Glass £\ 5G Book^ . C *5 8 CLARK'S DEFINITE SHORTHAND Introduced by Muscular movement, composed of four length Vowel Strokes and very small Consonant Circles, Half Circles and very slight Ticks, is so simple that any child in the Second Grade, can learn and use it opposite the spelling preceeding the Reading Exercises as a Self-Pronouncer; also by writing to parallel languages — one the literal translation of the other,*any student can learn the other language thereby Francis Chadwick Clark w Author and Publisher Kansas City, Kansas — 7 5 b COPYRIGHTED IN 19^7-1918 BY Francis Chadwick Clark AUG 20 1918 ©CI.A501517 4 ' ' INTRODUCTION The Definite Shorthand is taken from and built upon the foundation of Clark's Tangible Shorthand. Its author has undertaken to accomplish four things: To develop a shorthand alpha- bet that any child in the First grade can learn and use opposite the words in the spelling, pre- ceeding the reading exercises in its reader, to pronounce those words independent of the teacher's assistance; to so develop this short- hand alphabet, that it will record any and all articulate sounds and thereby record all lan- guages equally well; to develop such a power- ful alphabet as to be able to record all reading matter in full — without word-signs, prefixes, suffixes, etc., as briefly as any of the standard shorthand systems do by their contractions, and yet, capable of having any mode of abbre- viation, used by other systems, applied to it; All in one system, in such an inductive way that the student will find it a source of pleas- ure from start to finish. THE TEACHER AND STUDENT There is no such thing as the cultivation of memory. Memory always exists. The only way to learn is to open the mind and let the facts in, and use them there. The mind never retains anything for which it has no use; therefore, think through your fingers. But remember, that you cannot put a better picture on paper than you have in your mind; for that reason study these cir- cles and ovals until you can see them in all of their parts, distinctly; then, imagine you can see them in your mind as distinctly. As you do so, pick out each stroke, one by one, notice its name, position on the circle or oval, its length, shape and direction. In your mind, go over each circle or oval this way several times a day. This shorthand is introduced by a muscu- lar movement, to establish uniform lengths and a natural, easy command of the hand. In this movement, every stroke has the name of a character, and should not be made without speaking its name and thinking of its shape, direction and length. All shorthand characters are taken from geometric circles and ovals (quadrate and bi- sectioned) as follows: wo< >N3 2 VOWEL SOUNDS EXPLAINED These parts of the circle are the foundation of the whole shorthand system and, therefore, should be studied as per instruction in the third paragraph under "The TEACHER AND STUDENT." The sounds of these names are: is in ear ill T f like i in r C e es en .1^. (.. a as an air Al. 1Z Z oy boy coin fawyei/ oil Oy ^ oi 1 1 i I 111 7 n air Al. oin lawyei/ o tire m< I dine tire rfcle ) :.?. how ounce our ' owl ou ow ow ou u 00 Z"~ ah ^ woo LL Li u 00 scfet5ol you tune your C £ /C ma on are volume ^ 2. wood one were* woi 'ease seen ear eel L_ b. ( L owe own oar— \ld 1 1 say aim woo wu _JL Sayer ail t wan walP\ ■"V Wl we wa wi we was swan war wall we win Wier will way wen wear wail wen way wa oo u . aw we wa wa u 00 aw o-a wag swam 1 ware up some poor pull saw gone or all SHORTHAND EXERCISES The "regular vowel stroke" is equal to one-half the length of a diagonal / stroke extending from ruled line to ruled line. (Compare with "Exercise Six"). The "shortened vowel stroke" is one-half as long as the regular vowel stroke and has the sound of "n" (above the line) and "m" (on the line of writing) added to its name ; as, "e" becomes "en" or "em." The "lengthened vowel strokes" are one- half longer than the regular vowel stroke and have the sound of "r" added to its name, as, "e" becomes "ere." The "double or full-length vowel stroke" is twice as long as the regular vowel stroke and has the sound of "1" added to its name; as, "e J becomes "ell." All shorthand characters may be shaded to add the following sounds of "s" or "z" to their names; as, "it" becomes "its." These sounds may precede the initial consonant characters; as, "t-ake" becomes "stake." Following it, "take" would become "takes." Regular and shortened vowel characters may be written through or under the line of writing to express a following "t" or "d;" as, "e" becomes "et" or "ed." Both shading and below the line produces "Ed's." Lesson One "This circle contains six strokes; each of which can be rnade in four lengths; shaded for a fol- •- lowing "s, z or tion" sound, and the %, y 2 and .rr?.„. N ^.„ parallel strokes can be written through or 1 . . under the line of writing for the following "t, L\/J th or d." All shorthand characters below are so developed, and they are to be learned by using; therefore, select all of the developed words you can find, build and write sentences and phrases from them like this: I am at the end of the* aisle! The ice is l-u / - „ ' : j .: )... c out in ' the air. An ant is / in an ounce of- ^. / 1 J / / ( C ' *Seepage 14 "Extracted words" for outline. The following sounds of n, m, r, 1, s, z, t, d and st are expressed by writing the same characters in half fourths three-fourths and full lengths, shaded and across the line. :wz Lesson two "This circle contains six strokes; each of which can be made into four lengths; shaded for a fol- lowing "s, z or tion" sound, and all upward or J £ parallel strokes can be written through or '""" .under the line of writing for the following "t, .TY.L^.thord." Select all of the developed words you can find, build and write sentences and phrases from them like this: l < :;,. You are to own all of* the* wood and ice in the ...£■ :V" ..:i.-^i* v j ./.... woods. Are you. as ill as AMs? j "^ r / ( ..../ lu *Seb page 14 "Extracted Vords"/for outlines. You or 06 une oom your. yule~. sc; .v wa wan warn ware wal was-z wat-d wast-a aust •oost ust. After the strokes in these lessons have been thor- oughly learned, a spirit of rivalry may be incited by having the students drill on one group after another for about ten minutes, each, then time them to see who can write the most accurate characters. Combined Vowel Strokes The "yih" or "ye" stroke is a half circle; but the others are combinations. Yih-ye Exercise Seventeen Ye yin ' yim year yiel yees-z yit-d yeast C c . ~.x C '-C- £ G G wy wine wime wire/ wile wise wite wide O C. 52 O^Q O. B /o.. yah yon yam yar yahl yas-z yachted yahst Q ..O......G £=■ yuh yun yer yum yul .yus-z yotrt>d ybtret ?*Ll6 z oh owe \ \ ~} won one were ^1 wool wul un-oon ^j um-dbm ^j oor er dbl ul en em _s-^ e er ere ell L ane aim ayer ail ale awn aum or all awl an am air heir wen wain wear weigher /- Al. well wail own ome o er oar ole oal om oim ^ oyer awyer \ oil own oum our hour owl oul wan worn war wall on om -> are J2!l me lme ire igher A- ol These vowel characters may be 9 4 aisle I'll ombined. > CONSONANT CHARACTERS DEVELOPED The consonant characters are composed of circles, half, circles and very short dashes; only 1-12 of an inch in dia- meter or length. •The circles are: Peh beh keh geh o o • • They should be drilled upon until the student can make them perfectly round, (never larger than 1-12 of an inch in diameter) while writing them, and yet make a clear distinction between the large, small and the circle dot. Then join them to all of the vowel characters in the most natural way possible, as follows: pay ape bee again cow up bone hope"* oak ^±L4=? t_..Z" *2 ^ I I J pad pass act boy coon gun squaw walk ox ../ / _JL 1 £ ^ Z> 3 Then express the sound of seh before a consonant sound at the beginning of a word and the seh following it at the end of a word, by shading the consonants and join- ing them to the vowel characters; as peak speaks six scale escapes squaw walks JL., C :&:....