MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY'NEWSPAPER. 
s# v j * V that it can be done by using a connective or 
Qjy 0 H £ U i 1 0 11 H 1 ♦ b . v commencing a new sentence. Such ex- 
____ ercises would evidently benefit old as well as 
TTENTION.— HOW CAN IT BE SECURED ? young pupils. They would tend to make 
- education more practical and consequently 
Both attention and thought aro efforts, more useful. f. 
d the latter a most difficult and laborious chili, n. y., June i, isr.s. 
ATTENTION-HOW CAN IT BE SECURED I 
and the latter a most difficult and laborious 
effort, yet on whatever subject the mind 
feels a lively interest, such exertion, though 
unchanged in its nature, becomes delightful 
to indulge in. But where no interest pre¬ 
viously exists, attention (as every school¬ 
master knows,) can only be procured by ter¬ 
ror ; which is the truo reason why the ma¬ 
jority of mankind learn nothing systemati¬ 
cally except as school boys or apprentices. 
The above paragraph, the substance of 
which is found in “The Friend,” by Cole¬ 
ridge, is in the main true. It is all true, 
perhaps, but at first glance, the declaration 
that “attention can only bo procured by 
DETAILS CF TEACHING GRAMMER. 
The following is one of tho best common 
sense articles, on the subject treated, we have 
seen. Let every teacher read it carefully. 
The words of our language, though nu¬ 
merous as forest leaves, may all be reduced 
to eight classes. Noun. Pronoun, Adjective, 
Verb, Adverb, Preposition and Interjection. 
It requires maturity of intellect to enter in¬ 
to tho full consideration of the properties 
of some of these classes, but their names 
may be made familiar at an early day, and 
quite young pupils will readily distinguish 
SBf 
terror, seems scarcely warranted. Terror and classify words that they understand.— 
cannot command attention from any inter- I * 10 first ideas of grammar, then, may be 
, . , , , ., imparted in some such way as this: 
est in the lesson, though it may secure a ' „ . , , , S( , ho i ;1T , tn 
imparted in some such way as this: 
The Noun. Ask the little scholars to 
write upon their slates the names of things 
around them, as desk, bench, book, &c. Also 
forced memorizing of it. Wo doubt if write upon the ; r s | ates the names of 
scholars over learn anything systematically around them, as desk, bench, book, &c. 
by means of attention excited in this way the names of things that they have seen, as v 
alone, but that before such learning is ac- tree, house brook fc. ; then after the ex- JOHN GODFREY SAXE. 
. ’ . , , , , ercise has been sufficiently varied, tell them ---- 
quirod, some means mus bo use< o crea e iamiliarI v that the names of things are called John Godfrey Saxe was born at High- Griswold “ general clear and sharp express 
an interest and such an interest as will n 0 U ns; get them to select the nouns in their gate, Franklin County, Vermont, on the ion, and alternating touches of playful wit 
make the effort required a delightful one. reading lessons, and to write long lists from second day of June, 1816. From nine to and sharp sense, there is nothing so long 
Tho influence of terror aside, the ques- memory. Tell them, too. that particular seventeen ho worked on his father’s farm that is so well sustained in the one hundred 
tion, How shall a lively interest be excited ^uns, as George Jinn, Oho are called and went to school. Wishing then to study and one books of American satire.” In 1847 
and kentun in the mind of the student Ms nameS ’ ° g ’ one of the llboral Professions, he entered tho he wrote “The New Rape of tho Lock,” 
and kept up in tno minu ot tn . . tuaent is such j |ke ]iames are called common nouns, giammar-school ot St. Albans, and, after the and in 1848 “ Tho Proud Miss M’Bridn 
one of much importance, and worthy of the The Verb. Words that express action, as usual preparatory studies, the college at For the last seven or eight years he has been 
close and earnest attention of teachers.— run. jump, play, strike, from a class very Middletown, Conn., whore he graduated practicing in the courts writing verses oc- 
Thero aro many ways in which it maybe easily distinguished. When those have been Bachelor of Arts in the summer of 1839. casionally, attending to the interests of his 
2 ^ 
JOHN GODFREY SAXE. 
