Mrs. Morris, the lady of major Morris, who lately descended in the diving-bell, at Plymouth, whilst under water, wrote a long letter to her father, which concluded with the following lines:--
From a _belle_, my dear father you've oft had a line. But not from a _bell_ under water; Just now I can only assure you I am thine-- Your _diving_ affectionate daughter.
Of the few essays refused admittance in the _Rural Magazine_, we regret most, the necessity we apprehend ourselves under of declining to insert the one on Politics by Lucius. The ability with which it was written, was not sufficient to overcome our objection to the subject.--We invite him heartily, as we have heretofore personally done, to our _Evening Fire Side_, when he may be disposed to amuse or instruct our company on any suitable subject.
Our other friends, who know they are welcome, we hope will not require a monthly invitation.
PHILADELPHIA, PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY RICHARDS & CALEB JOHNSON,
GRIGGS & DICKINSON--_Printers, Whitehall_.
Silently corrected simple spelling, grammar, and typographical errors.
Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.
Enclosed italics markup in _underscores_.
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