, 1870-01-23
LANGUAGE A FINE ART.
HY EmuaR H. Converse

Fspn iou and TAsn JEor February.
For tae wnuog and spehting Of ne Kugllsa
an. There Ia N eles senee AUD peculiar reane-
nent Invariably aAsoc,sted with thss man WHO !.
ana,omea n ses1polo1.l1 70 ssgn ~ "o'as aao
But there Is, fattner. certain mDralt1 II tne
Eosi arbitrary gran ustcal rules 1t u euineouy
NJ aSa @ psose. ssasa - vesn sao1ia a sge WA MAJ
physica study Is involved IN thorongn conpie.
hentiou Of the mJltercs Of the subj1ncuva nood;
tbe harmony Of Complete senseace xlt1 TN san ta1,
Ing TITO line, md o!u1K lis sgp.opsAss eaasse
lslst'ons which unlte children 40 paseafs; ;;
aouole resstt,es ia iiron caososiy cnoisn Enxlsh:
and there is An cxqn1aite symmetry N tGe !AN
nsn Icess y y. gossa !Gs ~ e
casa u the subject when both Words refer 70 she
Tas ,a c1eauou OF the painter, the eenius Of tho
sculpsor tne aku1 OF the srchltect tue tn1ptr4uoo
Of rne mu1!clap. the at OF tho uagtdlhn, nave
fascinating chat @ oYe1 tho tuaain1uou; ous y 9
only given to gifted feH to excel IN pAnudgs
sculpture. alchii e:ture, u1usic, md tae d!ams,
while tic art Of ltuRu1zu nay be asquifea eI ~
po.nt, aad s .}'o = srs 1ns % ssssa 1ae pri.s s.
iieat soTect'on q s7ety fsult ,.n. ,,.~ ~.
Ieunast.on Is ia ior Iasu7e s1sellensss;
Happy ~ % children snoso good 200,
the eaIiJ yeafs When Impressions sre the sttoug-
eat. INSTRUCTION atyen By LOVING lips ID fau!tless
WOEdas and who arc surrounded by hauoFeo AZ
mospeero OF culture and rcfnomeut
But attainshle a. this hrt Is It ID remafksGle
thAt IL acquisition Il lo rare sinntEs Asa.na1ses
ne Eng1sn language Win psopnety," arc found
nu7onG III classe1 and IN all professions; and thay
are Most inexcuE9hly abundant among tnose
ard enlightened. non advantages Of ea1,J assocs'
alton and liberal education Ills NJ alntoit hope
lcss tax TO bring these uespasaers 10 SEQ The
taak to iead them to repentance: for even whcn
tne deftre OF reformation ras been ptoduced, Tue
force Of lopg-conttuued haolt holds them Under
We shall saae.sor to mako . classification OF
toMe q .he prominent faults which must Do
10 iaien from li1e: = md With one a1cepaon ws
sn, svo ~ q s1o.s from whom ne
11ox re rlght: sna Jet he wrong pafsqe:"
the words they use; their sentences aboand with
e1clana,ions and exples1Tes mora expressive
than choice; thelr slang phrases arc an offence 70
s.de sape,is,se. e1 q | sns 9 ia5suasa p o. sns s
most ordinary occasions. Il i 1hsy Who
s % f5'a ?'esss
es' "hi0 ySn eops # thsT
a. tbichly strewn a. iesves In vallombross VIII
tbem funeral is "lolly." q pr.yer-mectin9
"funuy." an Ordinary performance "nYstrate,n u
tie lowest round on the ladder Of beautI is "rol
pretty" "and their l1dtser!niaate admiration IL
expktEsed by the nucb.abrsed ep!thess, "apen-
'fascnat.ng. charming, delicious, eIqalalte," :"
code Is "shanelul:" refusal to conform to raeir
wtane1 IL "nor1td tnoan;" q Common cold "a " ter
r1n1e," and headache A "beJocd endurance" !"
They arc alwaJs "Yoestsd '" of "ftozeu" " Or
"n,elte1; !" their friends are beartned w1tn every
vtrtue: and tletf enemies are ,ne o1scouttngH or
me lso x Ine5 50 .hsf exnnost 40 me n
left to give expression to their deeper fealinQs.
IL The second cfsss 1nc]u1es those Who violnte
tho !AwB OF etymoloKy. They have been thorough.
lY trained IN the grammar OF tho language aud
ret rrfuee tn hA ffrDfhte ed nv ftA nrecenta This