three thousand four hundred sixty-seven dollars and fifty-one cents.

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To John Alleyne, Esq.

DEAR JACK,

You desire, you say, my impartial thoughts subject of an early marriage, by way of answ the numberless objections that have been ma numerous persons to your own. You may re ber, when you consulted me on the occasion, thought youth on both sides no objection. In from the marriages that have fallen under m servation, I am rather inclined to think, that ones stand the best chance of happiness. temper and habits of the young are not yet be so stiff and uncomplying, as when more adv in life; they form more easily to each other, hence many occasions of disgust are remov And if youth has less of that prudence which cessary to manage a family, yet the parents a der friends of young married persons are gen at hand to afford their advice, which amply su that defect; and by early marriage, youth is er formed to regular and useful life; and po some of those accidents or connections, that have injured the constitution, or reputatio both, are thereby happily prevented. Parti circumstances of particular persons, may po Sometimes make it prudent to delay entering that state; but in general, when nature has re ed our bodies fit for it, the presumption is i

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she has not judged amiss in mak ing us desire it. Late marriages are often attend. ed, too, with this further inconvenience, that there is not the same chance that the parents shall live to see their offspring educated. "Late children," says the Spanish proverb, "are early orphans."— A melancholy reflection to those whose case it may be! With us in America, marriages are generally in the morning of life; our children are therefore educated and settled in the world by noon; and thus our business being done, we have an afternoon. and evening of cheerful leisure to ourselves, such as our friend at present enjov s. By these early marriages we are blessed with more children; and from the mode among us, founded by nature, very mother suckling and nursing her own child, more of them are raised. Thence the swift progress of population among us, unparalleled in Eu rope. In fine, I am glad you are married, and congratulate you most cordially upon it. You are, now in the way of becoming a useful citizen; andyou have escaped the unnatural state of celibacy for life-the fate of many here, who never intended it, but who having too long postponed the chance of their condition, find, at length, that it is too late to think of it, and so live all their lives in a situation that greatly lessens a man's value. An old volume of a set of books bears not the value of its propor tion to the set: what think you of the old half of a

pair of scissors? it can't well cut any thing; it may possibly serve to scrape a trencher.

Pray make my compliments and best wishes acceptable to your bride. I am old and heavy, or I should ere this have presented them in person. I shall make but small use of the old man's privilege,, that of giving advice to younger friends. Treat!

her, even in jest: for slights in jest, after fre bandvings, are apt to end in angry earnest. B dious in your profession, and you will be lea Be industrious and frugal, and you will be ri Be sober and temperate, and you will be he Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy least, you will, by such conduct, stand the chance for such consequences. I pray God to you both! being ever your affectionate friend B. FRANKLI

On the death of his brother, Mr. John Fran

TO MISS IIUBBARD.

I condole with you.

We have lost a most

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and valuable relation. But it is the will of and nature, that these mortal bodies be laid a when the soul is to enter into real life. ther an embryo state, a preparation for living man is not completely born until he be dead. then should we grieve that a new child is born a the immortals, a new member added to their ty? We are spirits. That bodies should be us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fe creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of Go When they become unfit for these purposes, afford us pain instead of pleasure, instead of a become an incumbrance, and answer none intentions for which they were given, it is eq kind and benevolent that a way is provide

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