44 THE AMERICAN POLITE LETTER WRITER. ness. I have had very good health ever since I left my dear parents, and have no reason to complain of my master’s conduct towards me, as I cannot with propriety do so; however, he sometimes hurries me a little beyond what I am able to perform, as masters usually do; and even then he seems to shew more lenity, than many others in his line of business. I keep respectable company, and even that but seldom, as I am naturally reserved and steady, neither given to drink, nor to any other vice that is peculiar to such a place as this city is. I will write another short letter, in a few months, and let you know how I get on—at the same time, wishing my dear parents health and prosperity in this life, and happiness is the next MOSES ROBINSON. LETTER XL. A Letter from an Apprentice to his Parents. Baltimore, October 1, 1827. Dear Parents— I have got the opportunity of writing these few lines to you, hoping that you are in as
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