Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-06-24

which we live. A.V.
A SEAsONABLE LESSON IN PRoNUN-
c1ATIoN.-lt is a matter of some i'm.
portance, now that the Italian War has
become the absorbing topic of CONVEX
sation, to understand the most approx
ed pronunciation of the names of
places connected with tho movements
Of the contending armies. The fol-
lowing narration Of events furnishes
considerable instruction on this point {:
On the goth Of April, the Austrians
crossed the river Ticino { 7e-chee-no.)
They crossed at Pavia Pa-veea) ard
Bereguardo Ba-r0-g,Oar-do, and
would have crossed at Bufallora Boof-
fa-lora) had they not found the bridge
blown up. They occupied the towns
of Novara (.N0-vah-ra,) Vigevano
Te;joy-vah-no, Pallanza { Pul-lan-
"a, } Romagnano { Romam-yah-no,)
and Vercelli { Ver-cheNee, } establish
ing their Head Quarters, first at Bob
bia { Bob6e-o) and afterwards at Nor
tara Mor-lah-ra.) They fortified
themselves on the banks of the river
Sessia Sa-se-a, and as far North as
the Lago Maggiore (Lah-go Mad
jora.) They pushed their reconnoit-
ering parties as far West as Stroppiana
Strop-p -ahna and Santhia San
tea, and South as far as San Gior-
gia { San Jojo) and Voghera { 20
gayra, having crossed the 20 at
Cornale { Cor-nah-la) and menaced
Tortona 7or-tona.) At Frassinet-
to Fros- se-netto) they had a Skin
mish with the Sardinians, at Pontecu-
rome Ponta- Co.. rona) they blew up
a railway b,i lge, and at Valenza { Fab
Ienzah) destroyed another. So much
for the troops of Count Guylai JooH.
Meanwhile the French, crossing the
Alps, came pouring down from Mont
Gents { Mon Hchnee) into Suza { .Soo-
sa and adva1 cling towards the Sar-
dinians at Turin, which they call Tori
no To-ree-no, whence the allied
troops advanced to fortify the banks of
the Dora Baltea Dora Bal-taya.)
Another division Of the French and
the Emperor Napoleon himself, landed
atGenoa { in Italian Geno-va, and
proceeded north by railway to Now
No-vee, where they joined the Sar-
dinian column, whose Head Quarters
were at the impregnable fortress of Al
essandria (.Messandre-a.) and who
also held the fortified town of Cassale
Ca-sahM. The King and Empe-
ror having met, established their tenn
porary Head Quarters at Occimiano
(Ot-che-me-nno,) whence they can
easily communicate with their respect
i've Commanders-Gen La Marmora
Lamarmoa, and Marshal Canro-
bert Cam robair.
APLEA FOR THAT "DARL1NG BABY"
Livery mother Of baby knows, of
course, that that baby is the sweetest,
prettiest, and cunningest little thing
alive" We suspect it was some such en-
thusiastic mamma that takes down a
brace of editors in the following fine
style for not approaching the "divine
institution ~"
The two old bachelor editors of the
Wears affect to sheer at babies, and,
making hideous faces at the little
mucilaginous Jumps Of fat grizzle, de-
clare that they never saw a pretty ba-
by in their lives. Bless their miserable,
dried-up old hearts-why take this plan
Of avenging the sights Of their infan-
cy? Never saw pretty baby! We
have heard men say that before, but
thank Heaven we never heard woman
betray such dcpravity of taste and want
Of heart-sympathy. Never saw pref
ty baby? Well, now, we will tell you
just when you will see one, or imagine
you do, il you ever attain to respecta-
BILE earthly happiness. When you see
dear old boys--he pale young moth
er Who has just commenced sitting her
first hour inethe armc chair, clasp to the
newly opened fountains Of love her first
born, whose soft eyes gazing into hers
seem wondering at the angel images
lying there among the starting tears Of
affection, and enfolding both of those
dear objects in your arms, call them
'mine J" Take our word for it, you
will say there is one pretty baby in the
world anyhow, and feel very much Gas
we do now } like thrash:ng the man who
even as much as intimated there was
no such thing.