tion, How shall a lively interest be excited 1 S| _ a 
and kept up in tho mind of the student ? is 
one of much importance, and worthy of the qq ie y ( 
close and earnest attention of teachers.— run. jum] 
There aro many ways in which it maybe easily distinguished. V hen those have boon Bachelor of Arts in tho summer of 1839. casionally, attending to the interests of hi 
answered. Emulation, curiosity, love of ap- w / itton a timos ’ th . G na ™ e ma y bo * Ie had no reputation while at college party in that part of the world-for Saxo i 
nrphntinn R,o Rr.o tn secure the . m ’ and the necessity pt a noun and a either as a writer or speaker, but was con- something of a politician-editing “Th, 
answered. Emulation, curiosity, love of ap¬ 
probation, &c., &c., may combine to secure 
tho attention of the scholar, but the true 
thirst for knowledge—the love of wisdom 
for its own sake—this alone can give the 
livoly interest so desirable in a student; this 
alone can make the exertion of thought a 
delightful indulgence. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
COMPOSITION WRITING. 
Tins is a branch which has been much write as many such words as they can upon 
neglected in our institutions of learning, till tb 7 r slates. Tell them these woids aro 
& , , , ,, , .. . . adjectives, and let them use them m such 
very recently; and at tho present time, it is se £ tences as « Good boys study,” “Pretty 
evident there is not sufficient interest and birds fly,” &c. Such words as some, this, the, 
importance attached to it, as a branch of and possessives, as his. my, our , will natural- 
education. 
New methods of teaching almost every 
thing, have been proposed and adopted, and 
great improvements made, but the matter 
of composing, to a considerable extent, has 
been kept in the back ground. Our com¬ 
mon schools have, as it were, paid no atten¬ 
tion to the subject. Academies and col¬ 
as they can think of. _ Ihis distinction of graduated, wiien he was m apparently un- poems. In this last item of business he has 
transitive and intransitive is the only prop- propitious circumstances, viz., in the holy done more service than any other man ro- 
erty of the verb worth mentioning at bonds of matrimony, and the tedious study citing more verses and oftener than all’our 
P r r nt ’ A ,• • w • < th ° Amou S his college friends was lecturers together, Park Benjamin, perhaps, 
The Adjective. Write some noun, as Ihos. B. Ihorpe, now of New Orleans, the excepted. r 
tree, upon the blackboard, and request tho author of many admirable western stories. For his personal appearance wo refer to 
scholars to tell you words that describe it; To him Saxo has addressed a rhyming epis- the portrait prefixed to our article • we c-m 
as tall, green, leafy, he. Then let them tie full of college reminiscences: vouch for its thorough correctness; but it 
write as many such words as they can upon “ All those were memorable times, Mves no idea of one nfimili-irlfv of Stave 
«' slates. Tell them these ’word, 'aye A -T3£‘S3K££,«o "l ^hn"A“hls 
adjectives, and let them use them in such Ofchapel-beii, we left our sport, bust build. In his epistle to the editor of 
sentences as “Good boys study,” “Pretty For tefSI; 1 ^ “ Tho Knickerbocker,” lie thus describes 
birds fly, &c. Such words as some, tins, the, „ , himself- 
and possessives, as his. my, our, will natural- . ( Gr a , u ! n ®. 0 01 P© s talent of draw- “ i am a man vou must le*™ 
ly be classed by learners with adjectives, m S ant Priming, w leioby Less famou’s^for beauty than’strength- 
and it is not important now to point out tho fat A 'of 5^^^“ ’ 
distinction. Oil canvas-backs.” In truth ’t is but seldom one meets 
Jluithg |lc;tbrag. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
SABBATH EVENING. 
’Tis Sabbath evening—blessed hour, 
Go seek thy chamber—kneel and pray; 
Acknowledge there His sovereign power. 
And thank Him for this happy day. 
Mother, with thy weight of care, 
To thy chamber—leave it there; 
Mourner, grieve not thus alone. 
Kneel and say—“ Thy will be done.” 
O glorious Sabbath! foretaste sweet. 
Of that eternal day of rest,— 
When, bending low at Jesus feet, 
Pure, heavenly joy shall fill each breast. 
Spotless robe, and crown of gold, 
Glories that could ne’er be told ; 
Aged traveler dost thou see ? 
“ Lift the heart and bend the knee.” 
Go muse thou on the hours long past, 
Thy wanderings tremble—kneel and pray; 
The light of day is fading fast, 
So fades, perchance, thy life away. 
