THE LIBRARY 
 
 OF 
 
 THE UNIVERSITY 
 OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 LOS ANGELES 
 
0. 
 
ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 COPIOUS EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE 
 
 UNDER THE RULES OF 
 
 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND, 
 
 BY 
 
 J. G. CROSS, M. A. 
 
 ELEVENTH THOUSAND. 
 
 CHICAGO: 
 SCOTT, FORESMAN & COMPANY. 
 
 378 WABASH AVE. 
 1902. 
 
COPYRIGHT, 1891, 
 BY S. C. GRIGGS AND COMPANY. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 *AGE. 
 
 INDEX, .... v-vi 
 
 INTRODUCTORY, ... vii 
 
 v> 
 
 t* PART I: EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE UNDER 
 
 THE SEVERAL RULES OF ECLECTIC SHORT- 
 MJ 
 
 HAND, WITH SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS, - I-8O 
 
 i 
 
 , PART II: POETIC QUOTATIONS, CONTAINING 
 
 g)r 
 
 > ILLUSTRATIVE WORDS ARRANGED WITH 
 
 * REFERENCE TO THE CONTRACTIONS, - 8l-II3 
 
 y PART III: PROSE SELECTIONS, DIVIDED INTO 
 
 5 GROUPS OF ONE HUNDRED WORDS FOR 
 
 CONVENIENCE IN TIMING STUDENTS IN 
 RAPID DRILL, - II4-I20 
 
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INDEX. 
 
 A, an, am, 4, 109; as by a or z t 
 
 79- 
 A True Woman, 116. 
 
 Bl, 89; Ely final, 14. 
 
 Blsh, blch distinguished from 
 
 initial ch, 12. 
 
 Blr distinguished from ch, 13. 
 Bn, 23, 108; Br circle, 26; Bst, 
 
 59- 
 
 C, k and g hook, 9; Ch, 37; Cl, 
 88; Circle h, 36; Circles, 35; 
 Cz, 56. 
 
 Dis, 15; Dn, dm, 109; Ds loop, 
 17, 54; Dsl, 54; Dw, 105, 
 
 En, em, no; E shaded for he, 
 73- 
 
 Fl, 91 ; final hooks, 35. 
 G soft, 6; Gl, 93. 
 
 I, for I am, 17; In, im, 109; Ing, 
 2. 
 
 J, for jestion, 14. 
 
 Ld, In, 14; L coalescent, 12, 88; 
 Lth, 41; Lstrn, 19. 
 
 Mis and miscon, 58. 
 
 Night, 80; Now, a phrase word, 
 79; Nt for not, 17; Nth, 18; 
 Nn, nm, 109. 
 
 One, by o or wn, 79. 
 
 Part I, 1-80; Part II, 81-113; 
 Part III, 114-120. 
 
 P, backward, 27; Phrase writ- 
 ing, 63-69. 
 
 PI, 94; Pr circle, 26; Prefixes, 
 52; Proper names, 9. 
 
 R coalescent, 9; R circle, 36; 
 Rela, 60; reli, 27, Re, 60; Rly 
 final, 14; Rule I, i; Rule II, 
 3; Rule III, 5; Rule IV, 7; 
 Rule V, 9; Rule VI, 16, 81; 
 Rule VII, 18, 85; Rule VIII, 
 20, 108; Rule IX, 23; Rule 
 X,25; Rule X (a), 25; (b), 26; 
 (c),26; (e), 27; (f), 28; (g),2 9 ; 
 W. 3o; (j), 30; (k), 31; (1), 32; 
 (m), 33; Rule XI, 33; Rule 
 XII, 38, 41, 50. 
 
 Sewing on a Button, 114. 
 
 S coalescent, 13, 98-105; S final, 
 
 i; S initial, i; S straight, i; 
 
 Sc, 98; Sc final, 3; Scl loop 
 
 lengthened, 25; Sh, 37; 81,97; 
 
 Sir distinguished from sh, 12; 
 
 Sp, 100; Squ, 100; St, 103; Sw, 
 
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 INDEX. 
 
 106; Shortened characters, 
 no. 
 
 Terminals joined, 38; Termin- 
 als detached, 41; Terminals 
 written across, 50; Terminals 
 in the plural, 43; Trn, 29; 
 Thn, thm, 109, Thw, 106; Tw, 
 105; 
 
 The Gentleman, 116. 
 
 The Dignity of Labor, 118. 
 
 Un, no; Unite, 46. 
 
 Vowel dot, 8-9; Vowel sounds, 
 8; vile, terminal, 39. 
 
 W coalescent, 15, 105-107; Wh, 
 37; Wh enlarged for which; 
 38. 
 
 Y, final, 5. 
 Z, final, I. 
 
INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 The following exercises are intended to be used 
 in a practical application of the several rules of 
 Eclectic Shorthand and are arranged in the same 
 order in which these rules are given in the text-book. 
 A large number of short sentences embracing various 
 words illustrating the application of each rule are 
 given. Throughout the book the words are spelled 
 as they are to be written, and in Part I they are 
 also so hyphenated as to indicate what letters of a 
 word are to be represented by each written Shorthand 
 character; e. g. the word deafen is spelled de-fn, indicat- 
 ing that de is to be written by one character, viz: d on 
 e position to express de, and/n also by one character; 
 viz: / lengthened to express fn. Thus the student 
 has the greatest possible simplification of the work 
 before him. 
 
 Having thoroughly studied a rule of the text-book, 
 and practiced its lists of illustrative words, the student 
 may very profitably practice the sentences herein 
 given in illustration of the same rule. 
 
 The object of the book is two-fold: first, to aid 
 in acquiring a thorough knowledge of the art of Ec- 
 lectic Shorthand, by supplying, for careful practice, 
 
Vlll INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 copious sentences illustrative of the various rules; 
 and, second, to furnish exercises to be used as a 
 speed drill in securing rapidity in writing. To ac- 
 complish these results the sentences should be re- 
 peatedly and rapidly written. They are generally 
 short and the pupil will easily retain them in mind, 
 whether practicing alone or from dictation in classes. 
 
