Re proach (rẻ protsh'), n. censure with derision or contempt; shame; infamy: v. to censure, to upbraid with opprobrium; to treat with contempt.

Rev el lings (rev' êl `lingz), n. plu. of Revelling, act of carous ing, loose jollity; feast with noisy merriment.

Ri ots (rl' úts), n plu. and pres. t. of Riot, uproar, sedition; noisy, wild, and loose festivity; tumult: v. to make an uproar; to revel, to banquet; to raise a sedition.

Sen ti ments (sen' tè 'mênts), n. plu. of Sentiment, notion, opinion; a thought incited or dictated by feeling.

Show er ed (sho' ård), pre. of Shower, to pour down; to wet with rain: n. a fall of rain; profusion. [or like form, Sim i lar (sim' è lûr), a. like, resembling; having resemblance So ber (so bur), a. calm, having dispassionate reason; not intoxicated or drunken; habitually temperate; serious, solemn: v. to make sober; to cure of intoxication.

Su i ci dal ('sù è sl' dâl), a. partaking of or relating to suicide. Thorns (thornz), n. plu. of Thorn, a prickly shrub or tree; a spine; any thing troublesome.

Thriving, part. a. prosperous, advancing in wealth: par. of Thrive, to prosper, grow rich; to flourish, to increase. Un feel ing (un fèèl' ing), a. void of feeling; insensible. Un prin ci pled (ûn prîn' sè 'pld), a. wicked, devoid of or having no good or settled opinions, tenets, or principles. Up roar (up' rore), n. great tumult, disturbance, and noise; bustle; clamor. [unsettled. Vågå bönd, n. a vagrant, a wanderer: a. vagrant, wandering, Vic tims (vik' timz), n. plu. of Victim, a living being sacrificed; a sacrifice; something destroyed.

Vil lain (vil' lin), n. a very vile, wicked person or wretch; one who holds lands by a base tenure.

Vis i ta tion (`viz è tà' shûn), n. the inflicting of a judgment;

act of visiting; a judicial visit; an exhibition of mercy. Vol un ta ry (vol' ûn'tå rẻ), a. acting by or proceeding from choice, free; willing; spontaneous: n. an air played at will. Vo ta ries (vỏ' tå riz), n. plu. of Votary, one devoted to any service or course of life: a. given up, devoted.

Wick ed ness (wîk' îd 'nês), n. sin, vice, immorality; guilt, evil disposition, moral ill, crime. [purpose. Wil fully (wil fúl lè), ad. obstinately, stubbornly; with set Yells (yêlz), n. plu. and pres. t. of Yell, a loud, hideous scream or outcry; a cry of horror and agony: v. to scream hideously; to cry with horror or agony.

READING LESSON XLII.

Drunkenness.

1. Ir, by an awful visitation of Divine Providence, there were spreading over all parts of this country a foul and loathsome leprosy, which poisoned and disfigured the bodies of its victims, and affected their minds with madness and idiotism; if this leprosy had seized a great part of our useful laborers, and rendered them a burden to community; if the prospects and the hopes of a large portion of our promising young men had been already blasted and destroyed by it; if it had infected, more or less, every town and village, and were spreading its ravages from year to year, wider and yet wider; if this were the actual condition of our country, there is no telling how great would be the alarm.

2. But Heaven be praised, neither this nor any similar calamity, has been brought upon our country by the direct hand of Providence, which has showered on us blessings without number, and in great abundance. human folly and wickedness abuse the kindness of Provi dence, and change its blessings into curses.

Yet

3. Let sober reason judge, whether DRUNKENNESS, HABITUAL DRUNKENNESS, be not as bad as the fatal leprosy described; nay, even WORSE. It impairs and corrupts both body and mind, and brings down the noble creature man to a level with the BRUTE.

4. It destroys all moral principle, all sentiments of honor, and all feelings of humanity. It changes good nature to churlishness, a kind husband to an unfeeling monster, a dutiful son to an unprincipled villain without natural affections, and an industrious, thriving man to an idle vagabond.

5. It preys upon and devours every thing that is esti mable and amiable, both in disposition and character. It eats up the substance of its votaries, and is an inlet to all other vices, and to almost every evil and calamity that can be named. This detestable demon might say in truth, 66 'my name is legion for we are many." Many indeed are

the evils, the calamities and abominations that follow in the train of drunkenness.

THE

6. Who hath wo? Who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? Who hath wounds without cause? DRUNKARD. Whose fields are neglected and overgrown with thorns and brambles? Whose house is often tumbling into ruins for want of necessary repairs? Whose wife is consumed with weeping? Whose babes are suffering hunger and nakedness? THE DRUNKARD'S.

7. Who disturb people's repose with their midnight revellings and yells? Who are the persons most commonly engaged in quarrels, in fightings, in riots, and in all scenes of confusion and uproar? DRUNKARDS. Who are the lowest of all madmen, the most despicable of all idiots? DRUNKARDS.

8. The natural idiot and madman, who have become so by the act of God, are objects not of reproach, but of compassion. But the drunkard, who is in fact an idiot or a madman for the time, is so by his own voluntary act; he wilfully quenches in himself the lamp of reason, and with his own suicidal hands, destroys that noble faculty which distinguished him from the BEASTS THAT PERISH.

