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communication. which We hope will be the
last from the same source, lat least until the
writer has acquired some little knowledge
Of orthography and grammar) the comPosi-
ton of which gave US more trouble than We
bargained for, and much more than writer's
of personal communications have n right to
expect of printers. The task Of ul;aveling
and making Ineligible the subject of the
communication alluded TO cost us severe
headache, which we would not hazard again
for good deal more money than the writer
would perhaps be willing to pay for the in
sertion of similar eiIusion at another time.
Annexed We give few lines as "speci.
mine" of his style, copied faithfully from
the original manuscript
Sir in your paper of the fourteenth Of this
month appears an answer to piece which was
published in your paper some two weaks pre-
vious and signed Carpenter the genteclman who
makes the reply and sines himself mecanic which
I very much doubt he is goes on to say that he
can inform the author Of that communication
that there are not carpenters knoughf in town
at the present time to do all the work required
except II include jacknife carpenters as for jack
niie carpenters | do not know any one who that
name would apply to better than himself be-
ieve the author Of that communication however
calls himself q millright 4 fine specimine Of his
work in that line can be seen at the mill Of balch
and webber, &C., &c.
Now, who will not say, after reading this,
that 1ho sohooI,,,ay,o oy ,,,as abroo1 ,,,haO Il
was written2 The word "gentleman" oc-
ours three times in the communication, and in
each instance is written genteelmdn; the word
enough" also occurs three times, and each
time is written knOWghf-the writer should
have added "ty-t" to complete this word; (;
ingenuity" he writes iyinUty; "right" he
writes 'Oright, and "wright" right; "signs"
be makes sinss, several times, and "such"
suteh. To specify all the words ridieulously
spelled would occupy too much Of our space,
and the reader must therefore be content with
the sample given.
We do not advert to this communication
for the purpose of ridiculing the writer, uei.
ther do we do so without an object. One
purpose we have in view is to show the trou-
ble to which the printer is cften subjected in
putting into type such communications; an
other is to show the importance of attaining
greater proficiency in the first and simplest
branches Of education. 1t not unfrequently
happens that the composite finds It impos.
sible, after wasting hours in the vain effort,
to reduce to anything like sense manuscript
like that Of . Many Carpenters !" and the
loss sometimes falls heavily on him, when,
as is the case in daily newspaper Offices, he
works by the piece But the compositor is
not the only loser BY this deficiency Of edu.
cation; sometimes the writer's themselves
sustain losses BY it. remarkable example
Of this occurred soon after tho inauguration
Of President Polk. As is usual with new
Administrations, be was besieged by applica-
tons for al the Offices within his gift; and,
having made out q list Of applicants for con-
sulships, according to the Recommendation
with which they were accompanied, he sent
them to the Senate for confirmation. That
body delaying action upon them, the appli
cants grew impatient, and wrote to the Pres
ident inquiring why they did not receive
their commissions The President now learn
ed for the first time the character and quail
lications Of the men he was about to appoint.
Not one Of them could write correctly o sen.
tence in English, and but few could spell the
most ordinary words in the language. With
feelings Of disgust he withdrew their names,
and substituted the names Of men whom be
knew to be qualified. We could cite other
examples, but this viii do.
Il is not alone carpenters and politicians,
however. who are at fault in this matter
professional men, graduates Of the leading
colleges, too often betray an ignorance whith
would shame the youngest pupils Of our
public schools. The subject might be dwell
upon 70 > tiresome length, but we have I'D.
duced sufficient to show how the rudimept
Of education are neglected, nowadays. In
conclusion, We would state that we do no,
object, on these grounds, to communication
upon matters Of public interest; it is only
personal communication, when badly writ.
ten, that we object to. We shall cheerfally,
stall times publish letters calculated to pro.
mote public interests, and deem it no trouble
TO correct them when needed.
LIEUT. GEN scorE.-we arc informed by Mr..
d. B. Foster, Purser Of the Wilson @. Hunt,
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