 The necessity of presenting in each sentence as 
 many illustrative words as possible, is such, that in 
 Part I no attempt is made at literary character or 
 merit. In Part II the sentences each comprise 
 merely an illustrative word or two, and are mostly 
 gems of thought. Part III comprises a few pages 
 of choice literature, divided into sections of one 
 hundred words each, to facilitate the speed drill 
 exercise. 
 
 The students' work should be carefully criticised 
 and corrected, not only by himself with the aid of 
 the Text-book, but also by some competent teacher 
 or advanced student of the system. 
 
 A thorough use of this book, either in classes or 
 in private study, will prove a great aid to the student, 
 and will be found to greatly accelerate his thorough 
 and rapid acquisition of the art. 
 
 July, 1891. THE AUTHOR. 
 
PART I. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER RULE I. 
 (Text Book, p. 42.) 
 
 I. Se me do thi-s. 2. Do you no-t se thi-s? 
 3. Wi-1 yu be the-r whe-n we ge-t the-r? 4. Wi-1 
 yu se hi-m fo-r me? [Remark. In words beginning 
 with s, except si and st, use horizontal s; as in say, same, sat, etc] 
 5. Wi-1 yu no-t ta-c thi-s pe-n? 6. He ma no-t 
 be the-r. 7. He se-d he wu-d be the-r by the ti-m 
 we ge-t the-r. 8. He wi-1 wa-t fo-r yu to cu-m. 
 9. He du-z no-t wa-n-t me thi-s ti-m. [Remark. The 
 final s or z are both represented by the straight s ; as in thus, thez 
 this, thoz, etc.] io. He di-d no-t se yu to da di-d 
 he? ii. Do yu fe-1 li-c wa-t-ng fo-r me? 12. Do 
 no-t go ne-r the wa-t-r to da, John (Jo-n). 13. Do 
 se how soo-n yu ca-n re-t-r-n. 14. Do yu ne-d me 
 now? 15. Do yu wa-n-t mo-r wa-t-r? 16. Do se 
 how fa-r yu ca-n keep (ce-p) fro-m the po-n-d. 17. 
 Do no-t go to ne-r fo-r fe-r yu wi-1 fa-1. 18. He 
 ca-n no-t go to da fo-r hi-z shu-z ne-d re-p-r-ng. 19. 
 Bra-c, bra-c O se! 20. The ca-r-z wi-1 soo-n be fu-1. 
 21. The tra-n wi-1 soo-n be the-r. 22. Few me-n 
 ma-c mu-n-y. 23. Wi-1 yu fi-x thi-s gu-n fo-r me? 
 
 24. I wi-1 no-t wa-t fo-r the gu-n to be fi-x-t. 
 
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 25. Why wi-1 yu no-t go tu? 26. Why do yu no-t 
 si-t dovv-n? 27. Why wi-1 yu no-t si-t dow-n? 28. 
 Why the ti-m pa-s-d so soo-n, I do no-t no. 29. 
 Whe-r do yu li-v? 30. Whe-n wi-1 yu go ho-m? 
 31. Whe-n we-r yu the-r la-s-t? 32. Whe-n wi-1 yu 
 vva-n-t thi-s ni-f? 33. Whe-n ca-n yu pa yu-r no-t? 
 34. I wi-1 pa my no-t whe-n du. 35. Who (hoo) 
 ha-z my pe-n ni-f? 36. Why do yu choo-z to go to 
 ni-t? 37. Why do yu fe-1 so, yu ca-n no-t ma-c the 
 ma-t-r be-t-r by si-ing? [Remark. Use a dot at the end of 
 any word to represent ing see (k) pages 73 and 78.] Do no-t 
 fe-r to do ri-t now. 39. So tha said (se-d) to me, 
 go to wo-r-c now fo-r we ne-d yu. 40. Let me sa to 
 yu, thi-s wi-1 ne-v-r do, yu mu-s-t sto-p now. 41. 
 How few know (no) how to li-v we-1. 42. Ce-p the 
 ro-d to the ri-t, go to the ne-x-t tu-r-n, the-n ta-c 
 the le-f-t ha-n-d ro-d to the fo-r-th hou-s. 43. To 
 da we mu-s-t wo-r-c, fo-r to-m-r-o ma no-t cu-m. 44. 
 Do no-t fe-r wh-a-t ma-n ma do to yu, ra-th-r fe-r 
 Go-d. 45. Lu-v yu-r cou-n-t-ry, ce-p the law-z, do 
 goo-d, ma-c mu-n-y to do gu-d wi-th, be generous 
 (je-n-r-s), be civil (si-v-1), be no-bl, be tru to yourself 
 (yur-s-1), to yu-r na-b-r, to yu-r Go-d. 46. The wa 
 to we-l-th ma be " pla-n li-c the ro-d to ma-r-c-t," 
 bu-t the-n mo-s-t me-n mu-s-t be bli-n-d. 47. Few 
 me-n no wha-t mun-y ma be wo-r-th. 48. My boy 
 lif! How de-r to me now se-m tho-z fo-n-d da-z 
 lo-ng si-n-s go-n by, to re-t-r-n no mo-r to me. Le-t 
 
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 me ca-1 the-m ba-c! Cu-m to me now, ye bri-t da-z 
 whe-n I sa-t by my mu-th-r-z ne to he-r he-r lu-v-d 
 so-ng, whe-n I we-n-t wi-th my fa-th-r to hi-z da-z 
 wo-r-c, whe-n I tu di-d my ta-sk [Remark. For final 
 sc or sk see p. 83.] vvi-th fo-n-d ha-n-d-z, whe-n I sa-ng 
 wi-th li-t ha-r-t, whe-n I ra-n wi-th quick (qi-c) foo-t, 
 whe-n my laugh (la-f) the ga so-ng bi-r-d-z le-r-n-d 
 to lo-ng fo-r; whe-n the ga spri-ng, the wa-r-m su-n, 
 the ha-z-y fa-1, the co-l-d wi-n-t-r we-r fi-l-d wi-th 
 che-r, wi-th la-f-t-r, wi-th so-ng. O ye spri-ng bu-dz, 
 ye flow-r-z, ye fru-t-s, ye nu-t-s, ye bi-r-d-z, ye be-z, ye 
 do-g-z, ye ho-r-s-z, ye she-p, ye cow-z, ye bri-t la-n-z, 
 ye sha-d-y gro-v-z, ye lu-v-ly fe-l-d-z, ye so-l-m 
 woo-d-z, ye fi-sh-ng cre-k-s, ye twi-s-t-d broo-c-s, ye 
 li-m-p-d po-n-d-z, ye lu-v-ly la-c-s, ye gla-ry 
 sca-t-ing fe-l-d-z, ye ce-n sca-t-s, ye li-t-s, ye sha-d-z, 
 ye boy-z, ye gi-r-l-z, ye pi-z, ye dough-nuts, 
 (do-n-t-s), ye fa-th-r, ye mo-th-r, ye bru-th-rz, ye 
 si-st-r; how my fo-n-d ha-rt lo-v-z to li-n-g-r wi-th 
 yu, tho the pe-r-sp-c-t-v be re-v-r-s-d. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER RULE II. 
 (Text Book, p. 48.) 
 
