Arizona republican., 1906-04-29
Little James
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(An Elementary Lesson in the Char actcr and Use of English
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! (An Elementary Lesson in the Char
 acter and Use of English Synonyms)
 I've jist begun tn Study of Lang widge an I ast my Paw an sez, Paw, what's a Sinnernim?"
 ! He replize: "A Sinnernim, James, is wun word what meens jist the same as some other Word
 "Oh. yes" sez I. "I know now; frin- stance Mix an 'Assimylate' is two | Sinnernims."
 No sez my Paw, mot exactly, they ain't what's called Pure Sinnernims an they aint no other Kind. A Sinner nim, James, is a word whots Coincident in all it's meenins with some other Word. Sometimes Mix an 'Assimmy- late meens tn same thing an some times they don't. I'll merstrate to you how they sit off on dimrunt Trax wunst in awhile.
 "Wunst they was a Society which was formed fer tn Morle Improvements of its members an they called ther- selfs Merrycopers. They was anuther Orggyrizashun which got together fer Religious EndevVer which called ther- selfs the Hassayampers.
 These two Societys worked along diffrunt ways a maxim tn World Bet ter an Happier till wunst they got to thinkin 'Cuddent We do More Good an make Humanity Nobeler if We was 10 Combine our Efforts fer Rightshus- ness They both thought they could an then they begun to work under the same Roof an th' same Charter. That. James, was 9 case of 'Aixin.' Now TI show you at 'ASsimmylatin' is a diff runt Thing.
 "They cuddcnt AssimmyIatc a tall none. When they was mixed together they was produced ChemicIe Change so to speak. The Mixed Association begun to work or as We Sientists say to Enervess or FerInent till they was as many Opinyuns about everything as they was Members. An when a mem Der did get a Opinyun it was subjeck to these here Chemicle Changes, which was a-goin on all the time an he cud- dent keep it over Mite. Wunst they was a Committy met an made a Unannymous Report about a PrOjeck. Tn next Mite when tn report was of fered tn Committy turned in an helped to defect it. I just Menshun this Incidence, James, to show you that in all this MiXin' they wasn't no As simmylashun
 Though the two Societies got all mixed up this away an everybody was agin everybody else tn line between tn Merrycopers an tn Hassayampers wasn't never quite Obliterated entire.
 "Th MerrycOpers they wanted a high toned meetin place with Attractff Furncher an they wanted to be out n Frunt so's at fokes would know at tn Organnyzashun was in Existence an at they Belonged to it. Tn Hassay- ampers they didn't care fer show an they said at tn only furncher they needed was a Buffay an some Boxes 1 to set on an some other boxes at they could turn up on end when they needed 'em
 "They didn't want no frunt room but said they Preferred wun with Alley Entrance. As fer Carpets they said they'd ruther have Sawdust sprinheed on tn floor Wunst a Week. fer it'd smell more Homelike But tn Hassayampcrs they cuddent agree among therselfs where this here Back Room should be. Everywun wanted it rite closte to his Place of Bizness fer he didn't Fancy runnin' all over town whenever he felt like he wanted to Re- cooperate some. So tn combined Or Synizashun is divided into two Crate Divishuns on tn subieck of a perma- ncnt Abidin' place an each of 'em is divided into what's called by us Lerned 1 Othorities InfinitlysmaH or Atomic Orgynisums which in turn is Subdi- vided into MUlecOles of Discomfort all awarrin' agin each other like Wildcats.
 Now. James, l think you got a good Idee about why the words Mix an 'Assimmylate' don't always meen tin same thing"
 LITTLE JAMES.