Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-04-25
MIS- ELLANEOTS.

SrS The following letter is taken from Spark
Al, life and Correspondence of WASHINGTON,
as written to Miss Harriet Washington, hi
horphan niece, who had resided for some tim
~ his family, and to whom he continued TO OK
md his care and aid. She then resided will
"bme of her other relatives in Fredericksburg
m is dated at Philadelphia, 30th October
IdE9i: '''O'
- DEAR HARRIET received your letter the
list instant, and shall always be glad to hear
Iiom you. When my business will permit. in.
n nation shall not be wanting in me to acknow-
N ige the receipt of your letters; and this shall
81 } more carefully, as it will afford me oppor,
8'fcnllIes at those times, Of giving you such oc.
lisonai advice, rs your situation may re-
!, taire.
M At present could plead better cause for
ir'a'llng my letter 10 you, than you had for |
4 'ortening yours TO me, while you have nothing
81 do; consequently you might with as much
II ]AnVenlence TO yourself have sal down TO write
Z DUR letter an hour or even day sooner, as
wtvo delayed 1t until your cousin was on the
p,ins of sending TO the Post Office make this
mark for no other reason, than 10 show youI y
1c IS better TO offer no excuse than bad one, i'll .
II any time you should happen 10 fall into an u
>, ror u
I. :, Occupied as my time now is, and must be
cring the session Of congress-, nevertheless y
!. ~ endeavor to ncucate upon your mind the H.
n'llcacy and danger oil that period, to which u
'u are now arrived under peculiar crcum-
'1ances' You are just entering into the state oo
'" womanhood, without the watchlul eve of a ~
''other 10 admonlsh, or the protecting aid of a :"
Vqher TO advise and defend you; you may not -. 70
" sensible, that you are at this moment about vi
~ oe stamped with that character, which will IL
There TO you through life, the consequences
i0 winch you have not perhaps attended to, butt of
81 assured that 1t is of the utmost importance fin
nat you should. Your cousins, with whom lar
pu live, are we'll qualified 10 give you advice CHI
q am sule they will, if you are disposed TO
,ceYe IT. But you are disoblgng, selEwil.
d !, and untowardly, it is hardly to be expcc
M ihey viii engage themselves in unpleasant
SSPuies with you, especially Fanny, whose
kdd and placid temper will not permit her to
:, coed the limits OF wholesome admonition mr.
hnlc rebuke.
n think, then, to what dangers giddy girl of :
rleen or sixteen must he exposed ia circum. cor
llnceS like theee-To be under little or noISw
Nncern may be pleasing to mind that does te
il reflect but this pleasure cannot be of long mn
ration, and reason too late, perhaps, mayIan,
nvince you Of the folly of misspending time. AM
~ are not to learn, am certain, that your ha
rtune is small. Supply the want of it, then, all
tn we'll cultivated mind, with dispositions th;
Industry and frugality, with gontleness of
Janners, an obligng temper, and such qualif-
lions as will attract notice, and recon. cul
End you to happy establishment for the
z. ma
You might, instead of associating with those vii
om whom you can derive nothing that is good. Of
may have observed every thing that is de- ga'
,hlul, lying and bad, become the intimate to
,mpanion of, and aid 10 your consin in the do. we
Iestic concerns Of the family. Many girls be- mo
re they have arrived at your age, have been IAN
trustworthy as to take the whole charge of der
Q family from their mothers; but it is by hus
sady and rigid attention to the rules of propr she
" that such confidence is obtained, and moth ar
g would give me more pleasure than to hear nc
at you had acquired it. The merits and ben. ,
rs of it would rebound more to your pro.
'ess through life, and TO the person with res re-
pom you may in due time form matrimonial ITO
hnexlon, than any other; but to none would NV
Oh circumstance afford more real satsfac. "n
In' than 10 your afoetionate uncle !ao'
GEORGE WASHINGTON. ny