The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-09 00:00:00

THE QUICKYB ENGLISH.

A thoughtful, loused. and pleasant lecture with the
above Utle was delivered at Alington Ball on Tueeday
seeable by the Rader of Bt. Peter's. Rev. T. Waltham
Koine.
Mr. B. IC ELIOT. of Weymouth. who prodded. wee
glad to feel that hie duties to-night wth• of • lama
•aeneter. But with regard to the subject. what. wide
field of lathiest It welted up! Angry wade, kindly
words, parting what influence they had tor evil or
good. And thewg't of God eald—" By thy words thou
shalt be testified, and by thy words thou shalt be ma
damned, and " For every idle ward that lean shall speak
be shall give amount thereof in the day of jedpment."
The Immithea than proceeded to lecture or " The
Q•ealet Beet*" remariong that he intended to rpm&
rather of words than of . Re traced the
h="sfrom the Celtic, Baron, Norman, en,
t Ito Poet Laureate's lines on the arrival over In
Zealand of the Princess Alexandre—

"Saxon, or Celt, or Norman, we,
Are ell of us Danes In welcome of tkoe."
The Mumma of some words to corresponding ones In other
languages was illustrated by--

-'"
liread and butter, and cream chasm,
Are very good Reglish and very good Friars."
But our language has been very much enriched by wards
taken from the Franco-Latin languor, not that they are
the finer, for the plainer word is the snore easily under-
stood. We know the difficulty to ohildhood is not always
In understanding long words. as "notwithstanding,"
" bread winner," go., but abort words. especially thou
which mond alike, present difficulties, became they at.
not compounded of palticles in daily use. Saxon words
are now of ten supplanted by those from the Lsilet
!engage ; thus we hare in the place of "young scamp."
'juvenile delinquent*" and in place of " young thieves"
we have " prermious depredator*" (Lughterl But
thus ore not &Drag letter ; how much more Intelligible
is the word "fore/ &then' instead of " ancestors," and
teachers know how much time is lost in the explanation
of words. ea "renounce," "redeem," sad "sanctify," where.
as if we had to" give up"" buy back," and "make holy'
there would be no difficulty. The Trench children have in
their language rmissier, to boy beck. used for " redeem,"
which obviates difficulty. Re instanced to. exempla of
commas Ideas pet into fine language. in PIMIA. where *
young lady eme "II I puneture this balloon it will
odium ;" " Yee,"&ald Augustus, "U I prick it, it will go
squash.' A clergyman, asked to speak in gain Saxon
terms, began with "exegetical" and finished with "ever-
lasting felicity," and, surprised at being told the
people did not understand thorn, asked a gardener, who
'opposed "felicity" was part of • pig. The worda derived
trout the Greek very of ten conceal instead of revealing
the beauty in them; for Instance " cerostery" means
sleeping-gap ; but the beauty is entirely hidden in the
Greek; " asylum' means a place where one cannot be
robbed, conveying the idea of the place where thieves
do not break through nor stash instead of which
It has got to goon a mad house. "Union."
conveys the idea of oneness: but it is now connected
mainly with the workhouse, and an old woman having
heard • clergy mm preach on the beautiee and valise of
union, said she did not lika that clergyman at all, for be
was making up the union the whole time. Some words
have got into the language by mi.take, as "IPAPe." which
In French menu the bunch, and not Um berry. Jerusalem
artichokes were first brought from It yin where they are
turned virtu*, or the lower tAst turns with the sun.
" Hammer-cloth" is a corruption from hampercloth,
which was used for coverlets the hamper of food provided
by the person who was starting on • journey in& carriage.
Some wards ore over•renned ; "foot-warmers" has been
altered to" feet-warmers ;" hut in compound words we use
the singular sad not the plural of the first word. The
power of
'pronouncing some words has been lost, as of
" meta," 'priest.," which some children cannot
unless taught early, and the experiment might Cilctridzif:
country perishes of seeing whether the children can pro-
nounce them. " Upholsterer" is an ay k ward word made
thus—masculine, upholder, feminine upholster, and this
beinsforgoitee the man basement upholsterer. Speaking of
feminine wor4, the lecturer induced ''ship.' by common
consent feminine because • ship is something graceful; but
the lecturer protested against • train, which is only toler-
ably sightly at • distance, being called oho "Ignorant'
?moue mock more meaning than the Saxon synonym
' untaught,' and he had grievously offended • man by
speaking of him as en ignorant person. In Gloucestershire
p• rosperity" is used only of young people in their bloom
at youth, and • Gloucestershire farmer laughed at
"Prosperity' ass wish to an elderly beide and bridegroom
saying they d newer is. their prosperity again. (Laughter
Tjaneosesery words sometimes come is, as "unlearn,
which would be better" to forget," and new words me
sometimes ridiculed at Are* as " etareatioo," intro-
dewed by Mr. Drummond in on Irish debate,
when it was laughed at became the ending
"Mica" should only be added to words of Latin
origin. Same animals have suffered from their names, as
the earwig, which was properly "Gaming," the insect
haring • part like • human ear, "cysical" cocoas from the
Greek for dog, and gives • very different kind of idea
from that which we connect with the friend of man.
Speaking of the'lecturer Instanced," incor-
rect orthography," "toy old 1/0011.111 enjoys very tad
health.' ( shier.) A and not an should be used before
et mounded like you, thus " • university," "a union."
" Rickshaws" is derived from the Fritsch rid chase,.
" quandary " from the Norman "Qu en dual • The
IMLAY of living animals are often derived from the Saxon,
but the Immo of UN ZONA from the Norman, showing that
the Sum tended the animals. while WI Norman ate the
food. "Oaniage" is • weed used in • different sense now
from what it woe In the Bible, usesaini—not a vehicle.
but—the package which they carried- Placard" Is pro-
nounced in two ways, sad • gentleman at • dinner moo
spoke of the great pl.-card at the end of the table, and
was al forwards asked by • tenant whom he meant by
UM great blackguard at the end of the table I (Laughter.)
" Barton 'la a good old English word, preserved about
here, but net in the other pert. of Ragland, though
sixty towns
trgtowns in Ragland end -eier th tartan or bung.
, the bird, did not mate from Turkey, but is
celled la Truce dietde, the bird of India. • similar mis-
take, for the bird comas from America. "Resent" used
to meth to feel bock main. as • grecs Tr.ti say he did
"resent" God's mercies, or hays a I of them.
Boosetimes wards have oontradirtory meaning as "let,"
to Mader or to allow, " nervous, ' struts and powerful, or
week la nerve* " Bridal and " bridle" ware originally
the sante word, coming from the old tweetice of putting •
bridle as the newly•wedded wife, and leading her away,
as • token of her subjection to her husband. Boa, of it.
Turd, are derived from the old legends of saints, as
• tawdry" from St. Audrey, who threw away some beautiful
armaments, and children on saint.' day were allowed to
dark themselves in showy ornaments. Poor letter II and
Its great difficulties were spoken of, and the lady who
niamanaged bey les, and went over. the cliff, through con-
tinually making her donkey boy keep too near the edge of
the dig, instead of to the hedge on the other aide of the
rood. Towards the conclusion, the lecturer rooks of kind
words width may inspire love, while hard words, though
tbily "break no bones," have broken hearts, which is
much wares than breaking bone* "A word in num
cta bow is it But Ise would not willingly detain them
guy , and would therefore leave all each orectirol
of the subject. Altar thanked en for
attention, the rev. gentleman concluded by reciting
scame limn by Woe Adelaide Praetor.