Youthful child, and child of years, 
Maiden fair, with smiles and tears; 
Manhood, from the world away 
Seek thy chamber, kneel and pray. 
Recall thy mercies—O! how few, 
Have been back traced to Him who gave; 
See 1 through the gloom a form I view. 
And sovereign mercy—stoops to save. 
Murd’rer in thy deep, dark cell, 
Pause, ere justice rings thy knell; 
Mortals old, and young, and gay. 
Poor and wretched, kneel and pray. 
For the Rural New-Yorker. 
DEATH. 
Change is imprinted on all things terres¬ 
trial. Yet why should man shrink from his 
destiny, and fear tho embrace of death. Is 
he to bo annihilated ? Certainly not. Is 
ho to be lost ? Not if he has lived the life 
of the just and laid up treasures where 
thieves break not through nor steal. Then 
why the unmanly fear ? Is it in education? 
It ought not to be. 
To the good, Death is a kind and minis- 
voueh for its thorough correctness; but it tering angel;—a friend that knoweth no 
gives no idea of one peculiarity of Saxe— favors or distinctions, and who performs his 
how indeed could it ?-of his height and ro- kind offices with tho same cheerfulness to 
i bust build. In his epistle to the editor of n T t- . , 
| “Tho Knickerbocker,” bo thus describes ’ IdlS benevolence, though repulsed, is, 
himself: nevertheless, unbounded—and given aliko 
“ iam a man, you must leam, the beggcr in the street, and tho king 
wboJ ia ermine and canopied by gold. Ho 
unbin,ls our I™"*®™. «“»» our pains, un- 
Such a Titan in human abodes, fetters the soul from its earthly chains and 
And when I stalk over the streets . ,1 « , . ., v 
I’m a perfect Colossus of roads i” carries the treed spirit away to tho land of 
With the exception of Holmes, and per- ’ mnior ^ a l bbss > where it may drink from the 
haps Lowell, Saxo is the only ono of our true fountain of knowledge, eat from tho 
writers who has cultivated comic poetry sure tree of life, and bathe itself in everlast- 
onflofthflUtind^ofnuntvJin a . in S floods ot coIcstial sunlight; and with 
himself 
ly be classed by learners with adjectives, ° 
and it is not important now to point out the Lil 
distinction. 
Tho Pronoun. Repeat such sentences as ho says : 
“ The bird flies, and it sings,” “ Children are 
happy when they are good,” and have the ] 
pupils tell you what “ it,” and “ they,” stand 
for. Then writo as many sentences as you j 
choose upon the black-board, and have thorn 
select the pronouns that you have purpose- Saxe’s 
“ Ah, we were jolly youngsters then; 
But now we’re sober-sidrd men, 
Half through life’s journey : 
And you ve turn’d author too, I hear, 
And 1, you'll think it very queer, 
Have turn’d attorney.” 
Saxe’s first movement toward the “ turn- 
“ I am a man, you must learn, 
Less famous for beauty than strength; 
And for aught I could ever discern, 
Of rather superfluous length. 
In truth’t is but seldom one meets 
Such a Titan in human abodes, 
And when I stalk over the streets 
I’m a perfect Colossus of roads !” 
" oeiuiib tuo pi mu,, Jjuipuoo- uiu.ouic uu luwciiu nit) turn- n n n fit' tho hoct j„J ( t • a • Hi ccneoucii aumigut; arm Wltn 
u£i".±!2«. Z* not wont » talkS,," >>«*• «fktoa»4.pwi.mm. Ih.uihnita>ie 
sition, at certain stated times, and if there sweetly, &c. Let lists ot these be written, lated tho story of his life at that time, as is 
are very obvious mistakes, there may bo a ana wnen 1 0 C1; SS rus 18 sum( 
, / ,. , j. , familiar, call it the adverb, 
sort of correction to some of them; how- The proposition . p ]aco a book u 
ever, it tho corrections be made, there is no slate, and ask tho class where it is 
very strict observance of them demanded them tell as you vary its position. 
and his only daughter, the proud lady ; but emDiac 
what there is, is cleverly managed ; and the pinoss. 
