The American Polite Letter Writer

Ti THK AMERICAN POLITE LETTER WRITER, LETTER XXIV. The Young Lady's Answer. Baltimore, July 28, 1828. Sin— Your accusation against me, in respect to keeping company with --------, is altogether Unfounded, as 1 do not make a practice of keeping company with a person with whom I have not the slightest acquaintance. I am glad to see that you are so uneasy concerning ,iie, as it is the greatest sign of your love anq esteem; and believe me, that 1 value your cha' acter and parentage more than I would Jhe person you mention, were he possessed of the riches of Peru. Indeed, it never was my notion to consider a man better by being rich, as I would rather have a husband that £ could like, were he not possessed of one dollar, sooner than a rich man that I could not like, as I consider the peace of the mind better than riches or honours—so, consider srch reports as fictions for the future, as I entertain for you the highest considerations of respect, and believe me to be constant until death. ELIZA CONS TANT.

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