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portant; but that children must be added to render
the union complete. I have blundered out your
sentiment, tho in language far less elegant. Well,
my good Sir, I heartily wish you as many chil-
dren, & as much happiness, as you desire.

Since my last I have preached four Sabbaths
at Brookline. I am much pleased with the place.
It forms a pleasing contrast to those places, where
I last was. The people here are well united in
sentiment; I know too much to dictate to their min-
ister his sentiments & his subjects. At least, they
are too catholic to adopt such absurdities. People
of fortune are crowding into this town, as fast as
farms are to be disposed of. It may be called an excel-
lent parish. I am now preaching at Quincy. Af-
ter a month, I shall return to Brookline. Last
Sabbath I had the honor of dining with Vice-
President Adams. He appears to enjoy all the
happiness of Cincinnatus in his rural retreat.
The politics of the day appear to have no impres-
sion on his mind. He can regard with equal in-
difference the spanegyrics of "Aurelius," or the dir-
ty squibs of the lying Chronicle. These are the
sentiments of his neighbors with whom he is
very familiar & sociable. I confess, I expected to
find him a different man from what he appear-
ed. Instead of that forbidding dignity & volubility
of tongue, which have by some been ascribed to
him, he discovers a pleasing affability; tho he is

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by far less fluent in speech, than I had im-
agined. But you know his character. I expected
the pleasure of seeing Miss B. S. from having
heard so much of her. But she was in Boston.

Tomorrow I enter upon the duties of my
office. I fear, it will prove toilsome to discharge,
them while, at the same time, I am engaged in preach-
ing. This combination of busines will drive me
into habits of industry, if any thing will. Expenses
are great to prepare for the business. But I
do not despair. Economy & frugality will enable
me to lay up something. I shall not forget
you. Do write to me every opporunity. You
shall soon hear again from your

Philos.

P.S. I am ashamed to write you such
a letter. But you must take it, as it is.
My best wishes & compliments to Mrs A. &c. &c.
Suitables to all.

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