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being brought up in a ot the box I sent by the soon So no more at present, but remains, dear Miss Mally,

your sinsaire friend, JANET PRINGLE

"The box," said Miss Mally, "that Mrs Pringle speaks about caht It contains a very handsoift to me is from Mrs P herself, and Miss Bell's fro through the town like a spunky,

the other: everybody, however, kens

that it's only spite that gars her speak It's a great pity that she

cou'dna be brought to a sense of religion like her er days, they say, wasna to seek at a clashing"

Mr Snodgrass expressed his surprise at this account of the faults of

that exeht of her holy anxiety to sift

into the circu in one day

Mrs Craig, and the sa for the midwife, and he

prudently made no other comment; for the characters of all preachers were

in her hands, and he had the good fortune to stand high in her favour, as

a young reat promise In order, therefore, to avoid any

discussion respecting le:-