Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-09-13
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THE ENGLISH ALPHABET.

When we analyze the words OF the English
Language, we find them all composed of ouly a.
bout forty-three sounds, ofwhich 12 are simple,
3, shaded. & a, double or diphthorgal vowels,
vocals, or inarti culate sounds; s. y, p H. are Co
alescents, so called because they readily unite
themselves with the vowels; and u Consonants,
articulate sounds, ell of which are represent
ed in the following table,---both in Capital and
Small Letters with key words of their value;---
"A Complete English Alphabet.
&c da AZ 0e 90 OO Ii E A a %
/ UuWI, Ee aqUd, III Go Ss
but took, earl ar ask, my oil o,el
UU Yy WV Hh; PpBb TtDd
male; ye wo ho; pip bib not did
&c j Xxx Gg IF w Rt dd SIS
church edge tick gig teotf cow thigh my buss
Zz El 23 Rr L MN Nm Up
buzz wish vsiou roar luH mum nun sing.
By having single letter or character for each
of these forty-three sounds, as above provided,
we would hnve no use for double letters, as;--
ssemless, sneeze; ;---nor would we need silent let
ters to help others to sound sometimes one way.
but at other times nm entirely different one, as;
speak, great, shield, gain, earl, slay, dre, lieu
All agree that it is better to be Consistent
than Inconsistent. Then, why should we adhere
so teoaciously to what is so evidently lnconsist
Can we have anything better than Simplicity
and Consistency in what we teach to children?
TEACH them the TRUTH if you would have
them SPEAK the TRUTH. But 1t is need
less to multiply words in calling your attention
to this subject, rs you can doubtless all see the
reasonableness of such a course,---even the act
ual necessitY for it-in the right training of our
children for future usefulness. $500.
To give n practical illustration Of the foreco-
ing Systematic HABET Twill in sert
the following
Anecdote of WASHINGTON and the big
...4. CORPORA
al. Durip de American Revolution, an ofiser,
not habited in fs mlitari kostpm WOE posiD bj
hwar q smel kumpani oy s0ljerz wer at wurk
maxim sum reparz on q smell redst. de kom-
onder ov q It'll skwod, WOE givip erderz tu
foz hO wer under him, relativ tu ostik ov
timber hwic fa wer endevoriU tl raz tu &c TOP
ov fg wurks. de timber went up hqrd, and
on dis ak ksnt, fe ves ov dc litl graf man WOE
ofn herd in hiz regular yosifera(onz ov--
"Hev ,wa! dar le goz! hev HOP
de ofiser befor spokn ov stopt hiz hers
hwen he arivd at de .plas, and seip fe timber
4 skarsli mOvd, oskt de kom1nder hwi he die
not tax hold and render q It'll ai. de later a
psrd tn be sumhwot astoni(t, and turnip tl
de ofiser wild fs etoriti ov an emperor, sed:
"Ser, am de Kerporal." N.,..... a
"Y0 or not DO, aqr y0;r sed de ofiser, ''s
, woz not awar ov it," and tekipof hin hat an'
bsip "F ask y0r pdrdon, Mr.. Kerporal."
Upon dis he dismSnted from biz elegsn
9 sted, fun &c brial over dpost, and lifted ii
de SWEET stud in drops upon hiz formed. HIVE
dc timber woz elevated tn its. proper staJor
{, lturnip tn de man klofd in bref etoriti, sed;-
I ps"Mr. Kerporal Kouiander, hwen yO ha
Q snuder.su job and hav not men enuf, sen
i fer yor Remembering Gsf fand Fwil kun an
n help yO sekond TIM,
!, de Kerporal woz tunder-struk. 1t wo
OZIN TON, ho CAV dc NEEDED ad. o
!. The Two oALPHABETs Illustratively
n hus1 si ssls Compared ys
ID. will insert O. few words in the common spel
IT ing, and then in the more natural mode, tn
8 they may be readily compared and their diffe
q bences seen! i Ea..-see, key, me, machine, ca
favor, gale, gain, day, gauge, gaol, deign, neig
Dor, dey feint, straight, great; art, aunt, hear
lall, awe, pshaw, taught, ought, fault. broad 8
i owe, snow, though, foe, goal; strew, beau. wo
N DO, two through, rouge; die. eye, /, island, bu
ID aisle, ,sleight, etc. These may be spelled thus
,dI Sc, Ike, ma, ma]sn, ct: favor, gal, gan da, g
!. jail, dan, nabor; da FAINT, STRAIT, graf: qrt, ~
hatt; el, Q, Ie tet, ct, tet. brod SO. @, sno, d
\ f6, g6l. stro, bG; wO; do: to: tro, rO3: di:
D. i: iiand: bi; il: slit: cts. Mornit be sed b
LII IL unnesesari her, az no person kan fal
'e Sc dc yutilti ov dis Sistematik (beko. order
" tro. and unyariiD in its) maner ov rer-",,..
il 10 Laugwaj tu dc 1. IS'l,.x,., I'd r..Sp, .sr
4 6rni 6,vAr az old -sqpefloriti aha Sn
Svsr ERnC - or skwaf tn fat ov Tho
J. MKslvi, Hunter 0'