Words me UAW than the eland-foam
Of the modem 0011131 spray ;
Vahan. than the trembling shadow
That the next hour steak
By the fall of summer ralad=y.
g
Ii the Mr ea dooply dined ;
And the rose-leaf that we treed on
Will outlive a word.

I haat bowls one word haat starlike
a Of II desert, waft* 01/11ari.
Arad it only sham lb. ter
Looked at through • a Won;
While s weary tramline
Bops aad bean oa War= way.
By its faithful Dryades. &Wag
Clearer day by day.
I have Whom, a word mare patio
Thom Vbs breath of mum" sir;
la • Wanda, heart it aastled,
AM it lived for rear thank
Not tb• beating of its prison
Sabred it saw. matt or ay •
Ostr with tb• heart's laid thrObbing
oraild it fade away.

Words are =Wits, words art livina :
oraTti %nth Moir VllOOOOlll ta ow.
t =sok crowding round mt.
WI Itiontit Ilskt toss their trims* ;
Every word Ma its own
rm. cr two. that slam ;
Inglrila r... 111" 461"1"-Ukarimail

Mr. Ural Ikea moved u vote at Waits to X. Kelps. I
sad alluded to the Teri linos dagiallauos domes. 10
the traria*s of the Miss. Whatever the merits 01 the
sew traskoldloa. lot m hope that sires& sorrow deftest
will out be got rid ci. (Roar, hear.) Re spoke of • very
powerful sermon be had heard. with oe word ler.
thU
two syllables ; it wee easily uoderseood. Yet of
lbs
recut beautiful thought. The Chalrmaa concluded by
readadlog the sediesos a collection would be mad* for
the fit. Peter's Sao4uy School. which root in tb"
The &Mesdames was aumereue. sod included mune of the
Prlaalaal lababitanti of the town.
TM maw= which wee on blittU 01 13t. Pole".
about .C 5 Me. beimmelds/it to deer
iii
Valid we TOPUIZO to 00opstulabe the Rectos
on this very IlatallbAClO result.