uul bo watted to everlasting hap- 
True, tho society of friends is 
and when the class of words is sufficiently the case with the poems oi all true poets, if i -2 ,• j r c e ', 01 f ' 7 n V. lI . ia ^ e< ,.. t l<3 1 ' c - v 0 nenos 1S 
familiar, call it the adverb. the world has the art to read them aright; 2 , f ° f ° UieS and f ' nvobt > es ot fasluona- cheering, and tho good things of this world 
The preposition. Place a book upon a but demonstrated that a new poet had an- G J oaro veiy pom-e anc unny. Amen- are enticing to the heart, but these should 
The preposition. Place a book upon a but demonstrated that a new poet had ap- Zl T- f * u 
Iffi and :ls k tbfi where it ?« . T.nt neared, and indicated the L can aristocracy, that “thing of shreds and 
them tell as you vary its position. “Be- which he was to be most successful 
pcared, and indicated the school of verse in ^ \ » 
which he was to bo most successful. The P G 
Thus wo see reasons for not having more 
and let them write as many similar as they J°y 
can think of; as on, in. beyond, beside, below. 
Write, ** VV duam and 
source. There have been great improve¬ 
ments made in common school education— 
yet, there is much room to make more, and 
in this very thing—composition writing.— 
connective, and think up similar ones to in¬ 
crease the list. 
Thus might each point bo brought before 
the class, be illustrated and amplified; but 
the teacher who, after weeks and perhaps 
patches, comes in for a good rub :— 
“ Of all the notable things on earth, 
The queerest one is pride of birth 
Among our ‘ fierce democracie !’ 
A bridge across a hundred years, 
Without a pi op to save it from sneers, 
Not even a couple of rotten peers— 
A tliintr for laughter, flouts, and jeers, 
Is American aristocracy. 
“ Depend upon it, my snobbish friend, 
Your family thread you can’t ascend, 
Without good reason to apprehend 
You may find it wax’d at the further end 
By some plebeian vocation ! 
Or, worse than that your boasted line 
May end in a loop of stronger twine. 
That plagued some worthy relation 1” 
One admirable point about all Saxe’s ver¬ 
ses is tho careful way in which they are 
finished : you will not find a single nonsensi- 
bo used as good gifts for tho bettor prepa¬ 
ration of ourselves for the hereafter to 
como. Then can we say to those friends 
who still linger behind :—Lo we go to join 
those who aro already in the better land; bo 
ye ready also to moot us thero when Death 
shall summon you bonce. Weep not there¬ 
fore for mo, for my gain is beyond estima¬ 
tion. 
No, no, wo should not so cling to this 
earth, and grovel for its transient enjoy¬ 
ments, but should strive to so fit ourselves 
for the existence hereafter, that death shall 
find us purified, our garments washed in tho 
There should some good plan be adopted by months, has led his class through such an 
every teacher. He should bo convinced outline, will need no assistance in earn ing 
that it is important for scholars to bo taught tbem through tho remaining details, as Per- 
i . . ,. f son, Gender, Number, and Case, of tho 
how to compose, m connection with other Noun? anJ M ’ ood and Tonse 0 f the Verb.- 
branches of study, and be able to give rea- The matter will expand on his hands, and if 
sons xvliy it should ho done. Different judiciously managed will grow in interost as 
teachers, of course, would have different K extends. Plenty to do, not learn, and 
ways of teaching, but it must be evident to J° ne intelligently, should bo tho teaeh- 
all that slate or black-board exorcises, by ^ThTs course of instruction may bo begun 
old as well as young students, are greatly at an early age, much earlier than any book 
beneficial. This should be dono in connec- can bo put into the learner’s hands. In- 
cal or slovenly line in his book; no slip-shod “ blood of tho Lamb,” and therefore spot- 
English, and no rough edges and loose ends, loss from all stain. So should wo welcome 
He is plain and straight-forward in his souses. (loat h with a becoming embrace, putting off 
and terse and smart, in hto ofv n nf civ r,™ k & » I & 
tion with grammatical exercises more than 
has been the practice of doing. These ex- 
deed, we have few books fit for beginners, 
our “ First lines,” and “ Equitomes,” being 
mere abridgments of large works, and re- 
and terse and smart in his style of savins: it. , .. . 