 I. Az if an ox (oc-s), an ass (as), an ap, as we-1 
 as an an-t, we-r al az wi-z az a ma-n. 2. Am I an 
 oc-s tha-t I am ov no mo-r us to you? 3. Do yu 
 as-c ov me an ap-1, an as-t-r, an eg; yu as-c in va-n, 
 I am no-t ab-1 to gi-v yu ev-n an ap-1. 4. An oc-s 
 
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 iz ov gra-t us to a ma-n. 5. An ap-1 iz li-c an eg, 
 in tha-t it wi-1 bri-ng mo-r ap-l-z, az an eg wi-1 
 bri-ng mo-r eg-z. 6. An ac-r-n iz the fru-t ov an oc 
 tre. 7. An ap-1 iz the fru-t ov an ap-1 tre. 8. Az 
 of-n az yu do thi-s, do it fo-r me. 9. An honest 
 (on-s-t), ac-t iz of-n ov gra-t us. 10. Ev-ry ov-r-t 
 ac-t shu-d be ov us. 11. Bo-th the eg-z and ap-l-z 
 se-m to be ov no us. 12. Wi-1 yu uz an ac-s to cu-t 
 of an oc tre? 13. Iz an ac-s ov any (en-y) us to 
 yu in an ef-r-t ov thi-s ci-n-d? 14. Yu mu-s-t pu-t 
 on an ap-r-n ov-r your (ur) dre-s. 15. An ac-t ov 
 thi-s ci-n-d iz an op-n me-n-a-s to us. 16. Uz az 
 me-n-y ov the-m az yu ma hav [see shading for //] 
 us fo-r. 17. Hav yu no hop ov hiz ev-r be-ing en-y 
 be-t-r? 18. I as-c-d hi-m to op-n the do-r. 19. Iz 
 an as-p-n tre az fi-n az an oc tre? 20. Ma-c the-m 
 equal (ec-1) if po-s-bl [see coalescent bl, p. 30]. 21. 
 I am of-n ov-r the-r, bu-t I am af-r-d I ma no-t 
 ha-v ti-m to as-c an-d ge-t hi-z op-n-y-n ov the ma-t-r. 
 22. Yu ac-t az if an ap ha-z no fe-l-ing. 23. Wi-1 
 yu ha-v hi-m cu-m horn az soo-n az hi-z haf ov the 
 wo-r-c iz du-n? 24. I hop to se him az soo-n az hiz 
 ti-m wi-1 pe-r-m-t. 25. It iz no-t an ap-1 no-r an eg 
 bu-t a plu-m. [Remark. The words an and a are written 
 alike; in reading, the word written will always be determined by 
 the initial letter of the word following it; if this be a vowel, the 
 word is an; as, an ape, an ox ; and if the following initial letter 
 be a consonant, the word is a; as, a man, a dog.} 26. It iz no-t 
 
EXERCISES UNDER RULE III. 5 
 
 az it ot to be, no-r iz it az it wi-1 be whe-n it iz 
 du-n. 27. An ap-1, a nu-t, an oc-s, a boy, an ap-r-n, 
 an ov-1, a pi-p, a boo-c. 28. I am of-n as-c-d if an 
 ac-t iz az ba-d az it se-m-z to be. 29. Hiz hop iz ov 
 no av-1. 30. Iz an eg ov-1? 31. Iz an ac-t ev-1 if 
 no-t du-n fo-r an ev-1 pu-r-p-s? 32. He iz an ez-y 
 ri-t-r. [Remark. Use minute y ior final y when it has the sound 
 of short i ; az in easy, many, ready, etc] 33. He iz a gOO-d 
 re-d-r. 34. I am ov the op-n-y-n tha-t he iz no-t ov 
 az goo-d sto-c az he se-z he iz. 35. I hav no-t haf 
 a cha-n-s, an-d I am af-r-d I am ov no us to yu in 
 thi-s wo-r-c. 36. She ma-d an af-g-n fo-r my au-nt 
 (an-t). 37. It iz an honor (on-r) to us. 38. Hav-ing 
 pu-t on hi-z un-f-r-m he ac-t-d we-1 hi-z pa-r-t. 39. 
 Ple-z ge-t up fro-m of thi-z hep [see initial h, p. 80] ov 
 ap-l-z. 40. If he iz no-t up az soo-n az I am, I am 
 shu-r I mu-s-t go an-d se him. 41. Hev him ov-r 
 ag-n he iz ov no us to us now. 42. How lo-ng ag-o 
 iz it si-n-s he haz ac-t-d thu-s? 43. Hiz hop iz van. 
 44. He iz ap-t to am to hi. 45. Hiz am iz not hi 
 en-f. 46. Haz he hiz boo-c in hiz ha-n-d? 47. A 
 hin-t to the wi-z iz en-f. 48. As-c him if hiz ac-s 
 iz at hiz sho-p. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER RULE III. 
 (Text Book. p. 50.) 
 