*— :.^-*z* ^n. i>.. Express a teh or den sound following the consonant by' joining it at the end of a vowel that extends below the line of writing, as follows: packed kept talked inked wept dubbed winged After a thorough drill upon the circles; divide the large circle these ways: ..£--'-«!■---—--£--- and use the halves and the dividing strokes for the rest of the 'single- conso- nants. 10 CONSONANT CHARACTERS DEVELOPED. The half circles and dividing lines are grouped accord- ing to each division of the circle, thus: circle, teh, heh, deh; circle, leh, reh, veh; Q v — a 1 LS^LtJH i t town, dumb, doubt, dwell, when, what, wish, she JT Mi! — J^Sa^ > =■**» ^-'...X. • The following "ur" sound is expressed by crossing the outline of an adjoining stroke, as example: 1 "Paper, pray, price, Greece, eager, crow, grow. tL - fi . *= I i- ^ T : 1 Circles mav be made longer to express the sound of "ul" following their sounds, as example: Play, apple, "able, couple, cling, uncle, English ZT 9* ff pen-m pef-v Got 9 pec-g speh-pes 9 O beh ber^ ^O ben-m ^ bef-v (0 9 9 bec-g bes-sh keh o ker kel ken-m kef-v kec-g skeh-kes geh ger y gel^ gen-m gef-v gec-g ges-z jeh^ jer s jel jen-m jef-v jec-g jes-z cheh cher S chel chen-m chef-v chec-g ches-z feh fer fel 2 fen-m fef-v fec-g fes-z Theh \ ther thel then-m thef-v * m y thee-g thes-z •veh ver vel ven-m vef-v * 3 vec-g ves-z leh c ler lel ? len-m lef-v. -v "* % \ ^ feet first felt foot food then them thence "feff of ** > Z ~> ~> 4 ^ t ? * let-d lest vent vert left less verse lull -iens leg C © ■■ » s * ^> S 7> *^ lert lent-d lect ledge to are wreck Ref. Reg. ^ ?* n ^ o ^ /* dirt durst delt dent dect her hen' hem tial ness ** ™ ^^* ^ ^ ** -i -» *t f nea ^ hurt held should »hut Nell none numb nough men^*" 7 "* *" — } c -> • — r EXTRACTED WORDS teh for to-two, deh for do, theh for the, veh for of, beh for be. DOUBLE CONSONANT CHARACTERS preh breh creh greh treh dreh freh per "P ber ^ ker * ger * ter " der n fer* pleh bleh^ cleh gleh^ tel fel 2 del pel bel ' kel gel ° let vel c c ler tef def ref ^ lef s tief ttireh & tev w dev ° rev lev " hev ~" ther" her turn dern fern-vern learn ingly ~* term firm ^ *^ « pec bee tec dec fee chec jec rec nee mec vec tiec lee ted det men EXT^CTED WORDS Fer for for, ther for there or their, hev for have. ■ ~ RULES Shade for seh or zeh ; as, s-tay or act-s. Write below the line for following t or d. A natural nar- row hook for the following: n, m or ment; as, gent -nr- gem J& judgment ^ Cross former outlines with following ones for intervening com; as, >• ' — _ Shade for "tion;" as, "recommendation."_2£ZI 14 FIRST CIRCLE VOWELS I am out in the air. An ounce of oil is in the aisle. The oil is at the end of the aisle. Our ice is out in the air. Ere I'm out in 111., Ide is to have an Int. in the oil. As Ed is to have the ice, Al is to oust the ants out of the oil. Is an ant in the oil? S. N. Airs is to have the isle. Airs is in Ind. Ed is to have an Int. in the oil. Al N. Errs is to have ice at once. The ice is out in the air, and an ounce of oil is in the aisle. Have you oil in an eye? I'm to oust the oil out of the eye, as I am to insure the eyes. The ice is for Ed, Ide, Al and S. N, Airs, 2 SECOND CIRCLE WORDS You E ah one own C. L, 3: -) use ear odd C L. =x Ute eel on were j. word aim oar ease alms your jT_ r~_ c You'll v^^eat are ^ Z} east ^— art wood would old 1 once worst oh J ai owe \ 1 eight ate aid 130 words Ah, you are to use the wood, oil and wool we have, are you? You will owe us for it. We own oil, wood and wool on the isle. As we were in the East, a Ute ate eight eels and used your ale. Once I owned one of the worst old owls in the East. Oh ! an ant is on your ear. I would have you use your own words. In the East, the use of words is an art. I have to use your alms for our aid, for I am out of Wood, ice, oil, wool and ale. It is odd for you to have to use our aid. I have to eat, out on an, isle, at eight. Eight of you use our oars at once. Oval Vowels. Was we way wear ware un ought u aught 129 words I was in the war ere you went to the war. We went out West with Will and Walt. On the way, we were all well as usual. Once Walt was ill. On the eighth ult, APs weight was one- eight-two, and I weighed two-oh-two, or 182 and 202. We have to weed the isle. With Will, we'll win. Walt went o'er the wall. I want you to wait for us, as you're on your way to the old wall. Will your wool wear as well as our wool? Once we're on the way, you'll wail for us. You'll waste all of the ice, out in the air. Would you weigh all of the wood, ice and wool we have, or waste it? You ought to wait for Walt to use it Combined Vowels. Yeast yea c c_ yes L wide year Yale c yet wine G r yawn c- yell wire York . " wy Ld V} yawl wise 124 words For eight years, we used your yeast. Our oats will yield well this year. As I was at Yale, we used your yacht. In the wiles of the west, we are to use your wine. Yet it is wise for us to wait. ■ Our oats, on your yard, will yield well as all of the weeds are out of it. The wild Ute yells for the Yale. Yes, you were wise to wait for us, as we have all of the ale and wine you will use in 8 hours. The Utes are away: one went West and one went East, and one went to war. I want Walt to see us at once ; Ed and Al are as wild as the Utes are, Consonant Word. 5 Put , could says two dead to pet cut set test just said jest be good guess ' do jet bee ° ' • but guest thus does chest *' bet \ l bed get * the debt chess * Sir | read rest net nest ness r red Ned ». r r- 143 words I guess your guest will get a rest. We could put good wood on the wall; but we would have less use for it. Could you get Ned to rest in the bed? Ed said, "We are to cut the wood for Ned." Two of us are to test the ice we use. Do you owe the Ute a just debt? Our guest is too old to let you do it. Sir, did you test the owl's nest? Sir, Ed will use your chest, unless you use it. We read of a wild doe. We have a set of good chess for you. Ed put lead in the owl's nest. Is the debt Al owes, for ice we use? Al does thus and thus, so Ed will bet with Al. The just are the best, but we are all just in our own eyes? 6 Consonant Words. Mess let led have half "■ of the learn must lead first for the Rec. ^ head less c for -v bell " <7 Rev. , Ref. fed should her -t tell c refer ns vest shun r tion - to do to the their there ^ letter felt * test left self S fell z meant ment J ** men turn term • 110 words ■ We must let you have half of the rest of the wood, we cut. Rev. S. L. Wood will have a rec. of your first term. Our refer, to your let- ter of the eighth, was meant to learn your ways at the Yale. You should shun the first guest, you met. Tell them, there are ways to be out of debt, should they use them. The bell you have is the one we used. Ned lead half of the men, and was at the head of all of the rest. We learned that you turned as you fell. You, your- self felt ill. Should you shun her, you must shed your vest for the rest of the year. Seh Stroke Joined to Vowels. Sit sound send site ( J. _ *•■)•■ Sims sour sell cite 1 CZ ce L^^ s sin ^ sent soil ^ side 5 •f cent Sear * scent .sigh . \ sign ( since * sence sat sad / : / Sam sand 1 ■: / 120 words Would it be well for you to sit on the sand? The bell sounds good. It is a sin for M. E. Sims to sear the ants. We are to sell the sand. I sighed as I sat by your side on the site of our old (town) as you cited me to the weird sights of the war. Sam said, we were to sell the soil as sand, to R. N. Sears; since we are old. I sent eight cents for oil, to scent your waist. Since you sold our wood, we must have you put into a cell. We sat on your wall and read your sign. Your sign said, you have oil to sell for 82 cents. 