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Excerpt from Advice to a Young Woman at Service: In a Letter From a Friend When I first heard that you had come to town, in order to go to service, I was exceedingly anxious for you. For several nights my sleep was disturbed, by thinking of the temptations to which you were expos ed among strangers in a great city. Your sister call ed yesterday, on her way home, and told me that you -had got into a respectable tamily. This good news relieved my mind very much; but still my-thoughts dwell upon the trials that every day will bring with it; for'you have left your native village, your pious parents, your snug and quiet home, and have placed yourself in a situation where every thing is new: you will therefore have other temptations to resist, and other exertions to make, than have ever been requir ed of you before. M y age and long experience, and especially my friendship for your mother, entitle me to some of your regard. I know that your disposition is good, and that you are ready to listen to advice. I have therefore determined, as I cannot conveniently come to you, to write you a letter; it will be a long one, and will cost me a good deal of pains, for I do not often write letters. I shall not expect you to read and destroy it, nor to lay it away in a drawer where it will not be seen; but keep it where you may fre quently look at its contents, and always remember that it was written by one who has lived many years, and experienced many changes, and can 'now say in her old age, that she has never been so happy as when she most nearly conformed to the rules which she now gives to you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.