The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-08-28
H. w. ROBY TO THE EDITOR OF
THE TELEGRAPH.

the communication OF u W. IVY =" ~
spense 10 the editorial of last week on
.sThe pilot" and 1.-THE Littlc Bngler." Not
only Mr.Robys poetry but Mr.. Roby him
self bears criticism without detrlment.~
Mr.. Roby frankly csnfesses that he wal
in error ss to the true meaning of the
word zsrtd. We were Inclined to attribute
the use Of the word ztotd to 9 topographic
error aAd might have substituted The
word 6goodZess or 8hStened, but as Mr.
Roby furnished the Sentinel from which
it was taken we die not feel at liberty to
make tho substitution.
As to the word '0nGSs," the error wa'
ours and not Mr.. Roby's,if it was an errsr
to substitute "kndws" for "gnasCs." In
the proof which we read the word was
spelled with in place of . and somehow
we made a mistake in thinking that the
preef agreed with the copy. Ia this we
were in error. But in the photography of
the word We were not mistaken. KndwS
10 just as good and just rs correct as
guGws. Bodies says of Enatos, sometimes
written for gAGws. Webster Unabridged
says of knasOS, the same as gncsos. Both
are wrong. The and Q ale beth out Of
plsce and beth ought to sc out of use in
the word nawS Aud hsw Mr. Roby who,
in his professional business, writes with
the peed of speech,using only characters
representing sounds, and even emitting
che vowel sounds can consent 10 use either
O or Z in spelling nGsSs is not easily Gem
pretended. And We would admonish
him of his duty to lead in rejecting both
and in spelling n0"s.
And mere. We would admonish him
of his duty to cease TO conform to incer.
rect, unsensibls and ridiculous erthog-
raphy because custom sanctions it. Take
the compound word EnS k-knack for in
stance. Why is knScE-knGeE any better
photography than gnteE gn0ck, Inick-gnGck
gnScE bnack! K and are equally out of
palce in ell Of tn .m. And it is the duty
of Mr.. Roby and sll professional reporters
t., drop tho use of all such letters in
spelling all such words and to take the
lead in photographic reform. Will he
aud they do 1t? Ifthey do, We shall fol-
low in due time.
We did not know the history-had
never read Mai. Milliuocke et's history
of "tbe little 6ugler boy" and his horn.
We knew 1.-THE Little Bugl er"-the poem
made the horn, as we'll as the boy
pierced with bulletS, and we intended to
call from Mr.. Roby whether such was The
meaning he intended to convey, and
whether snch was the fact. And we thank
Mr. Rcby for the information and history
which he has furnished for ourself and
the readers OF the Telegraph.
"The Little Bugler" answers the pur-
pose admirably ter which it was written
at the request Of musical friend of Mr.
Roby's who wanted short, com prehensive
ballad to set to music. His friend has the
ballad and we hope he has or will set it 10
npsic worthy of it. And we still hope
that Mr. Roby will add few verses giving
the Little Rugler lite in fame and In fact.
The same music TO which The Little Blu
glef which has been or is to be set, will
also embrace The Little Bugler which is
vet to be or should be. The music, and
The Little Bugler complete, will be as
well adapted to each other as the music
and The Little Bualer incomplete. And
the effect of both will be greater and more
satisfactory.
AS to John Maynard and Little Bugler
LIVING in fact rs well as IN fame Mr.. ROOy
does not object or demur, but says, las
am not good at rbymiDg in morals | have
thought it best to leave, something for
reflective people, TO think
out, each in their own way. Either OF
them is but text, which thinking people
will more or less elaborate into sermons
or epip, with the right morals, properly
drawn"
Who will invent or coin a word Ia the
singular, rJpresenting both sexes,to take
the place OF their in the aoOVe quotation !?
The necessity OF the language requires
new word to avoid inaccuracy.
MIR. Roby does not know that he is not
GOOD at rhyming in morals. Upon trial nc
NAV 6nd himself as good at celebrating
his texts into sermons or epics, with the
right morals, properly drawn, as he is at
noetlzipg texts for thinking people thus
r. elaborate into sermons or epics. Be-
eidee AS he is one Of the ablest of the
thinking people as we'll as one of the
hest of poets, he is doubly qualified and
Consequently doubly obligated to elabor
,ta the texts into sermons Or eplcs, with
he right morals properly drawn. ...
Il was not however having the texts
IaLoro+od into sermons or epics, with