54 THE AMERICAN POLITE LETTER WRITER. and believe me to be sincerely and affectionately your dutiful son, MICHAEL LUCKY. P. S; Direct to----------------- . LETTER XLTX. A Letter from a Young Irishman, to his parents in Ireland. Baltimore, September 20th, 1828. Dear Parents— I transmit you these few lines according io my promise made to you when leaving you, that is to give you a full and particular account of America, and especially of Baltimore I am very much satisfied with making my abode in Baltimore, as the inhabitants are generally very civil, and especially so to strangers. The men in this city are very smart, hardy, active people, and but very few big bellied men here, as you’ll find in the old countlies, as the richest men in this city are always usefully employed in mercantile business, and not sporting away the poor man’s earning, as the rich men in Ireland are too apt to do. The women are very handsome in this city, and generally make very loving wives. The rail road just begun here, offers
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