part of your hand to touch the paper; but resting your hand on the end of your little finger, that and your fore-finger bending inwards, and supported on the table.

2. So fixed, and sitting pretty upright, not leaning your breast against the table, proceed to the making the small a, c, e, i, m, r, s, w, and x; which must be all made of equal size and height; the distance or width between the two strokes of the n must be the same with the distance or width in the three strokes of the m; the same proportion or width must be observed in the u, w, and o. The letters with stems, or heads, must be of equal height; as the b, d, f, h, l, and j, and those with tails must be of equal depth, as the f, g, p, q, and j. The capitals must bear the same proportion to one another with respect to size and height, as A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, &c. All upright strokes, and those leaning to the left hand, must be fine or hair strokes, and all downright strokes m .st be fuller or blacker. Due care must be taken, that there be an equal distance between letter and letter, and also between word and word. The distance between word and word may be the space the small m takes up; but between letter and letter not quite so much. Sit not long at writing, especially at the first, lest it weary you, and you grow tired of learning.

3. Imitate the best examples; have a constant eye to your copy; and be not ambitious of writing fast, before you write well: expedition will follow naturally when you have gained a habit of writing fair and free; for it is much more commendable to be an hour in writing six lines well, than to be able to write sixty lines in the same time, which perhaps will be unintelligible. And beside, by a slow and fair procedure you will learn in half the time, and therefore it is vain in a learner to desire to be quick before he has acquired experience, and a freedom of writing by frequent practice. Never overcharge your pen with ink; but shake what is too much into the ink-stand again.

To make a Pen.

This is gained sooner by experience, and observation from others who can make a pen well, than by verbal directions. But before you begin to cut the quill, scrape off the superfluous scurf with the back of your penknife, scrape most on the back of the quill, that the slit may be the finer. After you have scraped the quill, cut it at the end, half through on the back part, and then turning up the belly, cut the other part, or half, quite through, viz. about a quarter or almost half an inch, at the end of the quill, which will then appear forked. Enter the penknife a little in the back notch, and then putting the peg of the penknife-haft into the back notch (holding pour thumb pretty hard 、

on the back of the quill, as high as you intend the slit to be) with a sudden or quick twitch force up the slit; it must be sudden and smart, that the slit may be clearer. Then by several cuts on each side bring the quill into equal shape or form on both sides; and having brought it to a fine point, place the inside of the nib on the nail of your thumb, and enter the knife at the extremity of the nib, and cut it through a little sloping, then with an almost downright cut of the knife cut off the nib. The breadth of the nib must be proportioned to the breadth of the body, or downright back-strokes of the letters, in whatever hand you write, whether small or text. Note. In sitting to write, place yourself directly against a fore-right light, or else have it on your left hand, but by no means have the light on the right hand, because the shadow of your writing-hand will obstruct your sight.

As it is necessary for all who would qualify themselves for business, often to imitate this print hand, to make clean marks on bales of goods, or plain directions on parcels, we give the two following alphabets as a lesson.

ABCDEFGHIJK L MNOPQRSTUVW XYZE CE

abcdefghijklmnopq r s t u v w x y z &

SINGLE LINE COPIES IN PROSE.

Accustom your Children to a true Notion of Things
A flattering Companion is a dangerous Enemy
A prudent Man values Content more than Riches

Be patient in Adversity, and humble in prosperity
By learning to Obey, you shall know how to Command
By Diligence and Industry we come to preferment
Children require Instruction as well as Provision
Chide him not too much who confesses his Fault
Consider the Shortness of Life, and Certainty of Death

Round Hand

A B C D E F G H I J KLMNO P Q R

S T U V W X Y Z C

shocabdojghjklmn pqrstuvwxy-ffww

ambmomdmom gm hm im k mlm um ompm qm rm sm Im ymm

wmxm ym zm &c.

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Be patient in Adversity. Pursue Useful Studies.