SHORT-HAND. 
■wr he saw a nmbr of pltri stnding to drnk 
hi the sid of a pool. Obsrving tliat at evri 
sip they turnd up thr beds tords the ski, he 
could nt frber enkringthe resn of so pekulr 
a srmni. They told hm that it ws bi wy of 
rtrning thanks to hvn fr the bnfts they rsvd, 
and ws indd an ansnt and rigs kstm, which 
they could nt, wth a saf knsns, or wthot im- 
piity, omit. Her the bear brst into a ft of 
laftr, at ons mimking thr gestrs, and rdkling 
thr superstition, in the mst kntmtos mnr. 
On this' the kok, wth a sprt sutable to the 
bldness of hs krktr, adrsd hm in the foloing 
wrds. “ As you ar a strngr, sr, you prps 
ma be exksd the indsnsi of this behvr ; yet 
gvme leav to tl you, that non but a bear 
would rdkl ani rigs srmni watsoever, in the 
prsns of thos wo bliev thm of imprtns.” 
An Exemplification of the Specimen with 
Contractions ; containing numerical Refer- 
ences to all the Rules of Abbreviation, 
the fourteenth, fifteenth, and seventeenth 
excepted, 
A bear, who was bred in the^ savage 
A ber, wo ws bred nt svg 
deserts of Siberia, had an inclination'* to 
dsrts of Sbrie, had an in. to 
see the world*. He travelled from 
see the fV. He trvld frm 
FOREST TO FOREST**, and from one 
f and frm on 
KINGDOMS to another, making many 
kng. to anthr, mking mni 
profound observations'* in his'^ way. 
prfnd obs nis wa. 
Among the rest of his'^ excursions’, he 
Among the rst fis exk, he 
came by accident* into a farmer’s yard, 
km bi ak. into a frmfs yrd, 
where he saw a number of poultry standing 
wr he saw a nmbr of pltri stnding 
to drink by the side of a pool.’ Observing, 
to drnk bi the sp Obsrving, 
that at every sip they turned up their 
that at evri sp they trnd up thr 
heads'* towards the sky, he could not* 
hs. trds the ski, hkn 
forbear enquiring the reason of so peculiar 
frbr enqring the rsn of so pklr 
a ceremony. They told him, that it was^ 
a srmni. They tld hm, that ts 
by way of returning thanks to heaven* for 
bi way of rtrning thnks to H. fr 
the benefits they received, and was indeed 
the biifts they rsvd, and ws indd 
an ancient and religious’ custom, which 
an nr kstm, which 
they could not, with a safe conscience, or 
they could nt, wth a saf knsns, or 
without impiett'", omit. Here the bear 
wtht imity, mit. Hr the ber 
burst into a fit of laughter’, at once 
brst into a fi at ons 
mimicking their gestures, and ridiculing 
mmking thr gstrs, and rdkling 
their superstition’ in the’ most 
thr, superst, nt mst 
CONTEMPTUOUS MANNER*. On THIS”, the 
cm, onis, the 
cock, with a spirit suitable to” the 
kk, wth a sprt ste • the 
BOLDNESS OF HIS*’ character, addressed 
Ifis krktr, adrsd 
him IN the’ following'" words. ‘ As you 
hm nt foing wrds, * As you 
are a stranger, sir, you perhaps’ may be' 
ar a strngr, sr, you p. mb 
excused the' indecency* of this*’ 
xksd the ind. fis 
behaviour’; yet give me leave to'* tell 
beh, yt gmlto ti 
you, that none but a bear would ridicule 
you, that nn but a ber would rdkl 
any religious ceremony* whatsoever, 
ani rs, watsoever, 
IN the* presence of those'* who believe 
nt prsns fos wo blv 
them of importance.’ 
th7n of imprtns.’ 
The learner will perceive, by this exem- 
plification of the short specimen on the 
Plate, that the rules of abbreviation are not 
only constructed on the most simple and 
scientific principles ; but that they posses* 
an almost unlimited power of contraction, 
and have a peculiar adaptation to the genius 
and phraseology of our language. With 
these rules, perfectly learnt, and brought 
into use by experience, the present systens 