8 Seh Stroke Joined to Vowels. sold . i suit / soon f sod Psalm see seen sea \^ scene ^ seat seem seam *■ say Sade * *t sein ceased seal ^ same .1. ce ^ seize soul 4 \^ Saint ^ ^w sole saii_ sale" so-sew sow 1 soar sore sown i 125 words We sat on a seat on the sand of the sea and could see you sail in your yacht. As soon as we sowed the seed in the sod, we sailed out to the sea. It seems an hour since Sade sewed a seam in her suit. All of our soil is sand, so I sold it in the same hour you sowed your oats. It seemed to us to be a wise act. Ed is to sue Sam; and in the suit, Ed is to say all he said to you. As Sade was out at sea with us, we saw eight seal. Al is to seal the letter ere it is sent away. The saint said, "You should save your soul." Sue said, "Sade was a saint." Seh Stroke Joined to Vowels. 9 125 words A swain saw a swan swim on the sea and the swain sought to swat the swan. A son of a Swede sold some swine to the swain for a sum. As soon as the wood is sawn the Swede will use the saw to saw some ice. A certain son of a sailor sought a sort of salt, the sailor said was seen in the sands of the sea. Could you swollow sea-salt? Are we to scent the sweet cented seed? Ed said we are to sweat ere the sun sets. We were out in our yacht and Sade swayed the yacht so, we all sighed. We saught the seats on the West side of the woods, so we could see the sea.' 10 Theh Stroke Joined to Vowels. this thy ^ thee those thin > thine v * these . they thou than / theme they're ^ ' L then * that though . they'H /. 1 1 them ^ thumb thaw thought 115 words This is thy theme, thou saidst it is thine. These three thought were with us : will the ice thaw? is it thin, or are we to sail through it? Then we saw that the air was warm. Those that thought they would sail through the thin ice, saw these swells on the sea. They'll let us sail out to sea. They say the sun is cer- tain to thaw the ice. Sam put a thumb onto an ear and said, "That ear will thaw, also." The Swede saw a swain use a wood-saw to saw ice, and was with them as they put the ice into your yacht. Some one saw a certain Sioux swim out to your yacht, at sea. Teh Curves Joined to Vowels ii 133 words Tis time for us to till the soil. Tim put two towels into the tower. Ten men toiled for hours to get to town. They are tired and tears are in the eyes. We tied our tent, tight, to some tile ; yet the wind will tilt the tan tents as it would a toy, for the wind is so tense. This wind will turn the tide. A tier of tin tires are in the old tower and put some oats into it. Tell Ed, that we have thought of that town so much and the times we have in your tent. The old Swede was in town for a year, and this Swede told us to learn all we could about you and your ways. 12 Teh Curves Joined to Vowels Two tools r tot 'twere too k ^n tune _ T Tom tow • c L. ; a 1. tomb tease tar ^_ toad c V J4 4 tour ^-— team tart ,__ toes ., ■ : C aL ^ l tame tier 'twould tale yrr te ? r \^r *J **^ tone u tore u told .. taste i 1 122 words Two of your toys are in tune. Tom T. Tart told us to tell you that they were out of town this year, and it would be too much for them to take ten ton of tame Timothy to town for you. Ted told us the tale of the "Toad and the toast." Our team will take the tar to town for you. 'Twere well for you to tour around the old tombs. Tom will tease Ted, and tell the tot it is out of tune with the toads- Ted tore his toe on a tack. Did Ed taste the tart. A tame swan swam toward our yacht, and out into the tide. The owl is too old to eat the toast. Teh Curves Joined to Vowels 13 Toward ton 1 tun tweed taught ..%-. *£* ^ twin twil twine ^^ 120 words At twilight we tossed our tents into the auto. The tents were of twill and tied tight. We tossed, in our yacht, on the tide, as we sailed out to sea. It was at twilight that we sailed out on the tide and sold our yacht to Ed. With our team, wo towed ten ton of tim- othy to the old tower. The twins were with us, and they tossed the timothy into the tower with the "two-tines.) A tall Ute sold us some twine and taught us the way to twist the twine. Twice ten is twenty. The twine is taut at all times, as we twist it. Towards twilight the sun will set. The weeds will twine the tall thyme and the oats. 14 Shaded Teh Curves Joined to Voxels. Stint Stella steel steal stem stood stair stare i State stay staid steam ^ stain w— stole store \ 1 126 words Was Stella in style, with a sty on her eye? The stewart stood on the stair. See Ella start at the steam of the stew. The swain could stand on stilts and steal the steel saws. Sam stole the stew as he stood on stilts. Our ensign is a star for the state. All states have stars. As I sat on a stool in your store, I saw the stewart stint Stella, and he let her have less of the stew. We are to start tm a sail in your steelyacht. Ell tossed a stone into the tide of the sea, as it tossed itself over and over the stones. A stout old Swede stood on the stone wall as the tide tossed all around him. Deh Curves Joined to Vowels. 15 Did f doubt dent dam 2 din douse ^^ xir dense lA dance / dim c down ^^ dell c dare dint ...r. dower delt die j dear C" den Dan dial ^ dice \ dine rv dime dyer X dire J 128 words Did you doubt that your dower, Dan D. Dent, was dead? Dear old Dan died on the tenth of Dec. They are to have a dance down in the dell. Ed Stewart wants you, to dye that tan suit. Sade Dyer did not dine with Al. Stone in the dim twilight. Do you dare to have dice in the tower. Al will douse Ed in the sea. We dealt with you as We sold our lot to Dan Stone. Did you have a store in the dell? In the dint of time we went into the den, dense as the woods were. You dared us to do so, so we went. Dear Stella, Ed is to dance with you and I am to dance with Al. 16 Deh Curves Joined to Vowels. Dew deed done dote j^~ n dun *■** 1 due - dean * dumb don't . Dane date V_ dart _ doll -r„ J^: ^ dame dale dwell dot r\. r* 134 words A Dane that dwelt in the dale saw a doe dart out of the door of a dwelling and down to the dale. The Dane started for it, and a dame saw the Dane and said, "Don't you dare 'down' the doe." Did you see any deer out in the woods? The Dane could dine on a dime All day, the deer were in the dale and the dame said it was a dull day for the deer. Ed is doomed to eat dates for two days. Dan and Sam are to have a duel today. Will you put a dot on the date for the duel. The dual to the dell and the date are due to Dan's doubt about the dance. Peh Circle Joined to Vowels. 17 120 Words. Ed Powell poised a pan on a point of a pen and penned words to Sam about the deed. Pat passed a pair of pet deer on his way to town, and stole the deer. Tom Powell, a pal of Pat's, sold the deer for ten pence, a pan of paint, a pound of Pierce's pills, eight pints of wine, some date pies, and some pears. They pared a pair of pears to eat, and they sat in a pew as they ate the pears. Pat put the point of a pin in a pie and passed it to Tom. They put a pint or two of pineapple in the pew. I saw Pat pout as he passed the pier. 18 Peh Circle Joined to Vowels. Poo piece p peel p pond £~~ P ea . se . \_ jpeal L >.. pure /- pace Pierce \ palm Q. /— pace i lerce \ ^ - - — 4 poor ^— Peat pa par ,-. - -C. fe a - _ ^ pool f peer pot * rr t -rA pea Q paid pod Pope o Pose ft post I I f 126 words Poor Peat Pierce will have to pod the peas and put them in a pot. We paid Ed Poe for a piece of pie for Ed to have. Part of our "pard's" palms are in the pond. The peer will pay the pale Dane for a pail of ail. The bell will peel ere you peal the pears. Pa poured a pail of wine into the pans. Peat poured a pint of ail onto the stone-steps. A pole is at the polls- Two paces away, we put a pad onto a piece of pure pine tar. Would the Pope pose for you, or rir he say "poo?" We are paid to post a letter. Peh Circle Joined to Vowels. 