Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-30
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Spelling Words more than One Way.
Several years ago "when the country was new"
Hon. Nyrum Reynolds, of Wyoming county, en-
joyed quite reputation successful pettifog-
ger. He wasn't very well posted up either in
"book larnin'" or the learning of the law; but
relied principally on his own native tact and
shrewdncss--his stock of which has not failed him
to this day. His great success created quite nm
active demand for his services On one occasion
he was pitted against smart-appearing," we'll
dressed limb of the law from neighboring vii
lage, who made considerable sport of paper
which Reynolds had submitted to the court, re-
marking among other things, that call law pa
pers We're required to be written in the English
language and that the one under consideration,
from its bad spelling and penmanship, ought, in
fairness, therefore, TO be excluded" "Gen'pmen
OF the jury" said Reynolds, when he "summed
up"-and every word weighed pound-"the
learned counsel on the other side finds fault with
my ritin' and spelln, though the merits of this
case depended upon sich mattersl I'm agin lug
ging in any SIGH outside affairs, but will say, that
a man must be id fool rho can't spell acord
more than one ray" The jury sympathzed with
Judge r., and rendered a decision in favor of his
cient-Olan (N " Journal.
A SOLEMN ScENE--The Norfolk Argus thus de-
scribes solesln scene:
"a few evenings since, we walked through
Main and other principal streets at night. dark
and lowering cloud had just passed over, and the
moon shone with unusual brightness, lighting up
fully the deserted avenues and fashionable prone
nades-mocking as it were the scene of desolation
below Our spacious harbor smooth as glass, and
cleared of vessels, steamers and sail boats
Elected the brightness and seemed more beautiful
than ever. But as we passed along, we heard the
distinct words of inconsoable grief uttered by the
bereaved. Death had been in and struck his blow,
the victims had fallen the remains had been hasti-
ly conveyed away, and Borrowing relatives and
friends were weeping and telling of their loss in
words that were full of affection and deep mean
ing. We passed on-sad and gloomy enough. But
soon there were other sounds that held US delay
ing We mention only one affecting case. On
one of the principal streets the windows of the
ond story of house were all up; lights were burn
ing, and nurses were busy around bed that stood
in sight, and the groans of the dying that fell upon
ear, will perhaps never be forgotten. We knew
from the struggle that Nature seemed to be max
ing, that life was fast ebbng out. The sound was
too heart.rendng and unpleasant to bear, and we
passed on again. The following morning We were
informed that the struggle was over. Death had
ACCOMPLISHED his purpose The conflict had ended
The victims were still, breathless, dead. fond
mother and her son lay in the stirless slumber of
death, side by side, on the same death-bed Soon
the busy busting undertaken was there and then
the mother and her child were hurried out to the
graveyard, where they sleep together in deep &C.
pulchral stiffness"
PLAIN COMMON SESsE-The Richmond Wing
justly remarks
people of this country republicans in poll
tics, and Protestants in religion, and when they
see, the insolence ofioreigners and the bigotry
Of Papists will force them to see, that the great
principles which lie at the base Of our institutions
are threatened with subyersion, there will be but
one party among them. The champion of these
principles-the American party-haye only to
plant their standard, and determine TO stand
by it through good and through evil. Make con-
ccssious to nobody. Don't weaken their cause
by notifications to suit squeamsh stomachs. They
are opposed TO this free country being governed 6v
foreigners and Pdpists. That's their platform.
1t il plain and ineligible. Let them stand
squarcly up to it-sustaining thopc, and those
only who cooperate with them in the national de-
fverance. Avoid defeats, but don't be discour-
aged by them. Don't be in too great hurry to
triumph but take their measures deliberately SO
that they may be sure when they do triumph, il
shall be a triumph that will enure to the lasting
welfare of the republic"
TYPOGRAPHICAL BLUSDERs-The Buffalo Com.
mcrcial, abiding to a misprint in its columns, by
which the Rev. Sydney Smith was made 1.-THE
greatest wit of this country" instead of this cen
tury says:
We believe the above il a as striking specimen
as has come under our observation since a couple
which were offered to the public, some years since,
through the columns of the Franklin Register
That paper published an address by the Rev Mr..
Abbot, upon subject which we do not now re.
member. The following day the editor, after bit.
terly railing at the carelessncss Of one of the
devils" added the following erratum For
dun swizzle, the reader viii please supply prom
inence'"
This was bad enough; but II was followed, n
few days afterward, by the correction of the fol-
loving typographical blunder
In an advertisement which appeared in our
last issue for Bumbeton's storm destroying por-
ringers read Hamton's worm destroying lozen.
ges.'"