, 1864-02-07

times use letters in their stead. The fate of
al earthly things i5 spelled IN two words
D. E Ef1iey is spelled T. !. G. a man be-
ing asked b q Joung lady what phouography
1ras took 9ut hss pencil and TFote tue 59l.
"U. &. a. B. Q. T. l. N1' Yc1 a5e q
acomo hfre, Tommy" said a echoolmss-
ter, "do Jon know your A 3 c'sT' ayes,
zur, know bess sees" -.
getting angry at his not catching his. mean:
ing, said: why. it's as plain Us 4 B c."
"That may be. sir," replied the poor man;
but am 8 E f."
A1LITKRAT1oS.
Alliterution may be ccrccit Of compost
ton or an ornament Of language II used
with such subtle art "a only to be noticed by
the peculiar charm Of sound which accompa~
mes it. It is one yf the most cherished Of the
graces of language; If used in an exas5gsera-
Ted and palrahle manner, It is merely lite
rary curiosity. There is an illiteatiyc beauty
in the following verse from Tenuyson. In the
pleasant interlinkiEE of the rounds Of i and
= and I, which Is Infinitely more delicious to
the ear because it is 50 subtle a5 hardly to be
noticed by casual reader:
"Dlp down upon nc Northern shore
Oh, sweet new year, delaying longs
Thou dost expectaH nature WRONG
Delaying long-delaz no uoze-'
Yet the first two lines arc better than the
last two. The WY In which, In the follow
ing line,
.sCome into tho garle.r, Aaud."
the final m Of come is echoed In Maud, shows
mueica1 ear.
In some ages Of the world al1itcration has,
50 to sneak. been run into the ground" :"
In the middle ages such conceits were very
fashionable, and instances are found In dead
as well as living languages. Here Is Latin
line:
propterca propefsus proconsuf, proplcte prone.
THE LETTER Il.
There is something profoundly lament,hle
in the conversation Of Cockney. An e \
| rection Of an English father 10 his son ;
"'Arry, 'op hup aud 90 down to Mr. 'Arrts's s
| and llask 'im hif t 'as bit ilof hash or hoax
| to make a 'anmer 'andleE' We can rcucn-
Der something 4tout as good: and quite true.
An English actor was PLAYING Pierre, In
"William Tell" Pierre has the following
| speech:
| "Horriblei Most horriblel To save his
| own md Alhert's life, Tell has consented to
shoot an apple off his own sons head. ~
u'Orrible! Most 'orrible! To save is hoHn
and Halbcrt's life, Tell 'as consented to
shoot han happle hoff lis hown sons 'ead."
Here is the letter HIS complement Of abuse
! presented to the Inhabitants of London:
Whereas, have By you been driven
| From House. from Hume, from uope, nom
| Heaven,
And placed By your most learned society
| In exile, anguish. and anxiety,
f! And used without the just p1etence.
| With Arrogance md Ineofcnce,
| here demand just restitution,
And beg 1onT mend your e'oeution.
t REILLY.
Whereas we've rescued you, migrate.
From Uapdcuff. Eorror aud from Hate,
From uuuts1nau. UorEepond and from Latter,
And concentrated you IN altar.
and placed you where you ne'er should be,
In Honor and In Honesty,
VIC deem your prayer rude Intrusion,
And will not mend our elocutl0n.
The cockney's method OF. spelling saloon
is well known. Said he ttthere's a hess, nnt
hny, and hell, and two hoes and q hen.
A gentleman travelling through Yorkshire
outside of stage coach, asked the driver th
nnme Of very pretty village they We're pa5s
irg through. The reply was !" Hooyreen. -
Being asked to spell 1t, lie replied: "W'
srell it with IN haich and two hoes, gee, hal
two hees and hen"
AIS there anything for George Hogden =
inquired young man the other day at th
New York post-ot1lce. Nothing, SIR
Three days did George ask for letter. Th
last day, happening to watch the clerk, b
suddenly cried: ''Look 'ere! sayy Your
looking among the matches and my name bt
| gins With hor'