Litchfield enquirer., 1832-06-07
From the Nesv- Kork Eenstelld lldtion. j. sIS BEfNG.

ss& s'S " uuSldtOFSe Ot SAtc UtOlC WSIO AuSL vastly learned in Latin. Greek, and He. brew; but in their verBacular tongue, il modern writers bs correct, they were dolts For instance, they say-' The temple oi solomon was forty years is bailding; i; whereas modern writer would say, sSs be- s"g 6ush. As for Swift, Addison, Gold smith, and Johnson- -tlley were mere ty- ros in the English language and knew nothing compared with cockney of the present date.
 It IS wonderfully gratifying to percciye the improvement which has been made, m the yernacu!ar, within the last half doz- en years. The writers of tho days of Queen Anne, never dreamt of the present march of intellect. But, what is particu- iarly gratifying to an American, the im- fprovement of pure English has marched a. cross the Atlantic. There are indeed a few old fashioned writers. who adhere 10 the former style, as certain Revolutionary worthies do their hair powder and shoe- buckles; and-stupid that they are!-- cannot be made to believe in the beauty or correctness of the modern improvement.
 But ifthey are obstinate and prejudiccd, others are not SO: and the friends of ele- gant speaking cannot help feeling grati6ed at the spread of pure modern English.- It has made considerable progress down. ward and chamber maids and hostlers, as we'll as novelists and editors, are getting tito T. Even Toby and Phillis, Dinah and Cato, speak it remarkably well. ! Phillis ?
 Wal, sir
 Is your mistress dressing for Church r
 No, sir, she's not dressin-but she's be- in drest.'
 Being drest !--what's the diferencei'
 All difference in de worl, massa it's bery improbern to say dressin.'
 What taught you sol Did your mis- tress!'
 No sir-I larns it O Pomp- -and Pomp larns it O Cato, and Cato he gets it O Sanlbo. Oats de only erect way ofspeak- in massa. All de gentry spoke so now.-- Misser Dash, Vat's beis cOurting young Missus, he spokes sos He says ! hab a new coat bei,s mGde to gp to ball ]; and den he says moreobcr my whiskeris bean grown finely eber since I grease him wal wid de massacre oil. Den dpre's our Pomp, he speak 'em erect IngIish, almost as wal as Mir. Dash. He says sodder night, I'm 6e- is kifched a mon 'sous cold, Phillis 1, want some bollublo liniament to rub my troat wid. Den dares Cato Guffee, he speaks lem same limbo. Iaxeshim fodder morn in wy he no got oma clean collaf--cause, says he, ant bein skaved yet. Wy mas sa de new limbo all dc ga now
 It is. ha? Welt Phillis, you shall be all the go--out of the house--If you don, leave off your new limbo as you call it,
 We'll massa. when I'm beia gone, hopes you'll give me crackter for spokir true English-dat is in de new way--caust widout dat massa I'll neJer bein got e place
 Another specimen of the new and i'm proved style may be found in the follow ing from a boarding school miss :---
 Dear Ma, ,-I um n0ic 6eing te0cAe0 the Spanish langwage which my Tuteror says l learn with great fasility--I'ye im- proved amazingly in the english sints I've been here--don't you think l haye9 ] speek and right ihe real new style now and my compositions are being acesry much admyrsd. among the pupils of the school- come within one of getting the meddle for being the best English scholar at the close of the last guarter-and I should a dun il, but wGs being sick bed and cood'- mt attend to my studies for hull week and SOW I got behind hand-by the by Ma. what shocking English you do write. Tine ashamed to show your letters to enny oi the misses among my ackwaintance--for instants you say while the tea water. was bileing tother day-elceterah and so forth .-now you shood said while thetea wa ter ,oas being bik etceterah and so forth- Pa two rights just as iDcprreckt -for inc stants he says in his Iast--frensh guds is falling very much oflate instid of say ing french guds is being fsl ll-l'me really shocked that you and hee don't keep paice will, the March of modern Improvement but I'me 6ein called this minnit to excite my spanish lesson--so must wind off and subscribe myself your affecsionate dawter,
 P. s. I'me being now very nearly out of kid shues and hop you'd send me a dog en pear by the neckest male-is hasie--
 M. M.
 SERIOUS REFLRCTIOgs.
 The fact that in the morning we are re. stnred to the use of our reason aud our ac.