 I. Ar al ol-d me-n to ad hi-z cau-z? 2. Ar tha 
 al aw-a fro-m horn, or ar tha al at horn? 3. I 
 
O ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 ad-m-t it ought (aut or ot) to be. 4. Iz it al az it 
 aut to be? 5. Iz it an ol-d or a young (un-g) one 
 (on)? 6. Wi-1 it ad anything (en-y-ing) to the ez 
 ov le-r-n-ing the ar-t to no whe-r to ri-t the vow-l-z? 
 7. Give (gi) us ech on mo-r eg az the-z ar al et-n 
 up. 8. Ah in-d-d hav yu al le-r-n-d thi-s wa ov 
 et-ing it? 9. Ar we al on han-d? 10. Ye-s we ar 
 al here (her) ech at hiz oar (or). 11. Az it iz al 
 ov-r now, it iz az wel to talk (ta-c) ov it. 12. If it 
 iz al az it haz bi-n it wi-1 do to ad to it. 13. It 
 aut to aid (ad) him in hiz ol-d age (aj). 14. It wi-1 
 no-t do to ad to it at thi-s ti-m. 15. Tha al loo-c-t 
 at ech oth-r at once (on-s). 16. Tha ar al at it 
 ag-n. 17. Tha ar al ar-m-d wi bo-z an-d ar-o-z. 18. 
 Wi-1 it, or wi-1 it no-t ad him in an efr-t to le-r-n 
 the ar-t? 19. Ar yu aware (aw-r) tha-t the ar ov 
 thi-s roo-m aut to be cha-n-j-d? [Remark. Use 
 angularly joined g for j or soft g in cases similar to this.] 20. 
 At wha-t do yu sa ah my de-r? 21. It wi-1 be at 
 it-s be-s-t al da lo-ng. 22. We-r yu at the oth-r ej 
 ov it at en-y ti-m af-t-r thi-s? 23. Ar the-r no 
 oth-r-z bu-t the-z? 24. We-r yu at eth-r ov the 
 oth-r-z? 25. It iz goo-d fo-r al ad-l-ts, and aut to be 
 of-n uz-d. 26. It iz my op-n-y-n tha-t it aut to ad 
 to it-s va-l-u mo-r tha-n it-s co-s-t. 27. Az soo-n az 
 it iz al in, it wi-1 be we-1 to as-c him ag-n if it iz 
 no-t hiz idea (id-a) tha-t he aut to ad mo-r to it? 
 28. Ar al the ol-d pe-pl aw-c? 29. Tha ar al by the 
 
EXERCISES UNDER RULE IV. 7 
 
 er-z at the oth-r hou-s. 30. The cau-z ov ol-d 
 Ir-l-n-d iz rou-z-ing the in-t-r-s-t ov al lo-v-r-z ov 
 the ra-s. 31. Ar yu al fo-n-d ov ot-s? 32. If it et-s 
 al it aut to it wi-1 soo-n be ovr it-s il-n-s. 33. It iz 
 al ve-ry el-g-n-t. 34. Tha ar al ar-a-d in goo-d 
 or-d-r. 35. The or-g-n iz ol-d and al out ov or-d-r. 
 36. Al er-z ar op-n to her it-s aj. 37. If yu ar not 
 aw-r tha-t it iz ov no us at al to ar-g-u it, oth-r-z 
 ar we-1 aw-r ov it, and yu wi-1 soo-n aw-c to the 
 fa-c-t. 38. Ar yu no-t aw-r tha-t pe-pl ar aw-c-n-ing 
 to an in-t-r-s-t in it al ovr the earth (er-th or ur-th). 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER RULE IV. 
 (Text Book, p. 54.) 
 
 I. We ar out ov oil. Al our outposts (out-p-s-t-s) 
 ar in im-n-n-t da-n-j-r. 2. We mu-st loo-c out fo-r it 
 at th-e ve-ry out-s-t. 3. The aut-cr-t of the bre-c-f-st 
 ta-bl jz al out ov so-r-t-s. 4. The out-l-c fo-r the 
 oys-t-r cro-p iz ve-ry [shade minute y for ry\ poo-r. 
 
 5. Iz thi-s our ca-k ov oin-t-mn-t? Ye-s it iz our-z. 
 
 6. It iz an ev-n-t ov aw-f-1 im-p-r-t. 7. The out-l-c 
 iz fi-n. 8. Thi-s wi-1 out-1-s-t the oth-r. 9. Yu ma 
 if yu wi-1 op-n the out-r do-r. 10. An oun-s ov 
 pre-v-n-sh-n iz be-t-r tha-n a pou-n-d ov cu-r. 11. It 
 iz an out-r-t in-j-s-t-s and out-r-j. 12. He wi-1 no-t 
 be out-w-t-d no-r out-s-1-d. He iz a pe-r-f-c-t 
 out-l-aw. 13. The out-l-a iz us-l-s. 14. It iz a me-r 
 out-l-n ov it, an-d it aut to be our am to pe-r-f-c-t 
 
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 it at the ve-ry out-s-t. 15. In one (on) sho-r-t our 
 al our out-p-t haz bi-n ous-t-d. 16. The our-z ov 
 our youth (uth) wi-1 soo-n al hav out-r-n us. 17. 
 Le-t us so uz the-m tha-t the out-l-c ma be che-r-ing 
 to our fre-n-d-z an-d as-ur-ing to our-s-1-v-z. 18. She 
 ra-n up an aw-fl bi-1. 19. I bo-t it at an auc-sh-n. 
 20. He iz an aus-t-r man. 11. It iz al ve-ry 
 awk-w-r-d. 22. How men-y oun-s-z in a pou-n-d? 
 23. The oil iz al ooz-ing out ov the oil ca-n. 25. It 
 iz the co-r-t of oy-r an-d te-r-mn-r. 25. Wha-t iz 
 our auth-r-t-y fo-r our ac-t. 26. He iz fa-r-ly 
 out-w-t-d. 27. We we-r quite (qi-t) out ov oil, an-d 
 so to-l-d him at the out-s-t bu-t he we-n-t out 
 wi-ou-t it, ve-ry mu-ch pu-t out ab-ou-t it. 28. He 
 wi-1 out-r-n al the oth-r z. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER VOWEL SOUNDS. 
 (Text Book, p. 43.) 
 
