Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-06-04
Curious Transpositions.

SOEtOtiS 1IdAlspOSfttOhSs
A writer in the Newell Reporter has
given the following literary curiosity.
There are twenty readings of the same
line, without adding or exchanging a
word, or changing the ending, or injur-
ing the sense. The line is from Gray's
Eiegy: rvqfs1Ff,7.F-st3 e-sfr
"The plowman homeward plods his
his weary way" ae a~-as i
aHtkIl Iiariegtons E1f4 v
The weary piowtnan homeward pInds
his way. aangf e,5.-ft,
The weary plowman plods his home
ward way.
The homeward plasman pIodls his
wearyw
The lionleward rIawman, weary,
plods his way.
The honieward, weary plowman,
pIods his,way.
The weary, hoineward plowman,
plOds his way. 81 -.i.v-lir
Homewad the weary plowman plods
his way II - -
Homeward, weary. the plowman
plods his way. Pes7 7''s-st -ia a7ai-' n'aa
Hemeward the plowman plods his
weary way. ,f 81 81 " q
Honeward the l,plowEaan, weary,
plOds his way. s,re st7s,..-r y s..a7vFf-
Weary,the -hemeward rlownan
plods his Hay. e@~ .--'
Weary, bomeward, rthe -pI9wnan
plods his wayA - lA Al
Weary, the plowman plods his hume
w. ~ II = Z, ,,I,as
bic ,yaT '-''''' e. '''''''> ~ ''''' i''''''
Ths s,,iavr,a,,snIods his .,,,,,,.,,y.-d
49, ,srsS,s - : = fN. 80 - - : 80
Tbss 4 ,fStyr,., !, nlodv b;s xy.,.,,.,, Homo.
u,ard .,Fav' --1-f'SsS - '',''-'1> -
Tha Siown,srf bon,a ,y,rd .su,asry
Mods b;sawsy 49, - '-o :" "'''"' "e'''
Tbal. ,,,os,s,,s,,ss ,yosr,, ho,,o,,,,rd
,,,ndS b;l Sya,, 'i'e" ~"
pT TLe '''1 nlo,r,,,snL ,ysarv ,,,ods hiS
ho,nn,,,or "a, rd ,,,a- az pioo' ''''
io'''o !" GU s'.f'.y "ny -. - elnss .~eniie'1
.50i.yIt 49,, = -saisttf
Ho' Hlecii. s.i;il-. 81. -. is.f4
The esterN OF the absent-minded man
VINO meeting his own son In the street,
shook hands with him and asked him
how bis father was, has been e9uaied
by the i0rgetuIness OF Wisconsin FAR
mer. Tnis man drove to town to
transact some business, and was &C.
companied by his wife. Leaving her
at dry goods store, ne proceeded to
carry out ms intentions. Having I'm
ished his business, he forgot all about
the little circumstance of bringing his
wife with him, and started home alone.
Arriving there, me put his hoises out
and proceeded to do the chores. In
the meantime his wife had learned
L. l. IL "a
out her. Hiring a conveyance, she
was drivenilotne. She didn't wait to
take off her things, but scizing press,
board made her way TO the back yard.
The husband was just seating himself
on anilkiiig-stoo, and bad just open
ed conversation with the COW on the
subject of sh'isting,, rllrarking fire.
quently that it was 80, ttoss.' He was
just getting settled GoNn to business
when a whistling sounj, as if some
thing rapidly cleayihg the air, came
from the other side of the COW. 1t was
the press-board, and the wife was on
the end of it. In an instant after it fell
with crushing weight upon his knees.
piles abcatssandisg between Husband
and wife, lett very suddenly, and in
io the i.pad;st Nsa 's 81 ; i.a
p,clIet. The pnhannv victim of cir,
cumstances scrambled up on all fours.
when the press-board again descended.
striking him opposite to where the
COW left her tracks. The wife then
asked him if he would ever forget her
again, and his answer was plain and
to the point. .sN Not mucf. .',1,-
'.,a.-s-.--- : -.--<.,s,. - - -
Anumber of pseudo Republican ina.
pcrs, here and there. in references tn
the ensuing political campaigns, are
beginning to talk about .iobsolet,
stanuy arising; put men VINO taik
aoouI oDsolete ISSUES at time when