19 Paste paw pump spice ts= °^ oS 1 pain pause per ^ spin pane 5 O^ pun pull / spout spouse \ spoil c spat span ^ spare q ^ •-• / " 1 125 Words. Could you spare Paul for the space of an hour? We could pay Paul two pence per hour. A span of bays sped past us. The spy said: "My spouse will have the purse to pay for the spice, pins, and so forth," and he. paused to use a pun, but I said, "I s'pose Til pull part of it." He spun a pot of oil and spilled some out of its spout onto my new suit and spoiled it. Paul pulled a pin out of his palm and said, "It pains me." An ape put its paw onto our pump and pulled at it, as it saw us do. Soon it sped away. It seems to be so pert. Paul is that ape. Could you spell all of these words? 20 Shaded Peh Circle Joined to Vowels. s'pose bid f-\ £ space been ^ *— e spade bier * *- & Spain Bill C : bit built ■ ■ C about bound vs 117 Words. In spite of the spear, for the space of an hour, Spain spared the Spartan. The men are about to build a spire. Dan spun a spool on a spear-point. The men are sparse about the well, as it is about to spout oil for some space about itself. Bill has been on the bough of a pine for some time. Bert said he was bound to bid for the well, if it is for sale. Ed bowed to Sade as they were about to sail for Spain. They will bear the dead on a bier for the space of an hour. S'pose you use our spade to spade up the soil for a bed of beets. Beh Circle Joined to Vowels 21 Bower ^ boy . bind bare Q zl_.. .°\ .g bear / abound Boyd buyer baird » l-v«+- I--. ,-v s^ 4- Ben boil ^ A bat boot - \ ;. .f... bend by \ bad boost & - b -?y u .; f.... bent bite bass n boon ^ 5 - L boom •Qty - •/• *. .....eZ.... 126 Words. Ben Boyd bought a ball and bat of a bad boy. The ball burst with but a dozen bats. A buyer went East and bought boots, bands, balls, bats and some ties. Bill Boyd was bit by a bear. They say bears abound in the woods about Ben's lot. Business will boom, by and by, said Bert. Ed Baird says it will be a boon to you if you boost the boom of the town. A band of ban- dits are said to have been seen in Ed Boyd's bower. An elm board will stay bent if you bent it when it was wet. Will you buy a bass to eat? "Bert was bitten on his bare arm by the bear," said Sade Bowers, "as Bert was about to stab it." 22 Beh Circle Joined to Vowels. Bow Q beau j Beast - t boat abode bore board i bowl bole x bait bate bolt 1 bade baste beam bone % bail bale®" bond .£.. <3Y 125 Words. We have two oars and a boat; with them, we are to row on the bay. Ella's beau owns a bow and arrows. We were all out in our boat on the bay, with bait and his bow and arrows. We ate a bowl of bean soup, some beets and some baked bass. Ella tore her waist and basted it. Our boss beat us in a race. Our abode is above the bay. Water seeped by a bolt into our boat and a boy seized a bail of a pail and bailed out the water. I bade Bert to bind the bolt so the water would not seep in. A beast buried a bone in the barnyard, but we tossed the bone into the bay. Keh Circle Joined to Vowels. 23 Kit kiss count coy .. skew scoot c 121 Words. It is quite a scheme to skate to school on skees. With the skees you can scoot o'er the ice. You should use care or your skees will skid. It takes skill to scull a boat or a scow on the bay. Should you scan the skies, you will see that they are all o'ercast. Could you skim o'er the ice on skates that way? It is easier than "skinning the cat." Say scat ! and it will scare the cat. It is scarce six hours, and I'm at school. Scouts scoured the state for the spies. In the course of an hour school will be out and you can skate all you desire. Our scheme is to skate on skees. Geh Circle Dot Joined. 27 scum a^ skull scull skein scale squeeze gad <*■ /. squeal gallon Scott score - ^ ] scar squad ^ skate square gown 128 Words. A score of boys are to skate on the pond. Our guide killed a goose on the square of a town out west. The guide led a squad of scouts. N. K. Scott will wear a scar on the skull for some time. A skein of yarn was squeezed into a gap in the wall. Scott bought two gallons and eight ounces of oil of Ed Boyd. Dan caught a bass by the gills; Ed has the gout in his big toe, and Bob will tip the scales at 182 pounds. Tom is full of guile and gads about. The pig will squeal if you squeeze it into that space. You should skim the scum off the oil. The square is in the center of town. 28 Geh Circle Dot Joined. 'Gould /^ gafd goat gate geese good goar gage ^"** * * V gear gun . goard gaze ■ C ^ L got gum goal gain 3 ^ ' gar go gay ^ L -z game 123 Words. K. C. Gould was in a game of chess. Gould was asked to guard the guns. Did you see the old ox gore the goat, or the goat butt the ox? I got a gun and killed the ox. ' The gay old guard let the boy have the gun. Did you see the geese go East today? Our auto is out of gear. A gar took our bait, so we caught no bass. At that gait you will reach the goal. The girl gazed at us as we passed out of the gate. I gained eight pounds in the past week. Good, we will go out West, now. Give me a stick of gum and don't be so gay about it. Jeh Curve Joined. 29 Gin gent Jew Gene . C ^ Jim "": ^ jar juice _ jear Joe \ : 7 jem June /~ jeal ^ gill . joy v. jewel f jot ^^«— .4 ^ Jones V ^ join James John . jail V Jane Jake Jack . 135 Words. Gents, on June 8th we are to join your brigade. James says John is full of joy. He, Jane and they were out boating all day. You jeer at this if you want, but John is a jewel. Joe G. Jones owns ten gallons of apple juice. Jones was in jail for it, at the time. Ten jars of jam and two gills of juice is just beyond that door-jam. Gene and Jewell Gould will join us. Gene gained eight games of chess. The coming June we are to go East o'er the C. B. and Q. R. R. and the M. K. and T. R. R. James Jones went out West on the M. P. R. R. We do not care for the course you take, just so we get to go with you. 30 Chev Curve Joined. Chin .. chat chime cheer t - L - - I .5 L- Chose chance child charr _,£_ I \ _ ^v chintz .. chant chew / chart i __, iL j^ chill chair choose chase I ; «r «— choice I chide cheat chain i 5 ^ *-. chore , chum ' chunk charge X- * ^ ^w 114 Words. Did you see any chintz bugs in the rye today? I thought that chill would kill them. You have but one choice: We charge you for the chain, chairs, chart and the churn; pay up and you, will have the chance to cheer the child with the chimes. Your chum chose to do so, and it will be a good choice for you to do the same. You should not cheat us. Our choice is the charred wood. As you chew gum, do not chide the child for doing so. I wear a charm on my chain. Wipe off your chin, if you do not want it. Oh ! that pun is cheap. Reh Stroke Joined. 31 Writ < L rill round ram Wrist rim nnce row- Roy ■PT ./... \ rant rouse rout roil rat wren s write right > wright rite ran \ h~s rent rend wry rye 2 rear rue room ' ream /I k' _4« ruse rule s^* reel rod f~ / real ^ 119 Words. Ella wore a wrist- watch, and a gold band around her wrist. Roy, will you row us o'er the bay? A ram ran at Roy and made him run. Rouse the cook and have her roast the turkey. Don't, you will roil the water. I wrote a letter and this is the writ. You should read it in this room. Ed Rice, as a rule, is a real good chum; only, the rum does cause him to reel. It is all right for the Millwright to write the rites of his order. The wind will cause the rye to stand awry. It will ruin you to tell the rude ruse to Roy. A rood is a rod in length. 32 Reh Stroke Joined. Rude rood row rote wrote *j reign rain-rain read reed roast roam Rome Ross ruin Riece •" roll wrought rate** Roy rage raid rode road m rose roan Rhone roar raise race rail u \ run kS rum 125 Words. The ruler that reigns held to the rein as he rode his steed in the road through the rain. As I roamed o'er the road to Rome I saw a row of roses. The roll of the waves on the Rhone caused its water to roar as it ran into the ocean. The race is on, and they will run for some time. The scouts will raid the den for them. Roy Ross wrought all you told him to do. He wrote to us. Was the roast goose as good as the roast turkey? Roy Wright will roam all o'er the West. The rail on the edge of the quay is to keep you out of the sea. Don't you see what it is for? Neh Curve Joined. 