 I. I sa I saw him fal. 2. I feel (fe-1) ez-y en-f. 
 3. It iz fate (fa-t) tha-t mo-v-z me. 4. I do no-t 
 now know (no). 5. Not now. No-t no. 6. He iz 
 na-m-d Sau-1. 7, Sha-1 I fill (fi-1) this? 8. Sha-1 I 
 file (fi-1) thi-s? 9. Sha-1 we fi-t thi-s? 10. Sha-1 we 
 fight (fi-t) thi-s? ii. Wha-t iz on thi-s new pa-n? 
 12. Pa him hiz fee (fe). 13. Gi-v him a few. 14. 
 Wha-t a si-n. 15. Wha-t a sign (si-n). 16. Iz thi-s 
 the note (no-t)? 17. Iz thi-s the knot (no-t)? 18. 
 On tha-t. One (on) that. [Remark. Place the dot for 
 
EXERCISES UNDER COALESCENT R, RULE V. Q 
 
 the long vowel close at the left of a vowel a, i, or o and v, c, and 
 iv, and close above the vowels e, u, and the consonants b, x and z\ 
 and place the diphthong dot on the opposite side in each case]. 
 19. On ti-m. One (on) ti-m. 20. I ca-m fo-r my 
 own (on) sake (sac). I ca-m fo-r my on sack (sa-c). 
 21. Iz thi-s my ca-p? Iz thi-s my cape (ca-p)? 22. 
 How about (ab-t) thi-s suit (su-t)? How ab-t thi-s 
 thi-s soo-t? 23. Her na-m iz Mau-d. [Remark. If proper 
 names are capitalized the use of the diacritical dots to mark 
 them will seldom be necessary.] 24. He str-u-c a snake 
 (sna-c). He str-u-c a sna-g. 25. Iz it a sna-c or 
 sna-g? [Remark. The hook for c or k and g are alike. See 
 text book, p. 83"]. 26. You ar a sni-p. You ar a snipe 
 (sni-p). 27. Han-d me tha-t sna-1 she-1. Hand me 
 tha-t sma-1 she-1. 28. Wi-1 yu sell (se-1) thi-s? 
 Wi-1 yu seal (se-1) thi-s? 29. How di-d he fail 
 (fa-1)? How di-d he fall (fa-1)? 30. Wi-1 it spill 
 (spi-1)? Wi-1 it spoil (spi-1)? 31. Wake (wa-c) up. 
 Walk (wa-c) up. 32. I aim (am) at it. I am at it. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER COALESCENT R, RULE V. 
 (Text Book, p. 57.) 
 
 I. The sea (se) bro-c oer (or) the fa-t-d ba-r-c. 
 2. The wa-t-r iz bra-c-sh, bu-t bra-s-ing. 3. Bru-sh 
 of tho-z bu-r-z. 4. Thi-s bre-z iz fre-sh. 5. Thi-s fre 
 fi-r is ki-n-d-1-d by the goo-d fri-r. It iz fre to da, 
 an-d I fe-r it wi-1 ne-v-r be fre-r. 7. Pre-v-s to thi-s 
 no on wa-z pe-r-m-t-d to po-r ov-r its fra-gr-n-t s 
 
IO ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 pa-j-z. 8. The-r we-r thre fre tra-z ov fre-sh an-d 
 dri-d fru-t-s, fro-m al pa-r-t-s ov the wo-r-l-d, fre 
 fo-r al. 9. I am ti-r-d ov try-ing to tri-m the 
 tre-z, se-d he, an-d am fre to sa tha-t I fe-r no 
 fu-r-thr tre tri-m-ing wi-1 be du-n by thi-s pe-r-sn 
 thi-s ye-r. 10. He pre-f-r-z to pe-r-f-r-m thi-s pri-t-y 
 pe-s ov cri-m-p-ing fo-r her pe-r-sn-1 us. n. The 
 cru-1 bear (ba-r) cru-sh-d it-s cri-n-j-ing fo-r-m whi-1 
 the poo-r cre-t-r ut-r-d no-t a cry ov te-r-r, bu-t 
 bra-v-ly tri-d to ta-r the thr-o-t ov the te-r-bl 
 mon-st-r. 12. Fre-sh cu-r-j thri-l-d ev-ry hart, [see 
 rule 7, p. 63 and 64], az al pre-zn-t herd how fre-ly 
 the fre-sh wa-t-r cla-m-z had cli-m-d to the sho-r. 
 
 13. He wa-z cle-r-ly se-t fre from al fo-r-m-r cla-m-z. 
 
 14. The bru-s-c fa-r-mr wa-z in a pri-t-y ba-d fram 
 ov min-d whe-n the pla clo-z-d. 15. Ovr the bu-t-fl 
 fe-l-d-z, bu-r-d-n-d wit-h (wi) fre-sh mon gra-s, the 
 bri-t bi-r-d-z flew fre. 16. The di-r-t-y ca-r wa-z 
 crow-d-d, cram-d wi the poo-r cre-t-r-z. 17. The 
 cle-f-t clou-d-z slo-ly pa-r-t-d an-d the bri-t ra-z 
 bri-1-n-t-ly li-t-d the mi-d-1 fo-r-gr-n-d, tha-t gle-m-d 
 li-c a glo-r-f-d cam-e-o on the blu bla-c hor-zn. 18. 
 Bri-t gre-n gra-s fla-m-ing wi go-l-d-n flow-r-z 
 su-r-n-d-d us. 19. She bru-sh-d aw-a her bri-m-ing 
 te-r-z, bu-t tri-d in van to dry her bu-r-st-ing hart. 20. 
 She shra-n-c shre-c-ing from it-s fe-r-s gla-r-ing iz. 
 21. Shri-v me, shri-v me, she cri-d. 22. Rou-n-d the 
 co-r-n-r she cre-pt, cry-ing, cu-r-s-ing, pra-ing, 
 
