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Peregrine seeing this dissolution of their society, and finding
himself every day deprived of some companion, began to repine at his
situation, and resolved, if possible, to procure his release from
the jurisdiction of the person whom he both detested and despised.
With this view he went to work, and composed the following billet,
addressed to the commodore, which was the first specimen of his
composition in the epistolary way:--
"Honoured and Loving Uncle,--Hoping you are in good health,
this serves to inform you, that Mr. Jennings is gone, and
Mr. Keypstick will never meet with his fellow. The school
is already almost broke up, and the rest daily going away;
and I beg of you of all love to have me fetched away also,
for I cannot bear to be any longer under one who is a perfect
ignoramus, who scarce knows the declination of musa, and is
more fit to be a scarecrow than a schoolmaster; hoping you
will send for me soon, with my love to my aunt, and my duty
to my honoured parents, craving their blessing and yours.


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