. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. myself, as when I belonged to the Great TomSociety of Hampshire Youths,—may conceive my regret that, insteadof coming here, I did not go out to Swan River—I am told they havea Peel there. I shall write a longer letter by the Nestor, Bird, which is the nextship. This comes by the Lively, Kidd.—only to inform you that Iarrived here safe and well. Pray communicate the same, with my loveand duty, to my dear parents and relations, not forgetting Deborahand Darius at Porkin^jton, and Uriah at Pigstead. The same to MrsPugh, the opener,—Mr Sexton,
. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. myself, as when I belonged to the Great TomSociety of Hampshire Youths,—may conceive my regret that, insteadof coming here, I did not go out to Swan River—I am told they havea Peel there. I shall write a longer letter by the Nestor, Bird, which is the nextship. This comes by the Lively, Kidd.—only to inform you that Iarrived here safe and well. Pray communicate the same, with my loveand duty, to my dear parents and relations, not forgetting Deborahand Darius at Porkin^jton, and Uriah at Pigstead. The same to MrsPugh, the opener,—Mr Sexton, and the rest of my clerical friends. Ihave no commissions at present, except to beg that you will delivet theenclosed, which I have written at NIr Pompeys dictation, to his oldblack fellow-servant, at- Number 45 Portland Place. Ask for Aga-memnon down the area. If an opportunity should likewise offer ofmentioning in any quarter that might reach Administration, the desti-tute state of our Barbarian steeples and belfries, pray dont ofait; and. Black Barberism. A LETTER. 525 if, in the meantime, you could send out even a set of small handbells,it might prove a parochial acquisition, as well as to me.—Dear Jedi-diah, Your faithful friend and fellow-clerk, Habakkuk Crumpe. — I send Pompeys letter openj for you to read,what a strange herd of black cattle I am among. You will see [the enclosure.] I sav, As —You remember me ? Very well. Runaway Pompey,somebody else. Me Governors Pompey. You Mecarry out Governors piccaninny a walk. Very well. Massa Amenand me write this to say the news. Barbadoes all bustle. Nigger-mans do-nothing but talkee talkee. \_Poinpeys ricrJit, Jedidiah.^ TheBishop is come. Missis Bishop. Miss Bishop—all the Bishop come in one ship, and hnn wigs come out inBishop come one, two, three, weeks first, [//j- too true^Him say no wig, no Bishop. Massa Amen, you remem-ber, say so too. Very well. Massa Amen ask me everything ab
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