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I declined visiting West's painting, principally because I am no judge of paintings, and having heard it extolled so highly, I expected another disappointment, and besides, having no curiosity of my own to gratify, and not being qualified to gratify the public, and above all, the fear of doing injustice to the piece, I would not see it. The house in which it is kept, stands near the hospital. As we walked back, my friend pointed out the grave of Mrs. Girard, wife of the celebrated Girard of Philadelphia: she died in the hospital, being deran. ged some time previous. Although Girard is said to be worth $10,000,000, yet this grave is undistinguished by the least mark of respect.

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One of the pupils, a full grown young lady, (a number
of them are women grown,) was writing a letter. I took
the pen out of her hand, with an intention of conversing
with her in writing. When she discovered my design,
she jumped up and brought me a slate and pencil, upon
which I wrote the following sentence and handed it to
her. "Did you find it hard to learn to read and write."
She looked at it some time, and then handed it across the
table to a girl apparently thirteen years old, pointing to
the word hard, which it appeared she either did not
know the meaning, or could not make out the hand.
The little girl to whom she gave the slate, instantly un-
derstood it, and explained it to her friend, by throwing
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weight, which contracts the muscles of the face. The up
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hand, without, however, so great a mind as her younger
companion. Being desirous of seeing the boys of the up
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it, and an exhibition being to take place the next day, he brie
very politely presented me with a ticket, referring to the
exhibition, as a place better suited to my purpose and tiend
feelings. At my request, however, he repeated in a few toni-
words, the system of education, viz. 1st, they taught
the pupil the thing, 2d, the name, 3d, the quality, and
4th, its use, until they have learned them the names of
all things. Next day I attended at Mr. Wilson's church.
which, from its amazing size, afforded a fine opportunity it or
for the exhibition. The exhibition was to commence at the
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