that women have some rights." The law which you have read, I revolt against-it is gothic, obsolete, and I deny its authority. Have not women souls? Have they not reason? Is it not given them for a guide, and is it not a duty which they owe to themselves, and to heaven, to improve their talent, and, not like the unprofitable servant, to bury it ?"3

m

17. Astonishment held me dumb; my two youngest instantly rose and avowed their sister's sentiments, and even Deborah, my old and faithful help-mate," Deborah, the wife of my bosom, took sides against me! My three eldest stuck to me, but gave me little aid-things of this sort are not their forte. Finding such determined opposition, and supported by such numbers, I thought it best not to proceed to extremities, but gave the culprits one week to consider and repent of their ways assuring them that I would be master in my family, and that the name of Squaretoes should not be disgraced. But see, Mr. Bachelor, the straits to which you have reduced me -my rules violated-my authority trampled on-my family in open rebellion: how, sir,w can you repair this injury-what amends can you make me for order and good government destroyed, and anarchy and disorder introduced, and confusion worse confounded ?3

Your injured and offended fellow-citizen,

OBADIAH SQUARETOES.

a § 14. 3. b 14. 6. R. 1. c § 12. 2. d § 11. 7. e § 43. 1. f Difference between too and to? g Difference between borne and born? i § 43. 2. j§ 56. E. I § 43. 1. m Why not ys? o Sound of gh? p Sound of tion? k 43. 6. h§ 13. 1. s See W. D. v What point? w Why a comma? 1 § 47. 2 § 46. x § 11. 8. 3 Why interrogation? 4 Sound of ou? y What used for? z § 17. 1. 6 § 55. 8 Sound of vowel.

No. 1. What is the privilege of those who are injured? How large a family had Squaretoes? What kind of a lady had he chosen for his wife? What law in the family statute-book is of great importance? What was to be the extent of their education? What was the determination of himself and wife? What kind of girls were Bridget and Dinah? What appeared wonderful to him? What of his three younger daughters? Who came to visit them? What of Grace? What favor did this lady desire of him? What were his reasons for refusing it? What did his wife say? How long was Grace absent? What of the change? What did she say of her health? What had she read? What was forbidden Grace to do? What did he find one morning in their room? What did Grace say? What time was given the offenders to repent?

No. 2. Complain, vulnerable, considered, inculcate, forbidden, determination, completely, wonderful, afterwards, apprehension, dangerous, metamorphosed.

No. 3. Yaller for yellow, cham-ber for chaim-ber, dan-ger for dain-ger, a-gree-ble for a-gree-a-ble.

No. 7. Bee and be, bred and bread, cent and sent, rest and wrest, led and lead, retch and wretch, by, bye, and buy, vice and vise, time and thyme, site, cite, and sight.

No. 8.

3. 7. 9.

No. 10. Mention all the subjects, predicates, and objects, with their various modifications in second verse.

No. 12. All the words in first verse, and mention all the compound words in the lesson.

This piece is an example of wit and humor.

LESSON XX.

MAN WAS MADE TO MOURN.

1.. WHEN chill November's surly blast
Made fields and forests barea
One evening as I wandered forth
Along the banks of Ayre

I spied a man whose aged steps
Seemed weary worn with careb
His face was furrowed o'er with
And hoary was his hair.a

с

years

2. Young stranger, whither wand'rest thou?
Began the rev'rend sage;b

Does thirst of wealth thy step constrain,
Or youthful pleasure's rage?

Or, haply, prest with cares and woes,
Too soon thou hast began

To wander forth with me, to mourn
The miseries of man.

4. O man! while in thy early years,
How prodigal of time !k
Misspending all thy precious hours,
Thy glorious, youthful prime.
Alternate folliesi take the sway,a
Licentious passions burn;

Which tenfold force gives nature's law,
That man was made to mourn.

5. Look not alone on youthful prime,
Or manhood's active might;b
Man, then, is useful to his kind;b
Supported is his right;

But see him on the edge of life,
With cares and sorrows worn ;b
Then,g age and want, oh! ill-matched pair !k
Show man was made to mourn.

6. A few seem favorites of fate,a
In pleasure's lap caressed;
Yet think not all the rich and great
Are likewise truly blest:

But, oh! what crowds in every land,
Are wretched and forlorn!

Through weary life this lesson learn,
That man was made to mourn.

7. Many and sharp the num'rous ills
Inwoven with our frame;

More pointed still we make ourselves,
Regret, remorse, and shame ;

And man, whose heaven-erected face
The smiles of love adorn-
Man's inhumanity to man,

Makes countless thousands mourn.

8. See yonder poor, o'erloaded wight,
So abject, mean, and vile,
Who begs a brother of the earthh
To give him leave to toil;
And see his lordly fellow-worm
The poor petition spurn,

Unmindful, though a weeping wife,
And helpless offspring, mourn.

J

9. If I'm designed yon lordling's slave,
By nature's law designed,
Why was an independent wish
E'er planted in my mind?
If not, why am I subject to

His cruelty, or scorn?

Or, why has man the will and powerd
To make his fellow mourn?

10. Yet, let not this too much, my son,
Disturb thy youthful breast;

f

This partial view of human kind
Is surely not the last.

The poor, oppressed, honest man,
Had never sure been born,

Had there not been some recompensem
To comfort those that mourn.

11. O death!h the poor man's dearest friend,
The kindest and the best ;f
Welcome the hourd my aged limbs
Are laid with thee at rest.
The great, the wealthy, fear thy blow,
From pomp and pleasure torn ;"
But, oh! a blessed relief to those
That weary-laden mourn."

a § 43. 5. b § 12. 2. c Why a comma? d § 43. 14.

e § 43. 12. f Why semicolon? g § 26. 3. h§ 43. 7. i § 49. 1. k § 14. 4. § 43. 1. m Sound of c? n § 43. 10. y § 26. 3. 8 § 44. 17.

No. 2. Constrain, support, misspend, glorious, youthful, manhood, inhumanity, countless, independent, disturb, oppress.

No. 3. Age for edge, airth for earth, all-ter-nate for al-ter-nate, artur for

after, pooty for pretty, rily for roily, week for wick.

No. 6. The first verse is left without punctuation; correct it.

No. 7. Some and sum, mean and mein, not and knot, leave and lieve, eelely and heady, owes and hoes.

No. 12. All the words in second verse.

11

LESSON XXI.

ON RECEIVING HIS MOTHER'S PICTURE.

1. O THAT those lips had language! Life has passed With me but roughlyb since I heard thee last Those lips are thine-thy own sweet smiles I see The same that oft in childhood solaced me Voice only fails else how distinct they say "Grieve not my child chase all thy fears away!" The meek intelligence of those dear eyes (Blest be the art that can immortalize The art that baffles Time's tyrannic claim To quench it) here shines on me still the same.

2. Faithful remembrance of one so dear, O, welcome guest, though unexpected here! Who bidd'st me honor, with an artless song, Affectionate, a Mother lost so long.

I will obey, not willingly alone,

But gladly, as the precept were her own:
And while that face renews my filial grief,
Fancy shall weave a charm for

my reliefShall steep me in Elysian revery,

A momentary dream, that thou art she.

3. My Mother!a when I learned that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears I shed? Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun? Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unfelt, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in blissAh, that maternal smile! it answers—yes. I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day; I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away; And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu !f But was it such? It was. Where thou art goné, Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more!