, 1870-05-15

qoGmoh peopl6 without hsvtnaE btoad fdntsie fiji
stson Of sense. .Ihe language os tho slsttc7
fnds Ia souree IN Whit Ii elexlly oonnrebend-
ID. Bat words Of good birth and gentle br,od-
ing do not aiway1 exchange the humely
baee corruption Of language. For rtat "a tho
rtuck Of an animal but tho vsl~ht part Of ssa on
Hai1a And when to axpress courage our
fathers used heort, And tho old Romans cor
snd petaus why should our crown Of glory be
what even sarrgcs reject as tho foathsome pa1f
Of y carcaes ia 3D." - =.
II Ia scarcely worth tho while 70 as1udo to tha
eocluey use and disuse Of the letter h, except
70 remark that Il would Eeen to be fixed In
Iondon and the large provincial towns Of Eng
land forever. To person, boy or n'an, Eari
Or woman bonn or reared within the bound Of
Bow Be1ls-i.e., the city proper Of London
the habit OF dropping the initial aspirats in
ere9y instance, ana q uaing i before e@,asJ @
wealth nor eociety is Of Avlrl. tried 1t for
A1 Yeat1 upon one Of tho most intelligent
boyg ever saH. He hin1acf made every effort
To second ma And yet, prosperous traaestnAn
as ha now is. snd noaater Of one of the city
not mean " tho h4iE Of tho hatnoaphefo, but
tho sir Of the cad" Nothing but univerh,ty
training will do II, md this never offectuA1ly.
Sir Robert Peel xcquircd the faculty Of pro
npuncing when it occurred 1t the beginning
o{, \ word Thus ha would say, "house'' and
'!hnstings." !" pol, IN city fashion, .'onse" and
he would still omit. Thus, whether in conver.
sahon or public speeches, be invariably would
say. for example, tsThe man heAves weQ who
always ad'eres to fis fnepda,~ or, "Ths fa1Bs
criminal Nns be caded, md then the next bo-
ind"
without controre1ting our right md ability
10 coin woEds-~itnn grammatical restrictions
Of course-in case OF need. it were to be Wiahot
that in those re have inherited there might be
identity OF meaning given them By ~
parsons who profess to speak English
correctly on beth aides OF tbs Atlantic
II it be too Late to recover guess and cleue,
no universally give them, we might ner.
e1tha1esa impose souuo restriction upon thu
verb to Iiz that would keep it within the limits
OF deccnuv. It now trxTels in uur country anc
city speech in cvo1y sort Of guise throughout
| the domains OF industry, morals and socia
life, ito Individuality lost and its purposes Al
| various ~ the Wind. Every article Of clothing
that needs repair evoy department OK house
| keeping that requires chaugo; every surgica
| instrument. every mechanical tool, bazn{arr
implement, manufacturing gear, building ma
tenal, shipping tackle OF farming utensils tha
demands attention j.; every book that want
binding pian9 th.t s5s nesds tuning esgst tha
changing, OF building that lacks roofing tht
table uuse emily set, the seEvico Avkwardl
rendered, food badly cooked, beds poori
inside, cisterns that leak, drcases that lily g
and doora that refuse to Rhut-kre each and a
to be made good by being !" f1ed-" Tho min
iater a f1es'' hiA SERMON to suit the occaaion
the doctor his medicine, the eugineer hia drau
ings, the architect his specifications, tho nles
chant his accounts, and the attorney his briefs
Wa tx At 4 CAUCUS when TO elect, on th
finn what 10 do, in tho college how t
study, aud at WAterinE-plAcea the pa
sons We would Like to know. The most incor
gruous things-the creed and the voyage
faxcs and marriage engagements. drawing Q
teeth snd pastura9e Of the cattle. books to
purchased and manners to be formed, chanse
in food and parties Of pleasure--are .
"fned" It is sad misuse Of Language
pleasant enough for the tine, doubtless, I
avoid the trouble Of careful thought, but fool
paradise nevertheless, the gntes Of which ma
not ha shut until tho mischief is irreparAbls
There is no disgrace in Ignorance when oppo'
tu1iitiea for knowledge have been wanting
Tha disgrace is eitbef in profcsaing, ignorsns
which docs not exist, or in pretending to t
acquainted with our vernacular when Wo spoa
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