Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1843, BY N. L. DAYTON, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. 810 Printed by PREFACE. So many volumes have already appeared before the public, similar in character to this little work, that it is with feelings of diffidence we bring our humble offering, especially when we consider the rich merit possessed by many of its predecessors. But our apology must be found in the fact that these publications are, from their size, and consequent expense, inaccessible to many of the class, whose improvement they are so well adapted to promote. Considering the forma |