His heroic couplets aro. we are inclined to 10 § arments °* mortality to bo robed in tho 
think, the best of their kind that wo have habiliments of immortality, 
yet produced in America, and quite lately, 
with other of Saxo’s measures, they have J-HE APOSTLES’ WAY OF PREACHING, 
had much currency given them by the En- . 
glish and Scotch papers. “The Rhyme of ^ IIIj Apostles did not go thus round about 
the Rail” is much copied in England, and poi’suade men by long argumentation.— 
sung everywhere. As tho didactic theory, ^ be y took man as he is, a sinner; with this 
the theory of utility, is all the rage now, they went directly to his heart. They corn- 
somebody may ask. What is tho uso, and polled him to turn his eyes inward, and look 
what the aim of Saxo’s verso ? To which a ^ * bo P r * son there ; to behold how dark it 
#e answer, He has none, beyond that of writ- was J to hear the mutterings ot wrath; to 
ing as well as ho can. on such themes as see s j n ’ the jailer, with his chains, and bars, 
happen to occur to him, and for his own and instruments ot torture; and then they 
amusement in his leisure as an editor and wou ld open the door ot hope, and let in tho 
attorney. Verse is hut an incident, almost s °ft, still light from above, and man would 
an accident of his life. And when wo ro- out through it, and lo! tho revealed 
member tho quantity of stuff which is being gl° r ‘ os °f tho heavens and tho splendors of 
produced by those who make it the business tbo Cross;—then man saw and felt tho 
of their life, we cannot but wish for more tru f bs °* tbo Word of God. This was the 
“accidental” verse, like that of John God- P bl ' n apostolic way of dealing with man; 
frey Saxo. and let this wise age learn that it was and 
The utilitarian effect of Saxe’s satire can- ' s tbe tru ty philosophic way. Man must 
not fail to bo important. Ho lashes the bave a sonso of what sin is before he can 
contemptible pretensions of our own “ high perceive the harmony of the great doctrines 
life,” and whips, right and left, old current condemnation under it and restoration 
follies. The times call for such scourging. ^rom it, and learn their adaptability to his 
; .-‘7. aa 7 ’ UL - ^"7 “ the BRIEFLESS BARRISTER. Is American aristocracy. J ’ 1UaU J alSO IO m0Gt US Uler0 wl ^» Deatl 
good writers at the present day. Tho few from, towards. 1 he name ot this class of ., , , shall summon vou hence Ween Tint tho.•« 
wo have, lire those who had a sort of natural Ti fore for me, for my gain is beyond ostiu.a 
talent and love for it. and, by dint of effort “ISt SteSSSffiV.*. tion. 
and determination, have tried to become works. “ Trees, or flowers, or fruits, can “ His breeches bad suffer’d a breach, Or worseThan'^thaT^our^boastld line Ko, no, wo should not so cling to thi 
masters of it without assistance from any afford pleasure.” Show which words are He^dswVcel Xoie'crown in'his Lat May end in a loop of stronger twine, earth, and grovel for its transient enjoy 
source. There have been great improve- connective, and think up similar ones to in- AndnotMf-a^roXntau^poSe. That plagued some worthy relation r monts, but should strive to so fit ourselve 
ments made in common school education— crease the list. , “ And thus as he wander’d along. One admirable point about all Saxe’s ver- f or the existence hereafter that death shal 
vet there is much room to makn mnrn and Thus might each point bo brought before A cheerless and comfortless elf; ses is the careful way m which they are , , .... , ’ , Q eatn• snai 
j ■ . . re, and the class, be illustrated and amplified; but He sought for relief in a song, finished : you will not find a single nonsensi- fi [1 J us P U1 *ficd, oui garments washed in th< 
in this very thing—composition writing.— tho teacher who, after weeks and perhaps Or complamgiy talkd to himself. cal or slovenly line in his book; no slip-shod “ blood of the Lamb,” and therefore spot 
There should some good plan be adopted by months, has led his class through such an “ Unfortunate man that i am t English, and no rough edges abd loose ends, loss from all stain. So should wo wolcomi 
every teacher. He should bo convinced outline, will need no assistance in carrying He is plain and straight-forward in his senses, death with a becoming embrace Duttinirof 
that it is important for scholars to bo taught them through the remaining details, as Per- And. in brief, I’ve ne’er had a brief! and terse and smart in his stylo of saying it. th nt8 of mortalitv t0 bo ’* bfjd 0, 
i „ . _ . ,. son, Gender, Number, and Case, of tho «*t-u w th.t • i His heroic couplets are, we aro inclined to ° ui mui wnty io ue rooea m tin 
low compose, in connection with other Noun, and Mood and Tense of the Verb.— Or lack an intelligent face, m aW ’ think, the best of their kind that we have habiliments of immortality. t. e. w. 
