Words cannot express my grief at the receipt of your letter. How can you so soon have forgotten all the home lessons of duty you have learned? What society can you have mingled in to have caused you to be guilty of such folly? I have seen your master, and read him your letter; and he agrees with myself that from the manner you have acted in immediately informing me of your position, it is probable you may, in an untoward moment, have been induced to commit an act which you will never cease to regret. It is your first offence, and he bids me say he rejoices that you are sensible of your grievous error, and he will allow you to return, and never mention what has occurred to you. Never, dear son, forget yourself again, be grateful to your master, who is charity itself, and Believe me, Your affectionate father, ---- _A Father applying to a Principal of a School to ascertain Terms, &c._ Hopwood House, June 16th, 187- SIR, Being desirous of sending my son, aged thirteen, to school, my friends have strongly recommended me to apply to you on the subject. I should be glad to learn your terms, and to be informed as to your plan of tuition. Will you favour me with a prospectus of your School, and also inform me whether you have a vacancy? I remain, Yours faithfully, ---- _To a Child who has being guilty of telling a Falsehood._ Brecon, May 14th, 187- MY DEAR SAMUEL, I was much grieved to find after you had left us in the early part of the week, that the replies you gave me relative to your acquaintance with the L----s were utterly at variance with the truth. Little did I think you would ever deceive us, when such confidence has been always placed in you. Why did you try to deceive me by a falsehood? Let me entreat of you never again to deviate from the truth; should you do so you will soon obtain a character as an untrustworthy person, and no one will believe you, even when you speak the truth. Every one will shun you, as they will always suspect that you are trying to deceive them; even when you are acting rightly they will look upon you with suspicion. Have you forgotten that Truth is the point of honour in a gentleman, and that no one can tell a falsehood and retain the character of one? I cannot tell you the shame I felt when I discovered your untruth; I felt degraded by it. Strive to retrieve your character in the future, by perfect truthfulness and a high sense of what honour requires from you. Till I believe that you feel the enormity of your fault I cannot sign myself other than Your afflicted father, ---- _Urging a Son to relinquish the Naval Profession._ Upton, June 12th, 187- DEAR FREDERICK,