33 Knit I annoy nigh r\ 2 Nile near now c noun night new knight r\ knew '/* newal XjEnee 1.. Nan nine noon r an hour Nance nigher need 7 ^ knead .« neat niece kneel ri 'l neal newer 125 Words. Nell will knit a neat sweater for Ned. Were you on the Nile or Niger at night? No, it is noon and we need to eat. Your niece was in the room an hour ago. Nance is the name of our nurse. She is not a nigger but she is a negro, or negr£ss. I knew that you knew better. This is newer than that. They say Nan was on her knees nine hours; but this is news to us. This is nigher than that andjthat is newer than this. I bought it last week. There are no knights now days; but a gnat annoys Nell. It is nigh her nose. We have a neat newel-post at the foot of the stairs. 34 Neh Curve Joined. knot not note ^ 4 name nail gnaw naught north snow .1 nose 1 snear t Non Lowell !.§?? /L.,, jL, J loop c least load lay t • ^....: - ] • -^ loot lean ~ loan ' late f t j _ lure ' lot loam lame i 124 Words. A light layer of loam soil lies on the land of the lower lea, and Joe Lowell will lease the land- for the least sum. Did you lay the loose lace on the window sill and lose it. We bought a lot of lard at the market and loaned all of it to James Lowell. I saw a lame duck lie in the loose lime on the lea, and we could not lure it away. The thieves will loot the desk if they get a chance to do so. You will lose your gold if you loan it to Tom Lloyd. Sam Lyle is to lend his to Tom, and I shall loan to Joe Lloyd. The land on the lea is a light loam soil. Leh Curve Joined, Shaded. 49 127 Words. As Louise Long was out on the lawn, she slipped on an orange peeling. George Lloyd was a slim lad of 18 years when he slid down the sluice-way. The slime and sleet on the side-walk caused our slay to go slow, and slower until it stopped. Louise, cut out of the pie, a slim slice, and said, "I did not mean to slight you." Lou slit her waist on a slat that was nailed to the fence. We lost some time waiting for you, and the loss of that time caused us to lose our boat ride. As I was out on the lawn I met Lord Charles Lyle, who was looking for a lamb that he had lost in a lane last week. 50 Preh Cross Joined. Sloan i slate slain slayer slum prowl price ^ ts ^CI^p.™ 2 ? j slur Pratt pride • A °j prance p prime °i prayer ^ prior « -* £ ^ : 3 proud pry ^ prune ^ j i... prim « print slay c sleigh 121 Words. James Pratt is proud of his State Print- ing. The price of prunes, prior to the state law, was 8 cents. The proud prince was slain by the "slayer of princes." The prim maid ate slaw from her slate. Paul Price prowls about the slums. In his prime youth, the small boy would reject all slurs or slights. They all prayed for the prince ; and in the prayers, asked that he live. Ed Pratt would not take any price for the house in which he lives. He knows his horse can prance and is worth a high price. Before the boys could go for a hunt they had to load and prime their guns, and it seemed to be slow work. Preh Cross Joined, Shaded. 51 sprint f spring ^ Priest prod r^i ■ promise pray ^ prey pro . prais. a _ J P ra Z s JL J prone ^p prompt sprite * er* V sprang spry 117 Words. The priest promised to phone to the man on parole. I sprained my knee in my long sprint, as I sprang at the spry sprite youth. The worms are so bad that we have to spray sg^uce. The boy^ftoryer than most boys, and has been so promptthat we all praise him. The boy that was on parole fell prone and sprawled out on the pavement. The old man was on a spree and the boys prod him with sprigs of spruce. Last spring Ed Reed wrote some prose on the "pros and cons" of life. He is prone to seek the praise of the priest. I just pray that you will be prompt. 52 Breh Cross Joined. Brit brad briar breeze ^ t *- °) ■*-■ brim brass s brew bread „ e 1 42 brow _^ brand broom breast brown _ bright bruise bray sn> brouse __ brine <* brute braid IT** 1 5 ., .r. 108 Words. Albert B. Brown, who wears a broad brimmed hat, is a Brittan. On his brow he wears a bright red braid, and on his breast a brass badge. Albert brews beer at the brewery. A brute of a cow-boy is to brand the cattle that brouse in the briar field. Brown's brand is on each loaf of bread he bakes. The brine on the pork is too weak. The mule bruised my hand when I stopped his bray. You may bring a loaf of bread and a box of brass brads when you return from the store. You may bring, also, a pail brim full of butter milk. Kreh Cross Joined. 53 Crowd crown m* cram cry crim< 2 cross crier Christ i cruel creed crow crew 7 crease ^ craze r chromo .4= ■*•• '/I crude cream crate f *- *— cruise Creole * crane f tL C- crawl ^.cramb I scream £ 1 «. 101 Words. Christ was nailed to a cross by a cruel crowd. A crown of thorns was crushed onto his head. A Creole put cream into all of those crumbs and ate them. The crew saw the crude Creole cram the crumbs down his throat and they crushed his thumbs between two boards to hear him cry or scream. You would have thought he had done a great crime. It was enough to almost craze the Creole. Ella has a colored chromo of a crowd with the cross of Christ in the background. I saw the town-cryer crawl over some crates of cherries. 54 Greh Cross joined. 116 Words. Grant brought a grouse to the ground and he grinned as he saw it lie in the grass; but he looked grim as he was taken into the grill room. I agree with you that he showed greed as he ate his gruel ; but, my, how he grew gray over that grill he had. Yes, sir; the groom will greet the bride on the grand-stand. Grant, we shall grant that you showed grit; but how much grease did you get out of that grouse. They ground the wheat so fine that there was no grit in the flour — grist. A gram of quinine was sold to Grant for him to use to break up his cold. Treh Curve Joined. 55 Gross f gram Troy great grate gray grade grayer >— groan grown f trim \ trice tree ^_ troop C trill tramp trial treat *? trout trance true trod c/ r~ trot truth trend fu ^ 3 c 120 Words. Grace Grant was in the eighth grade when she greeted Hazel Grey on the green lawn. You are older than I, but I am grayer than you are. The grain, as it grew, was too green to cut. We sold a gross of 2nd grade eggs to Ed- ward Grey. Would a pig grunt or groan, if it were treated so ? A tramp from Troy could trill his voice while in a trance. You try it. Edward will trim the cement from the wall with, your trowel. This tramp from Troy caught a trout and wanted to treat us. He was on trial and wanted to tell the truth ; but the trend of his talk was that he trod or trot all of the way. 56 Treh Curve Joined, Shaded. destroy truer ^-^ tray .6 stran strown strain i/ q strip s : strew _&_ _£ straight strait ..-.-. w»B....«.. crop rope a ,. ~jfiL. ape weeper ^? paper upper 115 Words. In an upper room, a cop found a couple of young folks helping themselves to two cups of tea. The couple wept when caught. This appeared in the papers, and they will try to stop the papers, or have them stopped. This may be a cheap way to get a meal ; but it would be much cheaper to pay for the meal. I hope the crop will be good this year. A writ from the "Papal See" would stop that wrong. They say the children weep; why not give a lump of sugar to the weepers? We brought a chopper to chop the meat. It may make you hop to feed the wheat into the hopper. Following Beh, Ber Bel. 65 Rib .4 amber robe ember 1 bubble Q^ r ..s#... member barb barber sabre ^ trouble >, 3 stable stubble *s table assemble globe tremble garb able .