branches of study, and be able to give rea- The matter will expand on his hands, and if That others have cases to plead, yet produced in America, and quite lately, --—-- 
sons ivhy it should ho done. Different judiciously managed will grow in interost as " L mveto i’ ea t,JI a case. with other of Saxo’s measures, they have ^KE APOSTLES’ WAY OF PREACHING, 
teachers, of course, would have different it; extends. Plenty to do, not learn, and “‘ O, how can a modest young man had much currency given them by the En- m , , ~ 
ways of teaching, but it must be evident to thafc done intelligently, should bo tho teach- The^ofession'Jair^ »« lish and Scotch papers. “ The Rhyme of Tiie Apostles did not go thus round aboul 
oil + 1 -. tit .l.i. . or’s motto. of lawyers so full of profession.’ the Rail” is much copied in England, and to persuade men by long argumentation.— 
cv la s a e oi a ° - oart oxeicises, by This course of instruction may bo begun “ While thus he was strollimr around sung everywhere. As tho didactic theory, l hey took man as he is, a sinner; with this 
old as well as young students, are greatly at an early age, much earlier than any book His eye accidentally fell ” ’ the theory of utility, is all the rage now, they went directly to his heart. They corn- 
beneficial. This should be dono in connec- can bo put into the learner’s hands. In- 0 V*., somebody may ask. What is tho uso, and polled him to turn his eyes inward, and look 
tion with grammatical exercises more than d ee d> we have few books fit for beginners, r " ' e 1 ° mW ’ tlb "° ' what the aim of Saxo’s verse ? To which at tbo P rison there; to behold how dark it 
ivm h«nn the nmetleo ef Hmmv r,,, our “ First lines,” and “ Equitomes,” being “ To curb his emotions he sat we answer, He has none, beyond that of writ- was » to hear the mutterings of wrath ; to 
nag D0on tno practico Ot doing. JLnCSG GX- v. * I \ V 1 1 , 9 , ® On the curb-stone the space of a minute; • , 9 J ■, ,, qnn o? n thrx xvifV* i i 
, 1 , , . ,, ... . , mere abridgments of large works, and re- Then cried, ‘Here’s an opening at last v m S as wo11 as he can. on such themes as se ®° ln » tnejaH(.r, with his chains, and bais, 
etcises snouia De strictly criticised by the quiring maturity of judgment thoroughly And in less than a jiffy was in it! happen to occur to him, and for his own and instruments ot torture ; and then they 
teacher, and in such a way as to make tho to understand. A book suitable for begin- «Next morning twelve citizens came, amusement in his leisure as an editor and wou ^ (*pc n the door ot hope, and let in the 
scholar interested. ners should contain nothing but what they (’T was the coroner bade them attend,) attorney. Verse is but an incident, almost s °ft> still light from above, and man would 
For instance, he should be required to 7° t0 learn ’ and bo arranged in the sim- T How ti'^nhad'det'erminediTs^nd! an accident of his life. And when wo ro- look out through it, and lo ! tho revealed 
_,. , . . . plest manner possible. . member the quantity of stuff which is beine glories ot the heavens and the splendors ot 
S 7 "P*°. som o o J ec , in a single When students take up tho book to “ l ™ti“he foremanThosl^onttie corse ■ produced by those who make it the business tho Cross;—then man saw and felt the 
sentence, then in some other way, using memorize, they should doit thoroughly._ * a lawyer ? alas!’ said another, ’ of their life, we cannot but wish for more truths ot the Word of God. This was the 
different language, and from this to some One work thoroughly mastered lasts a life ‘Undoubtedly died of remorse?’ “ accidental” verse, like that of John God- p! a ‘ n apostolic way of dealing with man; 
other still. Thus, ho is furnishing himself timo - Its definitions will be referred to and “A third said,‘He knew the deceased, frey Saxo. and let this wise age learn that it was and 
with a variety of words which is evidentlv ( l uoted ’ whatovor ma 3\ b ° Iea ™ed subso- Ami” alToufe rausT^Slfedeau;,-"’ The utilitarian effect of Saxe’s satire can- j 8tbo ^7 pWloMjphic way Man must 
indianfinsablfl tn a wrifer a c ; m „i ” quently; and moreover it furnishes a stand- ’T was no doubt from the want of a cause: not tail to bo important. He lashes the nave a sense ot what sin is before he can 
P ^ °; A simple, point from which, being master of tho sub- contemptible pretensions of our own “ high P<) rceivo the harmony ot the great doctrines 
or comphx subject should be given, accord- ject from ono view, tho student may look off "^ A h fter solemnfy wefehim'’the matter life.” and whips, right and left, old current 7 c °n demna tion under it and restoration 
ing to tho age and intelligence of tho schol- and see what others say and think. ‘That the lawyer was"drown’d because follies. Tho times call for such scourging, from it, and learn their adaptability to his 
ar; or often, it might be the better way to conducting recitations it is best to fol- He could not keep his head above water!’ —JYational Magazine. " desires and needs.— R. II. Dana. 
