The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-08

What is your authority for saying
stawtus3" was asked of Mr.. Reed.
II evolved it from my inner conscious
ness, admitted the dethroned car.
Mr.. Reed is right, too" said DR..
Everett. He has authority for it in the
continental pronunciation Of Latin "
'lt's one of those useful words that
you can't destroy because you pronounce
IL two ways" discovered one of the
practical embers of the group.
Such words as costume" and duty
Were given out. There is a delicate New
England way of pronouncing the u
which catches many an orthoepist who
! thinks the sound double o.
How do you pronounce the second
day in the week." asked shaw.
why. Tuesday" was the reply in
chorus, some giving il the ''yu" sound
and some the plain 90"
No, said Shaw; you are wrong"
Wei, which is the right way}"
Monday, of course said Shaw. And
it dawned on his associates that they
had been betrayed.
But joking aside" began another
member of the group, who can tell me
how the word castoria is pronounced?"
Every body knew how TO pronounce
castoria. II couldn't be casto-ria, with
the accent on Il" and pronounced like the
first syllable of island - SO it must be
NooNCl i1' pam duO olulpIC
DO you know what physicians pro-
nounce it?' asked the first speaker
No" Everybody exclaimed in a chorus,
| "how?"
Harmless.
ooh, ratsr' And the listeners turned
away in disgust.
OThe next word was COUP" Some
said it was pronounced "gowp," some
coop" and some offered to bet farm
that here ba 10 ,-ftv
attached to the word which caused it to
be submitted TO test of experts, it should
be pronounced cope"
The man that gave out the word smiled
a smile OF sinister delight as he said:
The proper pronunciation, gentleman,
is go up"
When the pathological diversions Of the
group had reached this point, DR.. Everett
Of Massachusetts who had failed TO COM
prehend the cause of so much levity, APP
preached Col Shaw with an academical
proposition.
SHAW, " said he, edo you know that
your order SHAW is shining light in the
Knights Of Pythias) is at variance with
the evidence Of history in regard to the
name you celebrate 1t wasn't Pythias
but Fithias who
I'VE know all about that" said Shaw,
interrupting the doctor. 1t was Damon
and Fithias, and moreover, Damon was
the hero of that little tale of fraternal
devotion instead of Fithias. But by the
time learned men of the order received
initiation, the order had outstriped the
facts in the case, and it was too late to do
Justice to Damon and also TO ithias. So
we stick TO Pythias "
Il understand Fithian of Illinois is a
direct descendant of Damon 'sgreat friend
but like the Schwarzes and the Stems,
his ancestors changed the name when
they came TO the United States" gravely
observed one of the group.
The doctor said nothing more for some
time until Shaw sprung the word "guber-
naculum' on the circle.
This produced an effect on the group
like the explosion of a shell on TOP of a
bomb-proof whose occupants have been
Willing away time by telling stories
OF course everybody knew it was some
how related to ''gubernatorial," which is
one Of those plain, simple words adjoining
the English vocabulary, which would 90
well up against 'strasseneiSen bahnReselI-
sChaften' and words Of similar predispo-
sition toward "A concaienatiOn Of complex
rehabilitation occasionally met with in
German humor.
You're all wrong, gentlemen, all
wrong said the doctor with a grim
smile, indicating that he had the whole
company on the hip.
III II does not relate TO governor, pray