■ i j£s&. stumble u* bauble *£L 106 Words. The members will assemble around a table at the barber shop. The boys stretched a barbed wire around the stable. We are not able to find out the trouble with the barber's associates. As they were running through the stub- ble, they stumbled and fell; but that did not cause the trouble. It arises from two sources: They do not wear the same garb, nor the same kind of sabre he wears; and one member trembles when anyone comes near. The barber's trip around the globe is only a bubble, now, his shop is burned to embers. Now, his bright bauble makes him trem- ble. 66 Following Keh, Ker or Kel. Sick I... ink 4 trinkle I black 1. stick I inkling 6. thinker blacker quick s &ink think act X tack fj thick C stacker A sickle I blink e stack actor JL j^L 126 Words. It made the actor sick to think of his fail- ure. He might have known that that thick mud would stick to him if he went through it. He was told that he would sink into the mud, if he was not quick about what he did. As he came to the brink of the brook, he be- gan to sink. The black suite of the barber was blacker than it appeared to be. The farmers now use the new stacker to stack their hay. I have an inkling that your "thinker" is out of order. He wrote the deed with that thick, black ink. He spilled it and some of the ink trinkled onto the floor. I do not think that you like to stick your sickle into that thick, green grass. Following Keh, Ker or Kel. 67 Ike mike seek box j 2 L.„.. O bike pike seeker oxen 3 2 : u ,^ strike Luke . Meaker exact 2 £ in ^ striker Z boxer speaker rock like t leak " speak' rocker i L L ^ 125 Words. Ike and Mike Smith boasted that they would ride "bikes" over pike roads, and to the top of Pike's Peak. Roy Meaker is to be the speaker at the lodge. He is to speak on the subject of "Strikes and Strikers." A girl sat in a rocker and read from the book of Luke. There is a leak in that tire and I wish you would seek to find it. You may look for it; I'm no seeker after leaks I sat on a box, in a cart hauled by a yoke of oxen; but the box rocked so I had to desist. At the exact time of the party, Mike said he was a boxer. I do not know the exact words of the speaker. 68 Following Keh, Ker or Kel. bark spark Q o work & ache n J... Ark Barker worker <%. acre lark sparkle ochre make r^ °^ : I. ^ : mark marker * oak , maker :.^ ^ J - if take ^ e ^ steak u brake , exert v/ — ° stake break 122 Words. The ark caught fire and sparks are sail- ing over head. Fred Barker is a hard worker and exerts all of his efforts to do right. He plowed eight acres of corn, while he ached all over with fatigue. His work is not easy. The water is so clear, it sparkles in the sun-light. A lark flew over the lake today. Roy Barker felled an oak into some mud and found the mud to be yellow ochre. You may take some stakes and stake out those lots, and you shall have a good steak to eat for dinner. Ed. Barker said he would like to break a yoke of oxen. The ark that burned was an old land- mark. Oak bark was used to tan green hides. Following Keh, Ker or Kel. 69 Lake wake week trunk c — p - — • wea k V_> yJ cake walk stuck spunk . Jake Walker uncle talk rake wink drink stock ^ ' — • ^» £ stalk ^ balk weaker tackle . buckle ^ *-' " \-».... : / y. extra extend exist ^ excuse ft 130 Words. The boys and girls took a truck ride to Bean Lake; Jake Walker baked a cake for the crowd; but he had to walk and take the cake with him. Ed. Walker had to stay at home and rake the back yard. For the sake of mirth, the wicked boys winked at these things. If you were too cool, why did you not wake up and tuck in the covers. Ed. stuck a pin into his drunk uncle to awaken him. It took some spunk to do so. I heard the folks talk about their stock- feeding on corn stalks. The boys struck the horse that balked. Excuse me, but we took an extra walk to extend the news that does exist. It takes some pluck to walk so far. 70 Following Ter, Tel, Der or Del. Little middle Loiter enter i & : \ ^ litter ^ riddle batter center ..: L t ./. , victuals fiddle battle sender c £ c : bitter _ outer mantel lender^ 1 S ._ ; « ; lintel c founder rattle mentaf"^ J ... jA_ »&r s/t 116 Words. A little boy sat in the center of the room, trying to play a fiddle. He had littered the room with his victuals, and battered a tin pan, when he made it rattle with an old iron spoon. Just as someone entered an. outer door, the boy was about to have a battle with his pet cat. It made Jake feel bitter, to see someone's name written on the lintels of the door-way. He saw a letter on the mantel, and wished to know who the sender was. The founder of this town, loiters about the courthouse. His mental state is not good. The batter of which I speak, is bread- dough. Following Ter, Tel, Der or Del. 71 Laughter wider rv miter neuter neater throttle f) odder K wonder ~> p ^ needle otter tighter needle r otter floater 2 %s 3 1 beatle bottle motor ?. L 3 1 ° &nt(±Y mnHpl odor k title writer eater )i t, 4 122 Words. I wonder how much lighter your motor is than ours. After Ellen had mitered the border to the carpet, she used a carpet needle to sew it onto the carpet. That word is of the neuter gender. I wonder if the writer has won a title. He was once thought to be a floater. "The man had a motor of the latest model ; tie," said Joe Reed. "The odor from the oil but there was something wrong with its throt- was too strong." Joe is odder than Ed., but much neater. Ed. is addicted to the use of the "bottle." The beatle is a great eater, and your plants show it. The brim of your hat is wider than that of mine. 72 Following Ter, Tel, Der or Del. water wetter caudle -^ .^4 ^ waddle wader blunder wander * waiter bundles winter thunder - N^. ^4 weeder girder 121 Words. Walter and the waiter met the warder, who has charge of the garden. Later Walter catered to the wishes of a trader and they went on the water for a sail. This trader was so fat he could hardly waddle. Walter said he should be put into a cra- dle and fed from a ladle spoon. Walter and the waiter wandered out to the woods last winter and blundered onto the warder, who was the gard at the time. Waiter fell into the water, and waded out, wetter than he had been for some time. The waiter called him a wader. Edward, with a candle in one hand and a bundle in the other, walked out onto a girder of the new bridge. Following Geh, Ger or Gel. 73 Big Pig C bigger^ trigger cougar lounger edge eager U pledge meagre L, larger tag „ t/ „.... bag ^ tiger X 2 badger - English . anger . £ „ K i Bangor ^ eagle f angle / a. 112 Words. An Englishman, who was a lounger in Bangor, Maine, pulled a trigger and shot a big eagle, that had just caught a pig in its claws. A cougar and a tiger got into a fight and, as the tiger was larger than the cougar, it chased the cougar away. -On tag day, the ladies got a very meagre sum in their money bags. They had pledged a much larger sum. Did you notice the anger of the English- man, as he passed that angle in the road? At the edge of the woods, we met that tiger. Some one is in danger of getting hurt. The tiger will kill someone yet. 74 Following Jeh, Ger, Gel or Cheh. Tangle J> wiggle i danger beggar stranger auger os augur. hinge- 131 Words. If a mule gets its feet tangled in har- ness, it can wriggle out of the tangle. Bert Yeager, a stranger to us, is a beg- gar; but used to be a ranger. He sits on that sugar barrel, with an auger dangling from his hand. While the rich lounge on their couches, some of the poor have to patch old clothes or labor in the kitchen. As Anna pinched her hand in the hinge of the door, she said ouch. A thief, on the ridge, filched a poifch from Abe. A crowd tried to catch the thief and pitch him into the lake. He stole a batch of fritters from the kitchen. The crowd would like to lynch him or hitch him to a post. Ollie stitched the cloth for eight inches with a single thread. Following Cheh or Jeh. 75 Attach huge thatch * peach I jC: ^ lodge margin n dodge lunge i^ rx ^ flange > preach large much - I t* 2X trench teach barge coach i~ i; ^ t stretch reach charge poach k* ^ . I 110 Words. They had to teach the soldiers how to stretch a huge thatched roof over the trenches ; so that, when they are attacked, the bullet will lodge in the thatching. Just as the soldiers reached those who were in charge of the barge, they had to dodge a large shell. It lunged into the water and missed them by a narrow margin. There is a narrow margin or flange on this thatched roof, as there should be on all roofs. The soldiers have a man with them to preach to them or teach them, who is called a chaplain. You. cannot dodge the fact that he poached wild geese and ducks. 