Christiana, mayden of heroic mien! 
      Star of the north! of northern stars the queen!

RULE V. Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant that is preceded by a single vowel, double that consonant when they assume another syllable that begins with a vowel; as, wit, witty; thin, thinnish; to abet, an abetter.

But if a diphthong precedes, or the accent is not on the last syllable, the consonant remains single; as, to toil, toiling; to offer, an offering; maid, maiden.

False Orthography.—­The business of to-day, should not be defered till to-morrow.—­That law is annuled.—­When we have outstriped our errors we have won the race.—­By defering our repentance, we accumulate our sorrows.—­The Christian Lawgiver has prohibited many things which the heathen philosophers allowed.

      At summer eve, when heaven’s aerial bow
      Spans with bright arch the glitterring hills below.—­
      Thus mourned the hapless man; a thunderring sound
      Rolled round the shudderring walls and shook the ground.

RULE VI.  Words ending in double l, in taking ness, less, ly, or ful, after them, generally omit one l; as, fulness, skilless, fully skilful.

But words ending in any double letter but l, and taking ness, less, ly, or ful, after them, preserve the letter double; as, harmlessness, carelessness, carelessly, stiffly, successful.

    False Orthography.—­A chillness generally precedes a fever.—­He is
    wed to dullness.

      The silent stranger stood amazed to see
      Contempt of wealth and willful poverty.

    Restlesness of mind impairs our peace.—­The road to the blisful
    regions, is as open to the peasant as to the king.—­The arrows of
    calumny fall harmlesly at the feet of virtue.

RULE VII. Ness, less, ly, or ful, added to words ending in silent e, does not cut it off; as, paleness, guileless, closely, peaceful; except in a few words; as, duly, truly, awful.

    False Orthography.—­Sedatness is becoming.

All these with ceasless praise his works behold.  Stars rush:  and final ruin fiercly drives Her ploughshare o’er creation! ------Nature made a pause, An aweful pause! prophetic of her end!

RULE VIII.  When words ending in silent e, assume the termination, ment, the e should not be cut off; as, abatement, chastisement.

Ment, like other terminations, changes y into i when the y is preceded by a consonant; as, accompany, accompaniment; merry, merriment.

    False Orthography.—­A judicious arrangment of studies facilitates
    improvment.—­Encouragment is greatest when we least need it.