let him select for himself. The different m clh°ds of tho author you aro using. After tho “Briofless Barrister,” and ono ~ —- ‘ 
ways of introducing the subject should be 1 * take Up ^ he , bU *^ ° f th °. t! ? e or tw0 smalIer poems, came “Progress,” a Must a man “cut tho legs and back of a , IIe tha ^ , 5s 7° od ’ wil1 infallibly become 
proposed Mvimr the student to undm-^-mH 1 haV ° 8pare ’ and shGrt sons the satire, which was spokon before the asso- poor boy with a rattan till the blood flows beUer 5 and be that 1S bad < wiI1 generally bo- 
f, , P ... ’ g f . i-oi stand grammar, thoroughly mastered, may be the ciatod alumni of Middlebury College in 1846, in many places,” because corporal punish- come worse, for vice, virtue and time, never 
that.eithor of them is correct—that he can introduction to the parsing exercise. Some- creating a decided sensation. It was pub- ment is necessary to preserve order in standstill. 
consult his own taste which to use first, &c. times there wlU bo written exercises ; let lished in New York shortly aftor its delive- schools ? Wo believe that tho rod should —---- 
Then, when one thing has been said of the FvfJJL h J n f ° ™ eans be neglected. If the ry, and immediately became popular. It be used, like mercury in medicine, as the Greatness stands upon a precipice ; and 
subject, the way something else should be F 0 ,f xu ° su J oe J . n 10 work they has been more quoted than any satire print- resort when milder measures fail; but care- if prosperity carry a man ever so little be- 
said lo coonoetion, „ ughl fo b e exp.aloed- ^ ^ ““ 
. , u i , . ,, ... . , . . ciuilUMiuuiiLo ui laiuu wuiks, aim ru- 
erases should be strictly criticised by the quiring maturity of judgment thoroughly 
teacher, and in such a way as to make tho to understand. A book suitable for begin- 
scholar interested. 
For instance, he should be required to 
ners should contain nothing but what they 
are to learn, and be arranged in the sim- 
give a description of some object, in a single pl When n studCTS' b toite op tho boolt to 
sentence, then m some other way, using memorize, they should do it thoroughly._ 
different language, and from this to somo One work thoroughly mastered lasts a life 
other still. Thus, ho is furnishing himself timo - Its definitious will be referred to and 
with a variety of words which is evidentlv fl u0 * ed » whatever may be learned subso- 
• j.__ i. , , ., . . quently; and moreover it furnishes a stand- 
indispensable to a good writer. A simple, ,! oint f ’„’ ra whichj being master of tho sub . 
or complix subject should be given, accord¬ 
ing to the age and intelligence of tho schol¬ 
ar; or often, it might be the better way to 
consult his own taste which to use first, &c. 
Then, when one thing has been said of the 
subject, the way something else should be 
ject from one view, the student may look off 
and see what others say and think.^ 
In conducting recitations it is best to fol- 
—JYational Magazine. 
Must a man “cut tho legs and back of a 
poor boy with a rattan till the blood flows 
in many places,” because corporal punish¬ 
ment is necessary to preserve order in 
schools ? We believe that the rod should 
be used, like mercury in medicine, as the 
resort when milder measures fail; but care- 
desires and needs.— R. II. Dana. 
IIe that is good, will infallibly becomo 
hotter; and he that is bad, will generally be¬ 
come worso, for vice, virtue and timo, never 
stand still. 
Greatness stands upon a precipice ; and 
if prosperity carry a man ever so little be- 
