THE AMF.H1CAW PIUTTE J.ET1 EH WHITER 21 to be steadfast in my promise to you for ever Vour's affectionately, MARY COLM'ELL. LETTER XVIII. Tice Young Man's Answer. Baltimobe, July 30, 1828. Dear Maht— 1 received your letter of July 28, whicr Jives me great pleasure in hearing from you, *iy dear. 1 am in good health ami doing well, and hope to be able to set sail for home in about a week. I hope you’ll not be uneasy for my absence, as I intend as soon as 1 reach home, to join with you in the bands of mat- rimonv- I consider a marriage that has been Celebrated from a reciprocal love of the parties, the happiest marriage in the world; for what could we expect but contentions to arise from an unequal match, which we find tc be the case in different parts of the wor!d, especially in Europe, where the parents generally consult the fortune of the person more than the acquirements, whereas, if the latter is
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