The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-25
4 Small Tteat for he Grammarian.

sheridan, published dictionary. lie wa
connected with the stage, In This diciion
ry, Dukes were Jnkes, and tuns cbunes,
Tuesday Chuestlay, tutors, chuters, the
Jews Of Heaven the Jews of Heaven, u
duel was jewel, aud there was no turning
without ehnrning The actors were IN
sirueted how Ia put the whulc language IA
fhu8iGH II was quite the ton for ieno
rance aud alleetailn thus 10 murder The
Kings English. In process OF time, n
nalgler, bur not so absolutely u murderer,
whose name is Walker, published another
dictionary, prelhced with abundance oi
rules, some drawn from analogy, some
! from cusionl, some from whini, 4 some from
no one knuws wherc.-lle pretended 10
correct Sheridan, in many instances At
tention will now be paid Ia the sound Of
d aad I before L, IA, 10, fU, OF, lE,
| Is, &c.
Walker does not Justify July fer duty,
nor chntor for tutor, sn,lug thai sound
should moi be used ud, IS the preceding
syllable be accented, rs pctehulant, natehu-
| raj, ohlmale, &c lie arpers ashamed,
however, IN many eases, 10 use tile rules he
| has himself Proposed rs in,arable. Thus
natehural, but not Saturday, obejicnt but
not COMEDIAN, for hence would CONF tihje.
| dian. su
Having a commo. c-ous oppor chunlty,
| shall ,ent-churc 10 give you eom.pen.
lu-ong account of my o4le-ous aud ulior-
ehulhte sit chuation, which is really mosi
hid .lcous. know not what are its ingre-
e-ents, but love is certainly an mpcrchu-
ous passion. ben yonrra- leant eyes and
gran ure OF department caused Il fix cllure
| III any nat-chmly ilue.ohuHtlng heart, |
cou.grat 1hulated myself with The hope of
being evcnt-chualy the most for-cliunate
indisid ,jual, though perhaps moi imme-
jeately. Aud that il there was nothing
iusi- le-ous ~ the constit- chuaDt parts of
my na-chure, il your heart was moi oh ju-
rate, but OF pit-che-ons make, by being
ohe ient and assid juous, slu-juous, and
ST., iulcnt to please, and du-ehcous and
court-cheoas IN my behaviour, unless you
were pctehuent elea- eburc, might grad
lually gain yourhcart. Bat your present
coldncss swells me up with the iiat.chu-
lency of sorrow. Oh, most ,h chuous
Miss, let nae entreat you 10 be pii che-ous,
towards me, or may take 10 being pct
ehulent with spirit choug liquors, unless |
cnD fnd cor jeai IN the rit-ehlHtl, or the
spift-chnliiy OF the scrip-rhnrfs.
Such is exactly the pronunciation Of
Walker, who by some has been rceonl
mended as a standard But such pronun-
citation is not, aud never was English. A
few literary Cops IN England and Amoriea
have adopted Walke's plan ; but lew FOL.
low il from aileciatlon ofsupclior accuracy ;
/ but, neither the scholar, nor the grrat bo-
dy OF III. people, viii ever 50 far forget
their mother tongue as TO follow The pre-
ccpls of Walker The love Of novelty has
had much effect in spreading this vicious,
] this Disgusting, this nauseOus manner OF
utteIing; hut the fashion Of il will soon
pass away. Neither the learned nor the
illiterate will submit to il. Not one OF !,
thousand of the English or the Americans
speak in this manner, and never ought to do
81, and never will.
"A PitJed 9fa Lar for prercating nahdp.
pr Marriages.
II has often struck me, thai it would be-
very practicable, by some legislative en-
actncnt, 10 diminth the number Of I'M
happy unions both ia high, middle and low
life, which We all So much regret aud |
wonder that some member Of parliament
(mnny Of whom have often had cause IN
their own person 10 lament The nou-exis.
tcnce of such lawl has not before NOW
brought Il bill for the purpose into discus
sion. Were universal suffrage once IS.
tablshed, as n part of the sane scheme,
females admitted into lie t~v houses, l
doubt not that some individual would stei,
| tOr~;ifd with u measure that might meet
With tie appreciation Of both sexes.
or course, there would be degrees IN
! This rs in all other offences, aud partieu-
| lafly clauses ought 10 be inserted TO inn
posn pariieul,g penalties, greater or lesb,
according to the delinquency of the case.
Allow me to Offer few hints.
when a rith, MD dterepit, ionihless
fink, marries a young, blooming virgin
aud qlayrrls. or ipld.ity cnsucs, it ought
to be declared felony
i Where a desperate, pennyless fortune
hunter. rnps away with u rich Assrcs-
| rom hrr fathers house, ~ misery must
be the consequence, il should be Jurglary
Where young, gay fellow marries a
! rich widow for her money, il should be-
considered glnudtareenyj OF ifthc fortuve
be small, pity larceay
Wtere young map Of good exp.cta
! ten throws himself into the arms or an
Old bcLe, Supposed to be wealthy, aud finds
that she il iiD Irish heiress, tthat is Ia say
with debts to the amount Of G5,0o0,) lie
should be adjadged 70 be fflo ne Sc.
When a couple marry, mutually snrpo-
sing each other to be rich, but mutually
deceived, they should suffer The same pun.
isbment US for picking pockets.
Where young, single man unites him.
self 10 widpw with i've or six children, 10
should be sentenced 10 the pitiory.
Nherean officer OF famiIY IN the army OF