A THZ AMERICAN POLITE LETTER WRITER. LETTER IL The. Lady't Answer. Sir - I receiver your letter of the 18th of July, mentioning of your admiring my person and extolling my character, as also that of my friends. 1 hope that we will always deserve that name; but it surprises me to hear protestations of love from a person that is altogether unknown to me. However, it would not seem prudent in me to hold a correspondence with any voting man until I would know him, /specially in this deceitful world, where there are so many females led astray by listening tu false pretestations of love, whereas, if not listened to, there would not be so many prostitutes in the world. I wotdd not impute any falsehood to your letter, but at the same time .cannot help making the above remarks, as you well know them to be true. I have no objection in having you visit my father and mother, and perhaps after more intimate acquaintance, we may be better known to each other—"ntil men, I cumutgive you any more encouragement. 1 remain your well wisher.
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