ERRORS. 4. dizzires for desires; disappint for disappoint. 8. evry for every. 9. amible for amiable; diffikilt for difficult. 13. munse for months; hash for harsh. 17. endeavring for endeavoring. QUESTIONS. What is the Rule? What Remark follows it? For what was this lady remarkable? Is it your duty to be as kind. and friendly, and contented, as she was? Did she appear to love herself more than others? RULE. As soon as you can understand by a dictionary how words should be pronounced, you should be in the habit of consulting it, that you may avoid all errors. LOVE OF THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE concluded. 1. Reader. Had the lady of whom you speak, been so calm and of so heavenly a temper, even from her infancy? 2. Writer. No; such feelings, and such a life, were not the natural growth of her heart. She told me, when I asked her, that she was formerly selfish and irritable. Her meekness, humility, and benevolence, were heavenly plants from the garden of the Lord, which had been engrafted on her mind, and now bore good fruit an hundred fold. 3. Reader. I think you said that she never appeared to feel disappointed; but she could not always have had everything just as she wished and expected. 4. Writer. She never seemed to form any plan, and set her heart upon it, as others do. Whatever appeared to be her duty, she would undertake to do with much energy and attention; but when anything occurred to change her course, she always smiled, and often said, 'The Lord ordereth all things right.' However sudden and important any change might be, that was made in her domestic affairs, she seemed perfectly prepared for it; and, with a mind wholly undisturbed, she would go forward with the new course of duty. 5. Reader. She doubtless had money enough, so that she could purchase all she wanted? 6. Writer. She wanted nothing but to do good. She had what she thought was enough; but money would not purchase all things. In that part of the country suitable provisions for the tavern could not be easily obtained at all times. 7. Reader. Suppose that she needed provisions for company that she expected, and could not obtain them; how would she feel, and what would she do? 8. Writer. She made all suitable exertions to be well furnished for such occasions; but if she failed, she waited calmly and patiently to see how the Lord would provide. Before the company came, some one oalled to sell what was needed; or, perhaps the com pany failed of coming; or, if they did come, they pre ferred just what she had to give them. In some such way, it always worked right; and, although she did what she could to provide, she was always calm, and confident that what the Lord did not enable her to do, He would do in another way. 9. Reader. This is very remarkable! Do you know this to be true, or do you guess at it? 10. Writer. I frequently conversed with her and others of the family respecting it, and had some opportunities for being a witness; and I have no doubt that I represent the facts with perfect fairness. 11. Reader. Was she ever sick, or had she any other great source of trouble? 12. Writer. She had a very severe and painful illness while I boarded at her house; and for several days we expected her death. She spoke freely of her sufferings, when we inquired; but there was no sound of complaint. She said that she should suffer only so much as was good for her, and that it was easy to bear anything that the Lord laid upon her, because He seemed to bear it for her. 13. Reader. death? 14. Writer. Did she appear to have any fear of None at all. I asked whether she desired to die, that she might be free from those pains. She answered-No; while the Lord permits the pains, they will do good. I feel perfectly willing either to die, or recover, or remain as I am,—just as the Lord pleases. Heaven is a world far better than this; but the Lord only knows when it is best for me to remove.' 15. Reader. I wish that I could have seen her countenance when others were angry and treated her harshly. 16. Writer. You could never forget its expression. She would look with the most heavenly mildness, and some appearance of grief, directly in the face of the angry offender. Then her countenance was wholly rresistible. Neither her husband, nor any one else that was guilty, could bear it for a moment. He would turn away ashamed and distressed, and seemed to be tortured by her presence. But, when the passion had gone, and sorrow had taken its place, her countenance would seem like the brightness and the fragrance of a summer's morning. 17. Reader. Do you know whether others had the same opinion of this lady, that you had? There might have been some peculiar causes for her appearing to you more perfect than she was. Or, it may be, that you are only trying to treat me with a good story which is not really true. 18. Writer. I frequently conversed with her neighbors respecting her, and with her minister, and others who had resided in her family much longer than I did. None was able to name a single fault and each one believed all that I have here stated, and much more of the same kind, which I am not at liberty to disclose. The story which I relate, is no fiction. 19. Reader. Is this lady still living? 20. Writer. She seemed to be of the number, of whom the Lord said. "Whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die.' She left this world several years ago, and went home to the mansions prepared for her in her Father's house. The memory of her 1 virtues has been a blessing to me, and I record them for the benefit of my children and the reader. ERRORS. 15. 17. 4. perfecly for perfectly. 8. cazhens for occasions. countnance for countenance. 16. tortered for tortured. pearing for appearing. 20. bleeveth for believeth; sevral for several; memry for memory. What is the Rule? QUESTIONS. Can you give any description of this lady? What book do you suppose taught her to live so well? RULE. All poetry should be read according to the sense, and not for the sake of making it rhyme and jingle. As blank verse has no rhymnes, great care must be had in reading it, that no pauses are made at the ends of the lines, except what the sense requires. SPECIMENS OF BLANK VERSE. 1. ALL flesh is grass, and all its glory fades |