New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-10
uANGUAGE THAT NEEDS a REST.
Fmm rhe WASHINGTON Post.

From The washington IOSt
was awakened IN the middle of the night oy
disturbance in the library 1t did not seem to DC me
noise of burglars. 1T was more Ike the ihuIihnl.s
listened closely ana concluded It must be some sort
of a discussion being held by the words IN my DE
4 stood and listened. dont care said the niue
WORD OF; may not be very big but thar j. no r1Ss
she most mercnessIy overworked word in the whoe
dictionary and there is no earthly reason lor H. ga
People say they consider OF ana approve =" TS S
taccept of and admit of all Sorts OF things l"e
ahey say AN Of us and both OF taom anu Ddn ys or or
all, and tell about looking ont or the Winu0T' W
cutting piece of bread 'oh or the losi' uh'h "i
Pshaw p said the word Up. am not much bigger,
Than you and do twice as much WORK ana s1 1So
sSl Ga sna & ap t aSd shs up their beds ard
tdress up and wash up and draw up TO the aple,
they lump up from the table and hurry up to go
up to the corner where the street-car driver PlIs
aud 30 up' into the front seats and the conductor
stakes up the tickets. Al this is done even before
From that time untu they put up their books ara
SHUT up their Offices do more work than any two
am worked mn people lock up their houses ana ,g9
mp TO bed and cover themselves up ana snus n Up
tell what I have 10 put up with in day, and am
a good deal worked up over IT,"
asree that both Up and OF are very much over
worked said the word Stated, but think my
my own legitimate work, but also that which ought
10 be done by my friend said Nobody says any
are very stately timcs.'
some Of the words laughed at this but Humor said :;
NO. answered Wit; "he is a fellow Of duplictes.'
He makes me tired,s said Slang.
Then the discussion was resumed j.,
." do a great deal OF needless work SAID me worn
But. People say they have no doubt Dut mar
It win rain. and that they shouldn't wonder but What
it would SNOW until don't know but shan s,If9
what / have most to complain about. Sau lhe
word As, dis that forced to as sociatc so much
with the word Equally ven 19 5 Seobg man 1 don't
see what business Equally had in that sentence: .
sometl3nr Is .oTolIy as coed as something else and
don't see what business A. has in that sentence
- Think" said Pioprlety. you two should De
divorced by mutual consent
There was a futtering sound and clamor Of voices
We, too ought to be granted divorce" was the SUD
stance ,of what they said and among the voices
recognized those OF the following named couples !;
Got Latter End CONTINUE on Converse Together, Now
egnngr Return BACK Rise Up; a sink r Rcwn mnS
Never. Feci Badly United Together, TWO Fhst, An
One over Again. Repeat Again and many otserS
said on words all talk of being overworked' as
IL that the worst thing that could happen 10 a
fellow tell II is much worse % be CIT ont
of Your own work Now, look at me. Here aw
aiy and willing 70 perform nv part in the speech OF
The day but almost everybody passes by me aud en-
ploys my awkward friend Balance. IL Is ne com 9,
nav the balance Of debt or wni sleep the balance
sSa Se %or DEEM Nobody ever dc'
a thing beautiful any more It is always conslGereT
q True . said Irritac and people talk Of bent
raggravated' when they ought instead to give mf
WORK. ~ Il, -.
q And mes said Purpose, "look at me- 81 ge'
sproDosinc TO do this that when no idea Of propo
stion Is Involved. Why ! read the other DAY or q
man who had proposed 10 murder another when rcalIy
Inc had never sah 2 word about Il to a living being
of course he only purposed 10 commit the murder
ar is my turn" said the word Among " should
tIye 10 piotest against Mr. Between doing my work
The idea Of people saying a man divided an olang
Ibetweof' his three children! 1t humihateS mo-
1T is no worse said the word Fewer " than n
have people say there were less men IN ono army
than in anOthcr.' - H., 4.
Mo- added More Than, " and no worse than 10
have them say there over 100000 men
II seems 10 mo-" said the word Likely. " that no
body has more reason for complains than have. Ny
friend Liable is doing nearly all my work. They say
man Is 'labe' 10 be sick or liable ~ be out OF
town. when the question of liabi, does not enter into
The matter az ALL ,,..,
= You're no worse of than | am" said the little
word So: that fellow Such is doing all my work
Peopls say there such glorious country
rs this. when Of course they mean there never was
tso glorious a country elsewhere"
saw that there likely to be no end n this DIS
cllseon since half the words I'm the dictionary were
making efforts put their complaints 50 returned
10 my couch and VIII leave Il 10 any person who has
read this account say whether ] had not already
heard enough to mako me or anybody else sleepy