Your affectionate father, "BONIFACE NEWT.
"P.S .-- Your mother wishes to add a line." "DEAR ABEL,--I am very glad to hear from Mr.Gray of your fine progress in study, and your general good character and deportment.

I trust you give some of your leisure to solid reading.

It is very necessary to improve the mind.

I hope you attend to religion.

It will help you if you keep a record of Dr.Peewee's texts, and write abstracts of his sermons.