The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05
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10 there any difference between etc. and &c.'

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Only the difference between the Short and the
long way Of doing 4 thing. The character ampeT-
sand In The Roman fount buch as this. ~ does not
quite 50 distinctly show Its origin rs appears In the
itallc fouDt. II Is simply a dlgtaph, the Writing Of
two letter. with an untitled pen, the letters being IN,
thlS case g and {. Old typography carried over into
metal a large number Of the diGraphy from the art
OF writing manuscript, very few OF which are re-
taincd 10 present use. Vet they arc pleasant 10 the
educated eye, for there Is a recognizable difference
between whitietree and whiffletTSe. In the fount
OF type In which these remains are dressed the sole
D~rrsistnG digra phs are 4, II, and n. the trigraphS
m and n. The name ampersond, comically dis
torted In q Wide range OF mlSspelllHES. IS the result
OF the attempt OF English speech 70 digest q prag
matical bit Of Latin which once was insisted on by
SchoolmAstets In the sad art OF spelling. This was
TO re peat every vowel with the words per 80, by Itself,
as e-by~ itself-e. And was treated In the same way
al the omega end Of the alphabet. and per sc and.
out OF which grew amperSand and even so kittfnish
O form as Ampussy and. An old New England gen
uewomAn IL recalled who might be Induced for tho
amusement Of the young TO recite in nTid and rapid
monotone a maddening chant which ran p-u-by-
itselfizzard .puzi lizard Ia by Itself -e-zul with the
explanation that that was how she had been taught
In a blue covered primer to spell puzzle.
WIN you be good enough TO tell me through yDuf
columns where ] can md the poem beth Gtlert'i
left in ckSTTe Of . sIespins child By is fStSei. Who
on big return hns the hound under tho impresten
.1eN ~ ~ hhhOu "a Cullu NulIC IN ICdhNl Wv
dog has killed q wolf In defence of the child. :
ER0nCKIA.
This spirited verse in the old ballad form, was
once highly regarded. IL WIN probably DO found
in any OF the old speakers on whose resources school
boys drew for Friday exercises, very convenient
compendia Of such material. 10 ts accessible in
chAmberS's "CyclopndiA Of English Literature"
Vol. H., pare 40. and In Mr.. DanA's Household
Book OF Poetry, page SIT. The author was William
Robert Spencer, who wrote much vorse, but little
that has survived. The 0cene 10 not Scotland but
Wales, az the ANAL atanEa shown. The legend IL an
old one in Wales and has appeared in many forms.
There never could the spesrmsn pass
OF forester unmoved:
There Oft the tear besprnkied graSs,
Llewellyn's sorrow proved.
And there he hung Ms horn Gnd spear,
And there, as evening fell, r.
In fancy'e ear he Oft would hear bog.
Poor Gelerts dying yell.
And till great Snowdon's rocks grow old,
And cease the storm 10 brave,
The copsecrated spot shall hold .
The name Of Gelertis grave.
Is Anything definite known as 10 the author
ship Of Sweet Evelina, " or lie IL only a bit Of the
sirelsf RoBKHT +. CiLRKE.
II began In minstreisy. but It reached q wider
and q moro tumultuous field.
Sweet Evelins, dear Eveiina, 60
Ny love for thee shall never, never die
was the tune with which Gen. j. r, B. Stuart be.
PULLED the marches in Virginia with q pair OF troop.
ers plunking II on bantos at the head Of the col
umn. II was composed by T. Brigham Bishop:
he sold It for &. and the buyer netted $4,000. ~ IL |
said. Bishop had q positive genius in writing
music that caught the popular taste. In a list OF
the titles OF his songs appear these, which will
come readily at call when middle aged lips are
~puckerod TO whistle. shoe Fly" John Browns
Body, ""RItty Wells, ""Whep Johnny Comes March