76 J Following Neh, Shaded. Business coyness cuteness I % ■&- Innes fastness meanness i i ^ illness brightness neatness L % : ■ 1, nearness V vastness cleanness 11 i loudness r lightness clearness i zz£ soreness charm lateness -x - -Z -=.■■- 120 Words. Owing to his illness, Mr. Innes was kept out of business for six weeks. The fastness and the vastness of the for- est was such, that they could not explore it. The nearness of the train and the loud- ness of its noise, caused us not to cross the track. The coyness and the cuteness of the deer was such, that we could not shoot it. The clearness of his subject and the neat- ness of his writing should win the reward for him. The meanness of the man and the light- ness of his talk did not please us. "That light may outshine the brightness of the sun," said the inventer. The lightness of the wood, makes me think it is pine. Following Meh or Neh, Shaded. 77 Weakness arm charms warm ' wickedness farm " — * <±* ^ harness warn crossness 107 Words. The soreness of my arm, brought on weak- ness. I felt some little alarm, as I was warned to be careful. The witness was in earnest and spoke of the wickedness of the offender. Owing to its being so warm and the late- ness of the hour, the court adjourned. The crossness of the lawyer and the swift- ness with which he put his questions, made the witness become quite warm. See the fish-worms squirm. Does the light harm them? The old harness is badly worn. If used on this farm much longer, it will have to be re- built. One weakness of mine is not to listen to the charms of new ideas. 78 Following Feh, Fer or Fel. If liver civil infer L sift * t, stiff ^ X, : S stiffer river , x P c <. shiver u - i sinful tearful * :.l influence fearful ^ k infirm ' joyful ^ ^ 4 inference Alfred V inflame after, tireless? theirselves fearless coolne doubtless > tireles oiler f hnnt.lpssv useless a- 3 ess"^"*" peerless * bootlessY tearless 112 Words. Our miller is very listless; doubtless the listlessness of the miller, was the cause of his carelessness. This, in itself, was not so bad; but that endless thoughtlessness, on his part, makes him worthless. You know, yourself, that if we do not use the wireless, we cannot reach the rural dis- trict. I, myself, have tried to reach them and failed. The Ural ridge is too far away. He is so blind that he is practically sight- less. You will need an atlas to find the place. Let us treat ourselves as I treated myself — to a good joy ride. The sight was cheerless; the soldiers, fearless; the hero, tearless, and the officer, peerless. 82 Following Leh, Ler or Lef , Shaded. Spotless dollar bailiff windlass £* : men rem then them sen silent i open lament student Jp =,, £* !~2 115 Words. Lem. asked the student to lend his jems to him, and said he would take good care of them. I am glad to say that the student was silent on that subject. The men opened the door, spoke to Lem. and then went out. I lament to say that Lem. gave vent to his feelings. The gent, made a dent in the fence with his ax. It has been some time since I used a pen to write to the student. You could not tempt the student to fence with any of the men. The tendency of some of the men, is to quarrel. We have been out on the fence with some of the students. 88 Natural, Very Narrow Hook. / Endearment amendment endowment _ /*£: requirement^* employment annum Q *V- "" Newton " payment * cem< : : /*• '^=Z .-, : atonement farmer woo< <& : 2^_ ,. attainment payment * Elle: onement, squirm ^ woo! 101 Words. In Mr. Newton's endowment, his require- ments were that every student should have some kind of employment. This endowment will not be an atone- ment for the farmer's wooden leg. Ellen is to wear woolen clothes this win- ter. Those heavy payments will make the farmers squirm. The onement of the farmers enabled them to come quickly to an agreement. Ellen's attainment at the college gave her very high grades. The payments on the account was to be Shade for Following "tion." 89 commission ocean i session Russian fashion 1 station Gretian That commission meant so much to those Persians t M * 1 1 * 105 Words. While the U. S. Commission was in ses- sion they held a fashion show on the beach. The Russians were at the fashion show; the Gretian commissioners were with the Hes- sians, attending an auction. The ancient Hessians know but little of our modern fashion shows and were not inter- ested. Let me caution you not to listen too closely to the ancient Hessians or Gretian com- missioners. At the ocean beach station, all of the com- missioners will take train for the east. At its eighth session, the commission will take action. It is very fashionable for the farmer and his family to go annually to the ocean beach. ^ t)0 Cross preceding with following outlines for intervening "con" or "com." These committees to commence a contest Recomrrrend accommodate accomplish js , 4U 1: We come to siee you* ^ your comments ^c o. income is to be. transcontinental d .& 105 Words. I recommend that you accommodate the earl while on his transcontinental trip to Cal- ifornia. All the accomplishments with it will be of interest to all of us. I note your comments about the earl ; but he will commend you to his people if you ac- commodate him this time. As soon as possible we are to come to see you. The earl's income is about fifty thousand dollars. We shall continue to call on you, as long as you are a member of the committee and have anything to say. I have become interested in your welfare, and would like to recommend the earl to you. SPECIAL INSTRUCTION §i The following words and phrases are not to be committed, but their outlines are to be analyzed and the principles of construction thoroughly studied. Their outlines, in many cases, can be more briefly expressed according to the in- genuity of the student. If these outlines are properly studied, the student should be able to briefly express any word in existence without the assistance of his teacher. Practice Lessons This Way Write one line of shorthand in your tablet and make a study of the phrasing and more brief expression while writing it (over and over) at least ten times more. Then fill another line from where you left off and do likewise until you have written the whole exercise. 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unjustly l ... , ^^ f !unpleasantness *.. r^vinqualified S&cfrRan reasonable !Z. unsatisfactory j^Tunusually V ....C^.....„.verification -^,. venture \.(m victorious -k.. . .^/..vocabulary >«..vocational / W ^war ran table ..wheresoever ..wholesale - ^withdrawal .....