Feeling  his  native  pride  wounded  and  his  natural  love  of  congruity  outraged
by  such  an  assemblsu^e  of  contradictions,  he  quitted  his  master  in  disgust,  and
pursued  his  way  no  mrther  into  the  penetralia  of  our  language.  Nor  are  we
ourselves  backward  in  acknowledging  the  disgrace  which  this  verbal  truant
brings  upon  our  written  speech.  It  was  Dr.  Wayland,  of  Philadelphia,  who
In  a  fine  vein  of  sarcasm  pertinently  asked,  **  What  does  this  spell, — Ghough-

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phlktighUfiau  T'  Well,  said  Ihe  doctor  in  answer  to  his
lo  Ihe  Mluwine  rule,  it  spells  polala.  Gh  stands  far
of  hiccough  ;  uugli  (or  o,  as  in  dougb  ;  plith  fur  t,  as
for  a,  aa  in  neighbor ;  tte  slands  lur  t,  as  in  gaicile  ;
in  beau.    Thus  you  have  p-O't-a-t-o.
Another  well -deserved  rebuke  is  contained  in  the
originally  appeared  in  the  columns  o(  IVil  and  H'isdc
ough.
Dugh tidily  placed  In


A  poor  old  m^n  had  a  bad  cougb.
I'he  dociiu  did  Doifaing  bgt  icough,
And  told  il  wai  all  labcy,  hii  cough.
/^i  has  the  Tollowing  veiled  expostulation  against
Sinii  speU  leoi  :

Adioux  ahonc  the  Sioux.
Ti^lkJ  ii^d  Jrilhtattirii™':  *""'

Big  iBJun.  jquaw,  ud  youig  pippiouji

Thcy'R  fillinE  up  with  fiery  bianii
They  awear  iheir  Unda  Ihcy  will  not  No
e  hit  at  in  these  ver!


And  Iher  all.  wiih  one  accord,  bleicuter.
In  the  following  the  rhyme  is  only  in  the  spelling :


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