EXERCISES UNDER COALESCENT R, RULE V. II 
 
 shre-c-ing, te-r-f-y-ing al hart-s by her fren-z-d 
 man-r. 23. The co-r-n crop iz ve-ry poo-r thru al 
 thi-s pra-ry re-j-n. 24. The stre-m iz mo-r croo-c-d 
 from thi-s tu-r-n thru it-s hoi [minute h, see rule 9] 
 co-r-s. 25. The fra-gr-n-s ov the-z flow-r-z iz ve-ry 
 re-fr-sh-ing. 26. The fre-sh-n-s ov tha-r fru-t iz 
 frequently (fre-c-n-t-ly) re-m-r-c-d. 27. Te-r-f-d by 
 the te-r-f-c sto-r-m she stru-gl-d thru the da-r-c ro-d 
 stru-n wi bra-n-ch-z ov tre-z, thru-st-ing her wa thru, 
 wi fi-r-m tre-d, un-t-1 she tri-pd [see rule 7], gra-t-fl 
 in-t her fa-th-r-z brow-n co-t-j. 28. The ol-d cron 
 [see rule 6] gru re-d and [see rule 8] gren [see rule 6J 
 by tu-r-n-z, because (be-cz) [see rule 10, (1,) pages 74 
 and 78] we thre had [see rule 7] so thoroughly 
 (thu-rly) [see rule 9] ri-dd her ov her crem; az tho 
 it we-r a crim to li-c fre-sh crem. 29. He pre-fr-z 
 to pe-r-frm thi-s tri-c wi tri-pl ba-r-z ov tri-d bra-s. 
 30. The tre-m-bl-ing, te-r-fl to-nz [see (j) rule 10, pages 
 73 and 77], un-str-ing on-z ev-ry ne-r-v. 31. Cor-c-t 
 pra-c-t-s wi-1 pe-r-f-c-t her ev-ry gra-s. 32. If yu 
 da-r, wi-1 yu no-t ple-z draw me sum pu-r wa-tr, 
 fo-r I am dre-d-fly dry. 33. To drown [see (b) rule 8] 
 ur tru-bl in drem-z or drin-c we-r pu-r fo-ly; twe-r 
 be-t-r fa-r to tru-st ur pow-r to bre-st, to tre-d upn, 
 to ri-z su-pr-m [see (b) pages 71 and 76], to fre ur min-d 
 from ca-r and tru-bl, than thu-s by drin-c-ing grat-r 
 tru-bl crow-d ur hart [see rule 7], wi bu-r-d-nz un-br-bl. 
 34. A lit-i fi-r ma cu-r a sma-1 bu-r-n, bu-t do no-t 
 
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 drin-c fi-r be-cz, per-ch-ns, yu ma hav bu-r-n-d ur 
 frizzes (fri-zz). 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER COALESGENT L. 
 (Text Book, p. 58.) 
 
 I. Wi-1 it ple-z the plow boy to pla ba-1 fo-r 
 glo-ry? 2. Ple-z go slo-ly [see st page 34, and slowly 
 page 60] ur che-cs glo to mu-ch now. 3. Ple-z go 
 slower (slo-r). [Remark. Turn the r circle on the right side 
 of si to distinguish it from sh, which always has the circle on the 
 left, except when followed by / or c\. 4. Hav yu so-ld 
 [see rule 7] ur sle-d? 5. Let us get the sle-d and 
 ta-c a sli-d down hil. 6. Yu mu-st [see (a) pages 71 
 and 75] not pla wi tha-t pa-1. 7. Fi-1 the flu fu-1 ov 
 flow-r-z. 8. Di-d yu se how he fe-lt whe-n he fle-d? 
 9. He tri-d but fa-Id to fly. 10. The floo-d had fi-ld 
 al the flu-m. 11. Tha fle-d wi fle-t ste-p-s. 12. The 
 edge (e-j) waz [see rule 10, (1.) 74], flu-sh wi the flange 
 (fla-nj). 13. Do you fe-1 li-c pla-ing the flu-t? 14. 
 The fla-m-z flu from pla-s to pla-s, unt-1 the hoi 
 blo-c waz a she-t ov fla-m and glo-ing em-br-z. 15. 
 He fe-1 fu-1 length (le-n-th) int the floo-d. 16. Wi-1 
 yu ple-z hand me that [see (a) rule 8] blu bo-1 fu-1 
 ov mi-l-c? 17. The win-d blu ma-d-ly. 18. What 
 a bloo-m-ing blu-sh. [Remark. Join the enlarged circle for 
 sh and ch, to bl angularly, to distinguish the combination from 
 the enlarged initial ch.] 19. If one (on) could (cu) 
 ble-ch out tho-z blo-ch-z her fa-s wu be quite (qit) 
 beut-fl. 20. The ro-s-y blu-sh ov morn apr-z. 21. 
 
EXERCISES UNDER COALESCENT L. 13 
 
 With (wi) ble-r-d iz. [Remark. The r circle after bl 
 should be turned on the upper side to distinguish blr from ch in 
 which the circle turns on the under side]. 22. He loo-c-d on 
 me wi bier iz. 23. The thun-d-r-z bla-r. The bla-r 
 ov tru-m-pt-s. 24. The can-dl had bur-n-d to the 
 mi-dl. 25. Tha we-r al in the sa-dl. 26. It wen-t 
 wa-dl-ing, fla-p-ing, fly-ing. 27. The fla-g waz fly-ing 
 at haf ma-st. 28. The-r stu-d [rule 7, b] the flo-c 
 in the mi-dl ov the stre-m, whil the fla-m-z le-pd 
 clo-s to them. 29. Az a cla-s tha ar cle-n and 
 pla-s-id, but az slo and glu-m az owl-z. 30. Hiz 
 ad-r-s iz ple-z-ing, hiz manr gle-fl, hiz language 
 (la-ng) cla-s-cl, hiz hoi ar iz cla-d in the bloo-m ov 
 fre-sh verdure (ve-r-d-r); an our wi him le-vz [see (1) 
 pages 74 and 78] a mem-ry az ov the blo-sm and 
 fra-grn-s ov flow-rz. 31. Whe-n he ca-l-z hiz cla-s, 
 clo-z the do-r and bli-ndz [see (j) pages 73, 77] cli-m 
 the la-d-r and bio out that fli-c-r-ing lit. 31. He 
 sly-ly sli-pt a slu-g int the mu-zl ov hiz gun and 
 bla-z-d aw-a, and aw-a flew the hoi flo-c, flu-t-r-ing 
 and fla-p-ing tha-r wi-ngz in ve-ry gle. 33. The 
 ble-s-d be-l-z, how tha cla-ng, cla-ng, cla-ng! 34. 
 Slo-ly and sly-ly the sle-d sli-d down the sli-p-ry, 
 sli-my, slu-s, az sli-c az a cla-m sli-d-z int its shal-o 
 shel. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER COALESCENT S. 
 (Text Book, p. 60.) 
 
