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Show ENGLISH AS SHE IS WROTE. i - . CoL Phil Thompson- tells of the trials experienced by a friend of his who recently re-cently acaulred a new stenographer. The dear little thing is a trifle weak in orthography, but Thompson's friend has been, loth to call her down in view of-the 'fact that, she tries so hard to please. He is too big-hearted to discharge dis-charge the girl, for she needs the money; mon-ey; so he corrects the spelling himself. Recently, however, he was forced to call ber attention to the fact that in a letter of some seventy-five words she had. committed eight errors, among which was "fourty' ""My, my!" exclaimed the friend. "This won't do, you know; I can't stand for forty spelt this way!" The willing worker looked over his shoulder at the offending word. "Gracious!" "Gra-cious!" she exclaimed, "how careless ' of me! I left out the 'gh didn't I?" . Collier's. ' e i |