I
Mary Secutor do with shamefacedness acknowledge that
on the evening of the
8th
instant
I was guilty of going to the
tavern and tarrying there with much rude and vain company
'til a very unseasonable time of night,
where was dancing and
other
rude and unseemly conduct, and in particular
drinking too much spirituous liquor whereby I was exposed
to
commit many gross sins, which offence is doubly aggra‐
vated in that it is a direct violation of a late promise
I have publicly made before
this school — all
which
wicked and Sinful conduct of mine, I am fully sensible is much
to the dishonour of God and very prejudicial to the design
and reputation of
this school, and in
opposition to the good of
my own soul
and the souls of my mates — for which I deserve
to be turned out of
this school
and be deprived of all the pri‐
vileges of it — I desire
to lie low in the dust therefore
and do now ask forgiveness of God, the Rev.
Dr.
Wheelock, his
family and
school, and all others whom I have hereby
offended
—
and I desire now with my whole
heart to renew my
former engagement that I will never more drink any
spirituous liquor on any occasion where necessity does not require it
, and I do
promise that (by the grace of god) I will amend my past life and never offend
by any of the like or any other misconduct.
for time to
come — And desire once more to warn all my mates not
to take
occasion by this or any other instance of my
misconduct, to commit the like or any
other evil — and
I beg the privilege of
continuing still a member of
this
school
and that I may enjoy the privileges of it, for a
trial
of the sincerity of this my confession
and
my engagements
for an amendment of life