. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . CHAPTER I. MY PARENTS DEATH- -FIRST JOURNEY -MY UNCLES HOUSE — THE SCHOOL. born in the city of New York, inthe year 1790. My parents were both Eng-lish people. At first, they were in poor cir-cumstances, but my father became a mer-chant, and acquired some property. He died WIT BOUGHT. however, in the midst of success; and in afew months afterwards I lost my mother. Iwas thus left an orphan, at the age of fiveyears, with property worth about two thou-sand pounds. My mother had a brother living in thesmall town of Salem, situated upon t
. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . CHAPTER I. MY PARENTS DEATH- -FIRST JOURNEY -MY UNCLES HOUSE — THE SCHOOL. born in the city of New York, inthe year 1790. My parents were both Eng-lish people. At first, they were in poor cir-cumstances, but my father became a mer-chant, and acquired some property. He died WIT BOUGHT. however, in the midst of success; and in afew months afterwards I lost my mother. Iwas thus left an orphan, at the age of fiveyears, with property worth about two thou-sand pounds. My mother had a brother living in thesmall town of Salem, situated upon theeastern border of the State of New kept an inn which went by the name ofthe Cock and Bull; and, as it was uponthe great road between Boston and NewYork, he had a good situation and a thrivingbusiness. To the care of this uncle I was committedby my mothers will, and immediately afterher death I was taken to my uncles re-sidence. I had never been out of the city ofNew York, and had never seen the had supposed the world one great city,witboughtorlifea00good
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