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You are partial to hunting2 II is noble
recreation. My departed lamb followed the
hounds, and, re sportsmen say, would ride at any
thing. He once broke his collar bone; but with
good nursing, we put him in the sa ddle again in
month. Ha. You should have seen him in his
scarlet coat


\ In this feeting life, how small and vain are
personal gifts compared with The treasures Of the
mnd Still il there is any thing admire, tits
inc teeth A wig, atleast in man, is detestable.
You say you are two.and.f fifty. Well, must
say you don't look that age.


You speak plainly OF vices, and say you have
none. l; would be Ill manners in me, on SO short
i may sey, 80 very trval-an acquaintance, to
doubt you. Besides. it has been my fai,h-and
what have lost by it hav'nt time to tell-to
think well OF every body. Weaknesses we all
have. One Of mine is, a love of pew. We think
but very little Of religion, when we forget proper
bassocks.


have, however, delayed you too long and
indeed. except for politeness' sake, know not why
should have written at all.


therefore remain,


Your obedient Servant;


Ruth DoUBLEKNoT.
P. S. I shall be out all day tomorrow. At pre-
sent-I say at present-Iknow of no engagement
for the next day; 10, not next day-the next day
after; for hate Thursday.


SglcIDE-John Joseph,a dealer in Pens, &c.
a stranger in this city, committed suicide at the
Manufacturers Hotel, on Saturday afternoon by
shooting himself in the mouth with pistol. The
ball passed out of the back Of his head.


Joseph is supposed to be Jew, and citizen
of New-York. The cause of this rash act is un-
II -,aI


We understand that Jofeph's name is Abraham
instead of John, and that he was in the employ OF
a steel pen manufacturer in Maiden lane New
York He was 90 years of age Joseph was in
possession of considerable money, dsy or two
since, and at his death, had but dollar or two.
He is surprised to have lost his money by gamb-
ling. Prov. Trans