The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-06

in Love-Interesting Editions of Websters Speller Owned in Hartford
 Why Not Preserve the School Books
 of To-day?
 Amazrah Brainard of Hartford writes to the Hartford Post as follows:
 Sir-In speaking of old books, there is no Incentive in a person, prompting them to preserve old school books What would prompt person to lay away one of the old books his child had just finished at school, for the future, that his great grandchild could then see what his own child had been study ing? No person would do it. In the olden time school books were cast aside in some out of the way place at the old homestead and there remained for many years, until the old homestead was broken up. Fathers and grandpa rents passed away, estates came to be settled, and these old laid away relics were brought out
 Quite number of these old books, of different kinds, I have. One, for in stance: Noah Websters spelling book One edition by Noah Webster, Esq.,. printed by Hudson & Goodwin 1906 This has wooden covers, covered with O. ~N't P'PNi eA'il iCeltiitl DciCh <AilOlIIGI is by Noah Webster, Esq, printed by Cushing x Jewett, Baltimore, 1925. This has coarse heavy paper sides cov- cred with green paper Another by Noah Webster, ILL. D. (this degree was conferred on MT. Webster by Yale col lege in 1S23), printed at Burlington, Vt, by Chauncey Goodrich, 1892. This goes back to the first style of cover-wood sides covered with green paper and cloth back. Another by Noah Webster, IL. D., New York, by D. Appleton & Co.-this cover is gone. The first two contain the same old fables, with one or two additions In the second-'"The Boy that Stole the Apples "The Country Maid and Her Milk Pail" and "The Partial Judge"
 In the first edition, while he is work ing in general for the education of the youthful mind, Dr. Webster is overtak- en with the thought that some day the boy and girl that he is educating will fall in love with each other and so give them a word of advice under "Precepts concerning the social relations"
 Art thou a young man, seeking for partner for life? Obey the ordinance of God and become a useful member of society. But be not in haste to marry, and let they choice be directed by wis dom.
 "Is woman devoted to dress and amusement? Is she delighted with her own praise, or an adnlirer of her own beauty? Is she given to much talking and loud language? If her feet abide not at home, and her eyes rove with boldness on the faces of men, turn thy feet from her, and suffer not thy heart to be ensnared by thy fancy"
 But when thou flndest sensibility of heart joined with safeness of manners; an accomplished mind and religion, united with sweetness of temper, mod est department and a. love of domestic life, such Is the woman who will divide the sorrows and double the joys of thy life Take her to myself; she Is worthy to be thy nearest friend, thy compan- ion, thy wife of thy bosom.'
 Art thou young woman, wishing to know thy future destiny? Be cautious in listening to the addresses of men. Art thou pleased with smiles and flat tering words? Remember that man of- ten smiles and fiatters most when he would betray thee"
 hiSteh to ho solt peiSudSloh tlil d long acquaintance and a steady re- spectful conduct have given thee proof of the pure attachment and honorable views of thy lover Is thy suitor ab- dicted to low vices? Is he profane? Is he a gambler, a tippler, spendthrift, haunter of taverns? Has he lived in and pleasure? Has he ac- quired a contempt for thy sex in vile and, above all, Is he scoffer at religion? Banish such a man from thy presence: his heart is false and his hand would lead thee to wretchedness and ruin"
 If this advise was good for those to whom he gave 1t, nearly one hundred years ago, why isn't it equally good for reflection by those of to-day?