 I. It iz a grat ske-m. She iz a ske-m-ing, 
 
14 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 sc-o-ld-ing, scre-ch-ing, squa-1-ing, scraw-ny, [ (b) 
 rule 8] scru-by, spe-smn ov the genus (je-n-s) 
 ho-m-o. 2. I shal si-t sti-1 unt-1 the stu-f iz al 
 spre-d out. 3. The squa-r del-ing clo-th-ing hou-s iz 
 clo-z-d. 4. He iz so spry yu can afrd [ (a) rule 8] 
 to spa-r him. 5. Take (ta-c) a si-p ov thi-s spi-s-d 
 te. 6. Wi al the seepage (se-p-j) from thi-s spo-n-j 
 soi-1 we can-nt hop to get cle-r, pu-r spri-ng wa-tr. 
 7. Spri-ng iz spre-d-ing its so-f-t gren car-pt ovr al 
 thi-s fa-r la-p ov ur-th. 8. Se the dainty (dan-t) 
 [see ty page 98] pu-r-pl ste-1-ing slo-ly thru that 
 clu-m-p ov cra-b tre-z; that sti-1 dan-tr gra spre-d-ing 
 it-s ma-j-cl fi-lm [see rule 6] ovr that ta-ngl ov 
 vin-z and haz-l-z, that ineffably (in-f-bly) [use bl 
 for bly\ te-nd-r ye-l-o ov wi-l-oz [see (1) pages 74 and 78] 
 win-d-ing thru that je-m spa-ngl-d me-d-o and spre-d 
 agn-st that pe-rly [minute r for rly\ gra sky. g. O 
 swe-t, swe-t hevn [rules ir and 8] how lo-v-ly thy 
 pa-nt-ing! could (cu) on but ske-ch what on can 
 se, and spre-d on can-vs one (on) immortal (im-r-tl) 
 in-ch ov the lo-v-ly-ns [for ns see (j) pages 73 and 77] 
 ov spri-ng. 10. That but-fl spo-r-t ov a bi-r-ch, 
 fi-ld wi the spi-r-t ov spri-ng, spre-d-z it-s gra-s-fl 
 spra-z to the bre-z, whil it-s go-l-dn [lengthen / for 
 Id and extend it for n] ca-t-c-ns swe-1 wi prid, and 
 glo wi beu-t. II. Stu-nt-d in groth, stri-pd ov it-s 
 nat-rl beu-t, the-r it stud, a sa-d su-g-j [write / under 
 sg for jestion see terminal, page 97] ov what wi mo-r 
 
EXERCISES UNDER COALESCENT W. 1$ 
 
 je-n-rs cu-lt-r it mi-t hav bin. 12. Stre-ch-d on a 
 pa-It ov straw, stri-cn wi diz-ez [write e on z position, 
 prefixing dis loop, see dis page 112 and writings, page 114 first 
 column] in squa-l-d po-v-r-t, sco-r-nd by the world 
 and spu-r-nd by fre-n-dz, la thi-s re-ch-d spe-smn. 
 ov sla-nt hum-n-t. 13. Cho-p-r spa-r that tre, stri-c 
 no-t ur stu-r-dy blo-z, spre-d fo-r us it-z le-f-y 
 la-dn bow-z. 14. Ple-z do the squa-r thing 
 (squa-r-thing) now. 15. Sta-nd up, sta-nd up fo-r 
 man-h-d. 16. It mu-st be spa-r-d from cho-pr-z 
 waz, and hav a pe-s-fl end. 17. The smoo-th 
 spa-r-cl-ing snow spre-d it-s i-s-y man-tl, stre-ch-ing 
 mi-1 on tni-1 whe-r-vr the eg-l-z eye cu sca-n; 
 not a sta-r ra spru-ng from the le-dn sky; at la-st 
 a pu-r-pl li-n ski-m-d the rio-r-th-r-n hor-zn, and 
 soon it stre-ch-d from est to we-st, spre-d-ing around 
 (arn-d) us a wid, smoo-th be-lt; stu-nt-d tre-z dru 
 ne-r us her and the-r in sca-t-r-d gru-p-z; slo-ly the 
 so-lm fo-r-st stre-ch-d it-s scra-gy arm-z arn-d us 
 and drew us int the si-ln-t gra-ri-d-r ov it-s sple-n-dd 
 boo-sm, and as-urd our aw stri-cn spi-r-t-s in it-s 
 wa-r-m em-br-s. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER COALESCENT W. 
 (Text Book, p. 61.) 
 
 I. Twi-s hav I swe-pt thi-s dwe-1-ing. 2. Dwa-r-f 
 no-t ur swe-t so-1 by twi-rl-ing ur fon-d hart in 
 ev-ry ma-r-c-t. 3. Twi-s hav yu thwa-r-td me, twi-s 
 
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 hav yu twi-td me, twi-s hav yu swi-chd me, twi-s 
 hav yu twi-s-td me, twi-s hav yu twe-c-d me, t\vi-s 
 hav yu thvva-c-d me; and fo-r thi-s swa-r-m ov 
 swe-1-ing il-z, I hav swo-r-n yu shal swi-ng on thi-s 
 twi-rl-ing twi-n, unt-1 ur dwa-r-f-d twi-t-r-ing sol shal 
 hav dwi-nd-ld to the siz and va-l-u ov a twe-dl-de. 
 4. Twi-1 no-t an-s-r to uz that twi-n, 'twi-1 twi-rl 
 and twi-rl unt-1 'ti-z al un-tw-s-td. 5. The-r he waz 
 swi-ng-ing, swe-1-ing, swe-t-ing, swa-r-ing ti-1 hiz 
 swi-ng-ing so-1 swi-sh-d out, and he swa-pd wo-rld-z. 
 6. Twi-s twe-l-v ar twe-n-t fo-r, twi-s twe-l-v ti-mz 
 twe-n-t fo-r ar twi-s twe-n-t fo-r ti-mz twe-l-v. 7. I 
 swa-r 'twa-z no-t my purp-s [see (e) pages 72, 76] to 
 thwa-r-t ur swe-t wil. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER RULE VI. 
 (Text Book, p, 62.) 
 