TOWN COUNCIL.
Tuesday : Pronsat the Kam (W. Darden. T.sq.l. Aide%
ots. IL Leak& Daes,J.ol:aati 0. terms; Ooascillors
Or. Aldridakfi.. Baraatt, Trak Beaset, A- Pope ("x.
Illayor), R. Haat. 0. .1. G. Gregory. A. Leßow, land H.
Dudes, with G. Spaced". Esq TOWTI OISTk.

ritraoLsom :mum
The prke of • teetlag apparatus, am approved by th•
BOSed Trid.• 51.
SeVerel bilia=roVO4 by the Masao. Oommittee, were
ordered to be

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!KB 111/881101z IPORDIJOIOII. 111011-87111/7.
7/8 ornsaittee reported cm this subject that they bad
lastructed the superintendent to place policemen au steecial
deg In Ifordington. llMltatmet
TM Tows Clime also stated that two persons bad bees
saisoossd aud fined by the magistrate
Yr. Loos advoomed the provision of prover Places
hideous& Loci asked If the copulates in making the
report had 11111 Y ides of establishing inch pieces I
A Ina assumed that the subject had been before the
oseemittes ; but there wee • diSolty In finding mutable
localities
Yr. 7/087 moved that the General Purposes .)cm-
mitt. Inspect the neighbourhood, with the view of Dislike
• suitable place
Seconded by Yr. Aidermas Lea& and mirth&

TINDIAS FOR PROMO.
The next business imam ti the eutuotilobtalniug tea-
dere for Um printing needed by the
Dr. Aizammia moved that hinders be invited for tha
Councils printing for oae or this. yam
Seconded by M. Bowan, and carried.
The tenders aro to be invited from the printers in the
town only, by circtiler.

BUITITOWS IJIPOILT.

ni. Surveyor reported that the entrance to ths vegeta.
ble market wanted • storm or asalte pavemeat. He alio
riettad for an km eafe for ocs . . .

Ha .-W-o-aistr. —ceTri7hoWiod—the statement of Qs
Surveyor that the eatruaos to the vegetable 'market
requires repair.
Dr. Cuomo sad others saggested Seeffordstars black. or
ircatioloured brick.
Ordered to to dose. %leder the supointeadesoe of the
Surveyor.
Mr. Porg proposed thet oar suggested by the Surveyor.
it. cost of ffli fa. be purchased; but Kr. GLUM thought
esoood-bad cos might be more cheaply bought. Theft
Kermit stood before Win more than 41,000 to the bad.
Said Mr. POPS, loves guineas won't maks lamb
diNersoco.
_ . . _ . . . .

B".at. rePlied Yr. Gan; it is them 1t.... al seam
Zerand even smaller outs that help to make up
oed's. It SNOB to me that there only needs to
have a suggestion lac expenditure. and the expense Is
Moaned.
The Tows Chian did not believe them sales sere
absolutely either tire or burglar-proc4.
11z. Gauls proposed that the matter be referred to
osminittee to asontein as to the neosedty al the expen-
&turn
Yr. H. Loci had no question the eels was asasasery,
but at a matter of principle such a proposiUon, for an
expendittus ot mare time Lb. should be put on the agenda
Pstr..iamon seceeded Mr. Gelpins propositke—that the
metre/ be relerred to the Maxim Gonunittest
Mr. Bynum sseanded Mr. Pope's.
Fint voted for Yr. Pop=poitian and seven for the
amendment. phi& was

LOCAL BoAmo or ELLIS
FRI DagnOCTOR OF NOWAK= WOWED

Various mairencee—on Lond'eresd, where the people
throw out their sods ow the road. The cottages near ere
not drnined. A drain in Mill-attest wee choked. He wee
directed to give notion It mos, sad report to the Council
whet had been don*.

itszortniti•
• latter was reed from Kr. L J. Day. who had made a
houwwto-houre inspection of mom premises In Mill-street.
and now reported redoes Et:cumulations of ashes. it&
HIM mid If the dusSuert went twit)* .week, Um
nulasiece would be abated.
At present it cm. on Wednesdays only mid tha ofhoer
proposed to mmml tho eart on Wednoedaye and Saturdays;
but Saturdays was thought a wrong der.
Th. matter la to be left to Um bluror to make hie
arronenti, sad notion we to be pa.l.d In tbe street
hr Float minuted a barman.
Certain tomes require whitaweahing, according to the
repoet and this wee metered.
Various bills were cedered to be paid. including one to
Yr. Thomas, on account of disbursements. £45.