Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-02-14
A Bad Spell.
cuRrosrrrrs OF oRrHoeRArHy.

A writer in Cincinnati paper re-
marks that some of the spelling that an
editor has to encounter is enough to har-
row up his soul and freeze the marrow
in his bones. 1t means work with him,
and in that light the fun of the thing
disappears. Think of bis horror when
he sees anxious spelled ankshous' by
some complacent blunderer, such an one,
for instance, as can never distinguish
between ton, cion and sion, cannot see
fiery should not be irery" or imagine
why the second syllable of necessary
should be spelled with Q and the third
with an s.
Occasionally cases of bad spelling
crop out among the professions, and
some lamentable instances of weakness
in this respect come to light among the
"humanitarians." For instance, young
lawyer in an interior city, one morning
early locked his Office door and left up
ON it this mysterious legend: "Gon to
brexfus."
In small New England town drug
gist was surprised and disturbed to re-
ceive at the hands Of a dirty looking
customer the following prescription
"Peas give the bare sumpthin to izick
him fifteen cents worth"
During the war letter written by a
rebel soldier to his sweetheart was cap
tured, wherein the writer said: eve
will lick the yanks to-morror il godlemi-
ty spares our lives"
Some wonderful things in the direc-
tions appear on letters passing through
the mails. The postmaster at Schaghti-
coke announced some time ago that the
name of the office had been spelled in
thirteen different ways upon letters COM
ing there. Probably Saettycouk" was
the most remarkable way of getting at
it. Perhaps Schenectady has been near
ly as badly used. If one has very ex-
tensive correspondence throughout the
the United States, he will be lucky if he
does not sooner or later, stumble over
the photography of some wretched In
dian name some where between Winni-
piseogee and Ye Simmity," as | once
saw it spelled. What for instance, is
| -. A. l. ,rbo,, ba encounters cnoh on
photographed montrosity as Yaughi-
ogeny," but cry Avaunt, quit my sight; ;
let the earth hide theel" as certain
wicked Scotchman once did, who was
frightened at something not half as hor-
rible as that word.
Rufus Choate, or somebody else, said
the ways of Providence and the decis-
ions of a petit jury are past accounting
! for. We may safely say the spelling of
the latter, sioce Pittsburg jury handed
up to the judge communication en-
dorsed, "To the onorable gug."
The proprietor OF country store once
worked himself nearly into the brain
fever endeavoring to make Ineligible
the following note, given to him by a
small boy, the son of one of his custom
ers:
sinister Cream
Wunt you let my boay hev a
pare of Easy toad shuzr"
However he was probably not more
Mortified than the school master who re-
ceived letter from man who wrote
az have decided to inter my boy in your
scull."
The letter which some person sent tc
an editor, when disseminating his paper
!, contains internal evidence of the truth
of its assertions:
al think folks offend TO spend theil
muny for payper, my dad diddent ant
, everybody said he was the iutelligentes
man in the county, and had the smart
est family of boize that ever dugged ia
ters."
"This house for SAIL" was the an
I. nouncement traveller saw nailed owe
3 the door of humble dwelling in Ney
= Hampshire. He called the proprieto
7 to the door and gravely inquired :
"When is your house going to sail ?
When some Teller comes along who ca
raise the wind" responded the man wit
, SLY twinkle in his eye, and the travele
e moved mournfully on.
!, The following is letter picked up i
u town in Vermont:
/ Friend Need Il heer that 700 ha
IT Bot out george Hill l wish to no whar
o he is if 700 See him 700 put q Flee int
q his head on the SLY if he is at yoor plac
: send him up hear Wright by the ne1
e male.
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