^ unreliable L..withholder „S*_, witnesses 107 - f - - {*- You've to be & Yours truly f~* you have s~- y ou would i^ you would be y you and I rv you and I would C\ you and I would be *~\ you and I are to j y ou and I are to be you and I will you and I will be t ■• ^ y gu may pay you may be you may have f-^» you may have to you may have to be V^fcYours very truly _/2 very truly (_ you will you will have jou will be __you will pay you will buy _/^*_ you will bind f you will have it £_ you will see ou will see to it 'you will go you will get. you will come you will quote you will come to it f 9 ) you will buy the 108 / — sy ou may not t "* ^ y ou may not be \ you know f*i you may know t — -P y ou may bill n _ yo u note you may note L lyou will bar it /^_ .y° u w iH bind S~{ y ou will bid / — f y ou may bid r-1 y ou may need- <* *-» you may hame ^ r~~~\ you may see you may seem ^you may seem to be gj you may go jjfou may get / — ^-^y ou may net ,, — o y you may pay it _you may wait "N. you may waste -*v jou may want 2^_you may call you may come Y ■ ft -^y ou may come to see /" you are to /^ you are to nave /^ y ou are to be you may cause you must you need not s-^you may change ^sJou may charge 109 /*"+ you are to get / J you or I r _you,or I am /^> you must not be S~} you or I would yQ you or I would be .you or I would have •a- / ) you are not /^ you are not to be .you are not to know ^ • 7 would you ^7 would you do so ^j\jf would he do so A w ould he sav so -^A would he say it ^X would he get it would he get in you need you need you need you must r ^y i ought to not not be not come not get not go go wa j. t want call have have be come get go 110 •^ They might be *-— >v they might pay * — v they might get J^^v they can not be they can not pay ^ t hey are not 3 they might go they know they knew fT they knew it ^ hey are to use it x y fjiy will use it they will buy it ^ ,hey know it they have to get it &hey saw it they have seen * — ""V, they have not A I will pay \J -» will take *\ they are not to be* they are not to go are they not to go he will be he will pay e will have he will go he will not ill not be 11 not pay e will not know y_will not pay I will get I will buy Ill JThey'd have to i they are in they are at they are out "*> they are on they would buy they see *— — ^ they are to see trey may pay — ^ hey may be ~o~¥ may say so /hey may have jthey must jthey must have 1 — *>;they must be they must pay ^ T hey might rX he 35 he he "W J, I he he he . he he he he he he he he ma Y Pay may see may let may buy may know- must must have must be must go must come must not must not be must not pay can can not can not go can not have 112 ""^\ a re to get are to go are to see ^ST* a re to say "~^\ are to buy ~V are to tell* are to take are to time I would be ^ \ I would come I would have \ I would get ^ X would go v "hnv buy it 3 °Y^t vj all of It /A^ by and by °y^ all ^*\ w e might come _^;fvwe might get Vs> - 3 ^ w e might pay ^^v w e might have A .CL jrhy I am why I will why I could why I would why. I should why I must _Why I would go means why I am to the way it was .he way it is the way I am f in the way of ^\ on the part of 113 ^ I am to be 3 I a ™ to pay I am to pay for it. -to- I am to see to t -^ I am to send I am to go I am to come t I am to get I am to know I am to tell I am to wait _there may have ^) Py the way -/^ h ave you been out of sight s in the meantime ^/ in answer to your *~^ /Tn regard to your ^ there is to be ^^n^ the re was to be _J2Z\a.there was to nave ^9 there must have _there could have there are to be aim to be til I as to itJLjJL aim to ^ I C as t0 the L* as to my ^ a ^ to mine ^ I am on ; as to our i _am at the // as to your y way to be v^ w ay to pay 114 /V^V_did you not 9 does it not 1* — y do it now ( is in the is into the 2^_in some way ^ in order to s intend to i 4- in its £/ in importance) T> in time to .into all of the all of our ^^^ into all of his , ^? into all of it C*s into such as Kj£ f ro've your letter j^we will be will pay V gj ge, will pay him Vw^w e will buy v^ cj ye will bind Ss ^w o we will bring yW will pay for it we have had it we have had to we had not had we are not V^ys w e are not to ^we are not to go ^ f where do you live V^7>v we are not to get ^j^^we will not get S~* (tion — -yj J wina t s your occupa- lis -N3 _want to have "^ w and to -f in^t y^ want to see jrant to say ~^ w ant to come ^| want to go -^ w ant to get *"V w ant to know _want to tell was to tell _was to take ^ ^ on the; on to ? ^ on it on an a re to have j^ a re to come I will be I will know I will tell I will'do so I will say [we must be V_,^w e must get \5£yG~m\ist pay V ^/w e must do [we must 'go ye must have '-we must let l^^ >w e must* know V ^ ^> we "must say oe ^w e might ^*) w e might do we might be 116 aim to come ^^? a ll of mine aim to call ^fr a ll of his im to call for it ^•^l all of these they have not paid ^^^hey will not pay they are not 1 he is to be Vff — ,

they are not to be 1 he is to pay 4 ? they have it ~ l he is to go they are to have -i ' be is to get they will have it "^ he is to comej r x they have to be 1 he would have they have to pay ~T he would be they will have to pa y 7 h e would pay they are to go 1 h e \vould come they are to come out 7 h e may have to ft hey will go - \ 1 1 *h & may be ,. they get it -y ^ h e may go \ r they would get 1 _> h e may get js t hey would pay q^ M J \e may come 117 4 a nd i n ^ and into *-^ w as to get — ^v w as to go / and for ^ and It ^ and knowf ^ w ant to pay ^^ want to pay for it y and to have • / a nd to have it ^ want to buy it V jj ^ y° u nave to have it (C» is it / it is C_. is sent / it ends C is hel d*/ it aims ( if it is C if intended Y^ if you are (/^° if you have (/ if you are to (/^ if you have to ^ seat of the j£^_if you are to have f see to the f/ if you will have 7 see to it (/ M f you will have it 1_^ ej -tro all of it C/? if you've it in time -r see to his (Y? d l d you have it 1 _ s ® e to ours ^^"""p id you pay it «tg seem to be (f* if you pay ^ seen to be jJ^Tf you pay \&l ^ _ seems to pay lift ^y°w ere we to have yW ere we Jto come were we to go or to pay or to pay for it ^s *w efe we to pay ^y\ d ygype we to pay one of the l-Lt j once in a while ' one or two _^£_or to buy it ^^T or to know it 5^ "X^» . 3* were you to have %/ were you to be were you to see ^^ eight or nine — =er . ft r aim to be aim to pay it 7 T aim to buy aim to get aim to go * or to notice ^^ to need it ^» or to have y7 or to have had or to have it or to have come |6r to have cost ^s^itL\ of us ^j^ all of your all of our 'all of them ^^^ail of my 119 Did you buy It d you pay all fVTL^did you see him, Q- did you know himi ' did you know i m seem to get _seem to go ^ ¥ -4^ if you knew it _into the r into a ^ -Cm j s eem to come e"em to call s^eem to call for -U^ — ^ ?eem to call for it t -^ _seem to pay . lnt0 h:! - s • into it ^ ^ deem to pull ^.nto all ^vinto us V_» w e have in the end — -in any v we have to 'in any event any_^ we are to have f __ bill of lading Q Dear Sir x. t J>ear Friend did it *-: we are to have the e know it (V^Vdid not get not IQ^ZC 1 no ^ y.d it 4 * we know him we know him to havel 1 * we knew it to be we knew him to be! 120 y\ would not f*\ w ould not get vwould not get it -*? would not come r-lw ould say so J-y» w ould pay for It 3 would buy it would come fr'Cw ould come in would call ould call for it' would care would cause ^ — p ught ^-*r ought .^^ought ^o ought ^ ought ^«— oup;ht ought ^^pgought ^*y ought "3^ „ Q, ■ ou s ht ^^_ought ought ^=&- y**/w ould cause it to y^w ould cost us r — "~Tt would cost us -p^-j- — ^/J x vere I to -i ought be \p or to ^> or to ^M or to to say it to say no to get up to have it to have time to name to name it to number to find to find out to think to think so to think it be get go come in 121 ^ ■^i^ q ^jj As it is way to go way to come s it were J^jvay of it way out of the yC. c as it goes went out of went into the west of the as if it would be as if to /I as if s if I were as if you were jvmy to get as it was ^ w ay to have ^ w ay of the jf ^ &s it would be -^ went to the -=^d- went to be y(_ a s it could not be as if it would ^7 east of the ^^. w ell to do it** — well to be X^O i3 if you were to s^L aj if we were as it is to be well to go owe it to us owe it to them we it to you owe it to him 122 x*C & s in the j£ a s on the / as on our y*"~ a s on your as on my 4 own it l^~"N own our own a own all ^ ^^o to all of it '4 ■* ae on mine at it' ^ our own at the end vvj a t the end of >— -oat the rate of ^^ at the time at the office at the house ur interest . __..J.own all of them | ^^ S'er all of the Lx^o'er all- of it our own way ^^our cost our cause ^zX* a11 events H~2L our care _ our case ^^our time' _ our pay /* our price , y ( and the at the time at the hour 4 4- was to be was to pay s to cost ^ ] an hour or so '"* ^a n hour or two ^sw as to come