TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
New-Haven.
MY DEAR FRIEND,

I BELIEVE I mu&longs;t begin to a&longs;&longs;ume airs
of gravity; and they will not be quite &longs;o foreign
to my feelings now, as at &longs;ome other times.
You &longs;hall know the rea&longs;on. I have been associated
for three days, with &longs;entiment and sobriety,
in the per&longs;on of Mr. Boyer. I don't know
but this man will &longs;educe me into matrimony.
He is very eloquent upon the &longs;ubject; and his
manners are &longs;o &longs;olemn, that I am &longs;trongly tempted,
yet I dare not to laugh. Really, Lucy,
there is &longs;omething extremely engaging and
&longs;oothing too, in virtuous and refined conversation.
It is a &longs;ource of enjoyment which cannot
be reali&longs;ed by the di&longs;&longs;olute and unreflecting.
But then, this particular theme of his, is not a
favorite one to me; I mean, as connected with
its con&longs;equences, care and confinement. However,
I have compounded the matter with him,
and conditioned that he &longs;hall expatiate on the
&longs;ubject, and call it by what name he plea&longs;es,
platonic or conjugal, provided he will let me
take my own time for the con&longs;ummation. I

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have con&longs;ented that he &longs;hall e&longs;cort me, next
week, to &longs;ee my mamma and my Lucy. O, how
the idea of returning to that revered man&longs;ion,
to tho&longs;e beloved friends, exhilerates my &longs;pirits!

General Richman's politene&longs;s to me has induced
him to invite a large party of tho&longs;e gentlemen
and ladies who have been particularly attentive
to me, during my re&longs;idence here, to dine
and take tea, to morrow. After that, I expect
to be engaged in making farewell vi&longs;its, till I
leave the place. I &longs;hall, therefore, forego the
plea&longs;ure of telling you any occurrences, subsequent
to this date, until you &longs;ee and conver&longs;e
with your &longs;incere friend,