QUESTIONS.-About what does this lesson treat? Is not drunkenness the most deplorable of all evils? What would cause the greatest alarm? What has Providence showered on us? What do human folly and wickedness do? What is as bad and even worse than LEPROSY? What does DRUNKENNESS impair and corrupt? To-a level with what does drunkenness bring man? What does drunkenness destroy? What does it change? A kind husband to what? A dutiful son to what? An industrious man to what? Upon what does drunkenness prey and devour? What does it eat up? To what is it an inlet? What might this detestable demon, DRUNKENNESS, say in truth? What follow in the train of drunkenness? Who has wo? Sorrow? Contentions ? Wounds without cause? Whose fields are neglected? Whose house is often tumbling into ruins? Whose wife is consumed with weeping? Whose children suffer hunger and nakedness? Who disturb people's midnight repose by hideous yells? Who, most commonly, engage in quarrels? In fighting? In riots? In scenes of uproar? What are not objects of reproach? What does the drunkard wilfully do? Is not the rumseller who furnishes the drunkard with his INTOXICATING POISON for which he often takes the last shilling from the drunkard, thus robbing him of the means of procuring bread for his family, MORE GUILTY than the drunkard himself?

SPELLING LESSON XLIII.

A buse (â bùse'), n. injury, rude reproach; the ill use of any thing; a corrupt practice. [declare. Ac quaint (åk kwant'), v. to inform; to make familiar with; to At tend (ât tênd'), v. to accompany; to stay or be at; to wait on; to listen; to regard. [own country, to exile. Ban' ish, v. to drive away; to condemn or force to leave his Bite, v. to give pain; to crush or pierce with the teeth; to cheat: n. act of biting; a cheat.

Buck ler (buk' lår), n. a kind of shield, or defensive armor. Com plaint (kom plånt'), n. lamentation, murmuring; a malady, a disease; an accusation, information against.

Con stant (kon' stânt), a. fixed, firm, certain; unvaried; resolute; perpetual; unchanging, faithful, steady.

Cred i tors (kred' è `tûrz), n. plu. of Creditor, one to whom a debt is owed or due; one who gives credit.

Di a monds (dì' â 'mûndz), n. plu. of Diamond, a mineral, gem, or precious stone of the most valuable kind.

Em brace (êm bråse'), v. to lay hold on; to take, hold, or clasp fondly in the arms; to comprehend, comprise; to include: n. clasp, fond pressure in the arms.

Emp ty (êm' tè), a. unfurnished, not full; void, vacant: v. to evacuate, exhaust; to make void.

E nu mer a ted (ẻ nù' mêr `å têd), pre. of Enumerate, to reckon up singly; to number, to count.

Fleece (flèèse), n. the coat of wool shorn from a sheep at one time: v. to shear off or clip the fleece; to plunder, strip by unjust exactions. [with cold. Freeze, v. to chill or kill by cold; to congeal, or to be congealed Hel met (hel' mit), n. a headpiece, armor for the head. Hem i sphere (hêm' è `sfère), n. the half of a globe or sphere. Hide' bound, a. having the skin too close or tight.

In de pen dence ('în de pên' dense), n. freedom or exemption from dependance, reliance, or control. [gence; to accuse. In form (in form'), v. to tell, instruct; to acquaint, give intelliIn sult (in sûlt'), v. to treat with gross abuse or insolence. Mon ey-catch ing (min' nè-'kâtsh ing), n. the obtaining or making of money by industry and prudence.

Mon ey less (mun' nè lês), a. penniless, having no money, poor. Offers (of fürz), pres. t. and n. plu. of Offer, to present; to propose; to bid to sacrifice: n. a proposal; price bid.

Op press (öp prês'), v. to crush by hardship; to overpower, to burden with impositions; to subdue.

Pla ceth (pla' seth), third per. sin. of the pres. t. of Place, to fix, establish, &c. [self-esteem. Proud' est, a. most haughty, most arrogant; lofty, elated with Pur ses (pûr' siz), n. plu. and pres. t. of Purse, a small bag for money; a sum of money for a prize: v. to contract as a purse; to put in a purse.

Reach est (rèètsh' est), second per. sin. of the pres. t. of Reach, to arrive at; to attain; to extend to; to stretch out: n. extent; power of attaining to; effort; contrivance; limit. Re-en force (ré-én förse'), v. to supply, strengthen with new or fresh assistance, support, or forces.

Ring, n. an ornament for the finger; a circle; a circular thing; sound of bells, &c.: v. to sound; to fit with rings. Sec ond ly (sek' ûnd 'lè), ad. in the second place.

Shield (sheèld), n. a defence, protection; armor for defence of the body v. to defend; to protect.

Thrive, v. to prosper, grow rich; to flourish, to increase. Wears (warez), pres. t. and n. plu. of Wear, to have on; to carry or use as clothes; to waste, consume: n. act of wearing; a dam.

READING LESSON XLIII.

The way to make Money Plenty in every Man's Pocket. 1. At this time, when the general complaint is that (( money is scarce," "it will be an act of kindness to inform the moneyless how they may re-enforce their pockets. I will acquaint them with the true secret of money-catching; the certain way to fill empty purses; and how to keep them always full. Two simple rules, well observed, will

do the business.

First. Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions; and,

Secondly. Spend one penny less than thy clear gains. 2. Then shall thy hidebound pocket soon begin to thrive, and will never again cry about its being empty: neither will creditors insult thee, nor want oppress, nor hunger bite, nor nakedness freeze thee. The whole hemisphere will shine brighter, and pleasure spring up in every corner