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young women who carried individually a poodle & collectively a large parrot in a correspondingly cumbersome cage. An old gentleman, whose attentions to the young ladies aforesaid can only be excused on the ground of unexampled verdancy - portion X'd out faintly begins Want of self-respect in those whom we are naturally induced by their venerable appearance to respect leaves a mingled feeling in the mind of contempt & sorrow. As to the young women it need only be said that loss of modesty in women is loss of all that renders her attractive especially if sensuality adds to our disgust end X'd out portion -- added in pencil: Rev Mr Balentyne of Washington crossed out: a parson & an intelligent & educated man, & a merchant Mr Goss, a fine specimen of the honest, frank & persevering Western man completed our stages compliment -- The Narrows above Cumberland being