The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-11-14

'"@e' I've joke appeared IN this cit,
only the other day, in anew suit o
clothes. An enlerprising young maj
sald he was gong to start a news spaper
Which ot the papers are yon going /,
start z his friend asked A wsg, will
a flne appreciation of the antiquities o
words o..ce asked man: How man,
knaves do you suppose live in tins stree
beside yourselt!' J. Beside myself! ID,
you mean to insult me-! We'll. then.
replied the waa how many do yo,
reckon. Including yourscltF A. an in
stance of the way in which man ma,
he mi>led by the forms Of language
how he may desire To say one thing and
really say he Opposite. the sio,v NAV he
mentioned ot he gentleman who. speak
ing in Ihc company oflali,s ot the want
ot personal attractions # some ladies' If
then acqnnin'ahr" sail: They are the
ngllest w"ne" know pre- ent com'sny
always excepted A firrier. having
facl't es tor reuovating old fnrs. advrr.
Used. in prrtecil, grammatical mpnnrr.
'Capes, victornles. 81. made up tor
ladies', ont of .heir own skins NAV
also mention the editor who, desiring to
compliment friend. wrote; 'IIp il a
clear thinker. a really and vigorous
writer, and first. rate fellow to DOT ,
The convention of Blnomer dpmsels who
resolved cmpharically. so W, ar short
dresses or no'hing;' the circular Of a lady
teacher. which spoke of her character
and the reputation tr teaching she
bears mud the advertisement IF con-
cert director who announced that q
variety "fsongs might be expected, to
tedious to menii n.
1t 's noticeable in our language how a
word, by changing its grammatical chars
a"ter, will also change its sense. This
is seen in stanza, in which farmer
wonders
Putting ell reports together
Relating TO barley. wheat. and hops
Whether the hups will weather the
weather.
Or the weather will crop the hops.
so also with "a singular and plural ota
word, for n man have much manner, and
yet have no manners. Changes in gram.
ma'l:al character may take place whl,
the sense remains similar. Nouns often
do duty asre'bs. Wha, part of speech
is man /? said n tcacher,to sailor boy.
"A verb, SIR he replied "A verb. is i,r
said he eache, with "A sign ftant twinkle
of the eye will you please give an ex,
am'le?" Man the yards replied lht
boy. Mr. Tappley's proof OF the same
40 far AS related to himself,
Is less direct, but not less amusing 1T
ever there was Il verb he remarks I'm |
it. for I'm always b'in,' doing. and |
most of the time a s,f'rin., 81 you
salt your meat, and smpke your beefand
IAdge "A chaSm Verbs become nouns:
's a long put II fine s,rio,. u hard frer.p.
Adjecives become norns; az when n
ady calls man n little dear, big SILLY
Dr an old dlsagre"able Sometm s. in>
deed, IN the mouths Of the fair sex n
noun is bet er descriptive than an nd.
eclivr, as duck Of a man, a love IF "A
bonur.
1t may be- fu ther noticed !hat though
caterers is right, 'hatterprs' il " rong-
that though = man from Lspland is
laplandrr. yet n man from Michigan is
OF II Michag ,ose though n mailer is one
who makes nHIl-. n tailoris not one who
makes tails, u"l,ss they hecoat ,ails;and
though a wavelet is little wave, aud
1owrpt 'i,Clc flower. vet n hullel is no.
4 little bun, nor hamlri li,ile ham