ABSENTEEISM: OR, THE LADIES' SOIRÉE AT BRANDIPORT, WITH A FULL AND PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE REPORTED BY A LOVER OF HOME. "In the multitude of counsellors there is safety."-SOLOMON. YORK: W. PICKWELL, 22, PETERGATE. Advertisement. HE British press teems so plentifully with literary productions upon every department of utility, that an apology seems due to the public for obtruding another little work upon its attention. The present humble performance, which is only one among a multitude of contributions directly or indirectly promotive of the same grand purpose, has for its object the removal of an acknowledged evil, and the advancement of an unquestioned good. The subject is so deeply important that it can scarcely be too much nor too frequently agitated. Waters will corrupt if allowed to stagnate. The following imaginary speeches may therefore aid in keeping the subject alive in the public mind if they do nothing more. It is well known that every new advocate of any cause, generally invests it with fresh interest. The human intellect is as diversified as the human countenance. |