The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-18

All thdt mere MISUNDERSTANDING. Com-
ments, and everything else--is DIR. Hope
soN's:
PhRTiCLEs-FALSE APPosITION.
Particles are often valuable means OF
condensation. as instead of two clauses.
with two finite verbs. one finite clause and
pirticiplc will suffice when there is a com
mon subject. g., Born in 1900, ne died
IN ~" He was born in 1900. and died
in 1861"
q" vie,cipq such wealth Of female bea'i-
IL. and seeing on every hand so many
charming faces and graceful figures. am
sometimes disposed 10 look at our giriS rs
the Scottish maiden looked at loye-in
the abstract."--A HALLIDAY, Suh"yS'oe
Papers 1850, ch. tx. p. 100.
The sentence is perfectly correct, "NieW-
ing figures" standing in opposition
TO the subject a.
q" Horipg thus asserted his preroga,Ne'
and mt on his clothes with the help ol
valet, the count. with my nephew ahu NC;
,rcre introduced by his son, and received
with his usual style OF rustic eivility.'-
| syo,LETT, Humphrey CiinLer I'D ed. OF
| U'orf,s, by II. Anderson, 1866, vol. VII, p.
lSi.
r" Having" here refers TO the person
whom the Count was visiting, as appears
from the context. Were too, should
be " was."l
USir Charles Wciherell addressed the
House [of Lordsl for three hours :;
when. jeinq fatigucd by his excrtions, their
lordships adjourned TO the following
day British Almanac QSSC), p. 1913.
re would appear that their lordships
were fatisucd with his (Sir {. VS. eXer-
tions.l
:. BEING exceedingly fond Of birds, an
ayiary is always to be found IN the
grounds. III. c. SIIR, China ana me
Chinese QSl9), vol. L., p. 326.
There il n story OF father whom Ms
son resolved to rob. HdU'ng ttt un.
guarded the key OF his escritoire as il
through forgetiulness, the thlei rushed To-
ward the Old."-Professor j. L. NICIoIL,
Uorrr Training in Or Common Schools
! 1883, p. 81.
(" The admiral was called upon to say
whether he recognized in the body present
the corpse OF the Emperor MaXimi an.
ReplyiRg in the Affirmative, the ccWn
was again closed. "-Lettor from Vera
Cruz. quoted in the P0N BAL Gazette, 3lst
December, 1861.
:. Harinq Indignantly refused to relin-
quish her proiligatc associates. the Cure OF
ST. Sulpice declined administering the
sacrament. - Woman in France.
III seems that ii is the Cure, not Madame
de Berri, that refused to relnquish the PRO-
f'igate associatcs.l
"John Gibson died on the 9th OF Janu-
ary, 1866, and lies in the English cemetery
nj Rome. HaUing been decorated with the
cross OF Legion Of Honor, company OF
French soldiers, with mufled drums,
formed part OF the funeral procession, ana
fred a salute over the grave."-Lady EAST
LAKE, Life of John Gibson QS7O), p. FAB.
Itwas J. c., not the French soldiers,
that had the cross OF the Legion OF Honor.]
L" Giiding along its passages. many
,rord was uttered" &c.-I0O Much Alone
C1SG3). ch. xiii, y. 1913.
COnuerSing one day with Beecher on
tbe subject OF the war, ne said, our
triumph Is producing a speedier effect
upon you than upon ourselves ID.
MAcRAE, The american at Home QS10),
vol. l., p. a..
RI. e.. Beechcr conyersing with himsclf.l
:" His career was cut short in the youth
OF his popularity, h0rinq been killed in
duel by Aaron Burr.-JOSEPH WILLIAMS,
The Rise and FdN Of the Model Republic,
y. 49,.
"Being early killed, sent party in
search OF his manged body. "-ROugh
Notes 6y an Old Soldier QSGO
" H0uing become Frustrated with loss OF
blood, Commander Lechmere carried out
ma orders with readiness and attention, and
cannot speak too highly OF the conduct
of this officer, for il was not till some time
afterward il was discovered he was wound
ed 50 severely that he nearly tainted"
Lieutenant III. ii. WELDING, Dispatch. 10TH
August, 1873, from Cape Coast Castle.
TIT was not, as the opposition would re-
quire, Commander Lechmere, but the
writer, that had become prostrated.]
Hooking back, the happiness Of my
young life is associated with her; looking
forward, have comfort and satisfaction in
the hope of reioining dear grandmam-
ma. Mrs. l.. POTTER, Lancashire Memo
rieS 1870, p. So.
tThc second opposition is correct, the
first is false.l
4" Complaining Of prickling sensation
| in his head, Matthew cntreated him to
abandon the use OF liquor."-Rey. G.
ROGERS. LedreS from Ny Aut0biogrdphy
(1S76), y. 2S3.
('rhs is as If, not X. Tannaliill thepoet, but
his brother Matthew, complained" &c.l
Preaching on one occasion in village
chapel. pious old woman said 10 him."
&c.-l6., p. 80.
Returning home shortly before md
night on the I'd instant, he began 10y
smashing the furniture. RemOnStrdtiW
with him about this, he said he would
settle her II she said any more -WdR-
chester Examiner and Times.
CThe first participe is right, the second
wrongl
about O'Clock, complaining OF short
ness Of breath, Captain Pend'tton. who oc-
cupied an adjoining room, was called
to lift him into the sy-chair." p Memorials
Of 4. Henderson, NJ. u. QS7O) p. 149.
[It was not Captain T.. who complained.]
"NOt returning home Us expected. The
family became alarmed. and about 0
O'Clock party Of men set out alongside OF
the river in search OF the oyS."-Man-
chester Examiner and Times, 10th Janu-
any, 1871.
TT was the boys, not @ the family that
had not returned home.l
"As one Of his Tsir William Hamilton's]
most distinguished pupils, and in habits OF
personal Intercourse with that eminent
man, am quite sure that you will have
deeply participated in the sense of an ire
parable loss" &c.-Testimonia by r. Rus
SELL, Esq, Advocate, in favor OF Professor
Fraser, Edin., Nth May. 1856.
| t"As Me,' &C., relates probably TO