The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11
Some 4nte-NupttaJ Dangers.


Bad spoilers are sufficiently common in
this country not to be in very great demand
and occasionally to bring reproach on our
common school system. No position. pub
lie or private, Is wholly free from the per-
son who misuses the orthography of the
English language, and even the school
teacher is often brought down by a sudden
and weil-directed shot. There is some ex-
cuse in cases of this kind, and a diStin-
guishe6 citizen in the consular service of
his country may he lightly dealt with for
his wretched way of spelling hearts, as his
business is not particularly with hearts
but there are cases in which bad spelling is
not only ineXcuSable, but where it has led
I" domestic trouble and unh ppiueSS such
as few other things could have iustigated.
1t Is remarkable fact that no young lady
has yet been heard of who came from schu ol
with any really valuable knowledge either
of arithmetic or oTthogTaphy, aud paIticu-
larly the latter. They bring home from
expensive establishments a burdeusome
store OF almost every other kind of learn
ing, but they write letters and do shopping
the favorite diversions of young women
without knowing how to spell or cast up
half dozen figures.
A shurtcoming of this character has
brought a charming young lady of illinois
to grief. She had q lover who dotted on
heI and piided himself on his learning.
This young lady was one of the most beau
tIiul and accomplished of the sex which is
noted for It's beauty. She had been to
boarding school, and money had been Law
ished without stiut on her education she
knew French and Latin and enough Greek
to be actually claSSed with her literary
tastes she read only the very best books-
not the kind which young ladies too much
incline to, but those from which much
lon fol h.al l,..A Ind 4,
ed to be polishing the already polished d ia
mUnd. Besides this, she was happy in pos
sesslng, to an eminent degree, all those
mpliShmentS that make young lady
attractive in the society of the period. She
was brilliant and witty in conVel sation,
knowing exactly what TO say and where to
say iG; she danced divinely, dressed like a
princess, and bore herself with She grace
aud charm of 4 juno. She was more than
a lady, for she knew how to cook and once
took the prize for the best loaf of bread at
the county fair. la due time the young
woman with all these splendid accomplish
ments made the usual preparations for
throwing herself away on the young man
who had mOnopOiized the most of her time
for a year or two. This innocent and CON
iding man little knew What a terrible ca
lamity lay in wait for him. Business call
ed him from home IA few days while the
"ttiui-tB preparations WtIe EblhI on. ana
he wrote and she wrote, as young and en-
thusiastic lovers will do under such circum-
stances. In little while the neighb buT-
hood was hOrriiicd TO learn that the match
was off. The wedding preparations ceased
and all was solemn.
Then the young woman sought redress
IN court. Moved by that curiosity com
mon TO her sex, as well as To- the other sex,
she wanted to know why he declined Ia
fulfil his promise. It. was such "A natural
question that he was compelled to give his
reasons, aud did SO without indiTection by
producing one Of her glowing letters iu
which she described heI happiness in view
of the coming ''nupshals,' and incident
ally referred to her ''dim ond'' ring. The
stony-hearted wretch decliued to mary
anybody who couldn't spell nuptials, espe-
cially within month OF her wedding day.
The young lady brought her portfolio into
court aud emptied letters out where the
light of the law could shine upon them.
The first one read was in answer TO her
gush about the ''nupshas ~ very brief and
truly business like. He wrote, This mar
ridge can never take place" She not only
found out why, but she recovered damages.
The judge was a humane man, and con-
graduated the young woman on her escape
from man who didn't know how to spell
marriage within a month of his wedding
day.