As soon as he was placed on the Table, he walked up to little Sally, [96]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,
G
OD
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 Blessing
with mine--Be good, my dear Child, and G