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and dropping the Letter, cried, Co, Co, Coo, as much as to ſay, there read it. Now this poor Pidgeon had travelled fifty Miles in about an Hour, to bring Sally this Letter, and who would deſtroy ſuch pretty Creatures———But let us read the Letter.

My dear Sally,

God Almighty has been very merciful, and reſtored your Pappa to us again, who is now ſo well as to be able to ſit up. I hear you are a good Girl, my Dear, and I hope you will never forget to praiſe the Lord for this his great Goodneſs and Mercy to us———What a ſad Thing it would have been if your Father had died, and left both you and me, and little Tommy In Diſtreſs, and without a Friend: Your Father ſends his Bleſ-

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