 I. Whil al men hav or-gn-z fo-r sin-g-ing, and 
 mo-st men can sin-g, but few men ar bo-rn di-vn 
 sin-gr-z. 2. So men-y yerz [see (1) pages 74, 78] ov 
 con-st-nt pan-s-t-c-ing, fun-d-mn-tl, tra-n-ing, mu-st 
 be gi-vn to the art, that but few men be-cm fin 
 sin-gr-z, and not on man ov a mil-l-yn be-cm-z a 
 fam-s sin-gr. 3. Ov the men-y un-g men and wimn 
 hoo be-gn a co-l-g co-r-s, few be-cm ju-n-r-z, and 
 mo-st ov them sin-c from si-t before (fro) [see 
 before, page 117] tha re-ch the sen-y-r cla-s. 4. Men-y 
 ov the men hoo cum from Fran-s drin-c win. 
 
EXERCISES UNDER RULE VI. 17 
 
 5. The men hoo ar sti-1 confi-nd [see (con) pages 112, 113] 
 in the win-tr qa-r-tr-z wan-t to be (to-b) [Remark. 
 The word be may often be attached to a preceding word.] sen-t 
 ovr the moun-t-nz and ar won-d-r-ing how soon the 
 sumn-z wil cum from tha-r coma-nd-r to joi-n tha-r 
 compa-nnz. 6. I am [Remark. Upward 7 across the line 
 makes ir and is used as a sign for I ant] so-ry to-b ob-l-j-d 
 to in-f-rm yu that the old man iz ve-ry in-frm, and 
 it iz the sen-s of hiz fren-dz [Remark. Use ds loop, or 
 enlarged ns sign for nds] that hiz fam-ly shud-b at on-s 
 in-f-r-m-d ov hiz condi-shn, and that, if yu can 
 coma-nd the mun-y, yu shud at on-s sen-d it fo-r 
 him to-b ta-cn horn. 7. The win-tr haz to the 
 pre-sn-t ti-m, bi-n un-cmn-ly fin, and nun but an 
 in-sn man wu compla-n ov it. 8. I waz in the 
 coun-tr thi-s morn-ing and saw the sun riz-ing from 
 the gran-d-st hor-zn ov in-cmpr-bl won-dr-z, ov gra 
 and pur-pl, and crim-zn and go-Id, that waz ever 
 seen by mo-r-tl man. 9. We sen-d yu thi-s morn-ing 
 a consin-mnt ov un-cmn-ly fin win-tr ap-l-z. 10. She 
 iz no-t on-ly quen ov son-g, but her manr-z ar 
 in-cmpr-bly win-ing, swe-t and womn-ly. 11. It iz a 
 won-dr-fl in-vn-shn, and can-nt but fi-n-d a fre-nd in 
 ev-ry re-fn-d man and womn. 12. The ung men wi-1 
 hav fin fun, az ma-b sen from the pro-grm. 13. I 
 saw sum se-vn seamen (semn) ta-c-ing salmon 
 (samn). 14. Did yu sa fremn or fomn? 15. It iz-nt. 
 [Remark. Nt for the word not may be frequently united to a 
 
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 preceding word]. 16. It iz not un-cmn to fi-nd grown 
 men and wimn worn to ski-n and bon by thi-s 
 intr-mn-bl famn. 17. Tha sumnd ev-ry fremn, ev-ry 
 ad-It man and womn, to conve-n on the comn. 18. 
 I hav sen men-y men van ov thar pe-r-sn-1, men-y 
 fin lu-c-ing men, men-y handsome (han-sm) wimn, 
 men-y gran-d spe-smn-z ov the hum-n fo-rm di-vn, 
 but thi-s calm (cam) sum-r morn-ing, stud before 
 (fro) me the gran-d-st po-s-bl spe-smn ov a pe-r-f-ct 
 physical (fi-s-cl) hum-n in the fo-rm ov a wild 
 ind-yn. 19. The gran iz sti-1 gren but haz ma-d a 
 gran-d groth. 20. He haz gon wi hiz gun to the 
 pin woo-dz [see (a) pages 71, 75], hop-ing that by 
 gun-ing am-ng the pin od-r-z he ma re-gn hiz 
 stre-nth, [ shortened for adding tK\. 21. The prin-s-pl 
 gran gron iz gren pe-z. 22. The prin-s-pl part ov 
 the pri-nt-ing dun by the pri-ntr-z ov pin run iz 
 prin-td wi poo-r in-c. 23. Men-y men ov men-y 
 min-dz, men-y bi-r-d-z ov men-y cin-dz, men-y fish-z 
 in the se, men-y men that don-t agr-e. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER RULE VII. 
 (Text Book, p. 63.) 
 
 I. He had a grat hat. 2. The hat waz to he-v-y 
 for hiz head (hed). 3. The hard hat hurt hiz hed. 
 4. Whe-r did yu get that hat? 5. Whe-n had yu 
 nerd he had lo-st hi-z hat? 6. I had hiz hat on my 
 hed, but he got it and put it on hiz on hed, and 
 
EXERCISES UNDER RULE VII. IQ 
 
 then hid the hat wher I cu hard-ly fi-nd it. 7, He 
 hatd me whe-n I had dun him no har-m. 8. What 
 shud-be dun to het the shot? 9. He had sold us a 
 hard lot ov whit whet, and whe-n he ca-ld fo-r the 
 hard ca-sh [see sh and ch, p. 19], we fe-lt lie let-ing 
 him wat. 10. He had a lit hart and a lit hed, and 
 hiz fin-gr-z be-cm lit. n. Let ur lit shi-n. 12. We 
 fe-lt the co-Id shad mo-r than the grat het. 13. He 
 had got-n hiz ha-n-sm swe-t-hrt a prit-y sun-shad. 
 14. Had he no-t chetd me I shud hav pad him 
 lo-ng ag-o. 15. He had hetd it to a whit het and 
 stood chat-ing wi Hat-y, hiz swet-hrt, whe-n we 
 herd a grat re-port, [see (re) pages 112, 115] 16. 
 Put on ur hat and let us go and get sum ov tho-z 
 prit-y lit-1 whit daisies (da-zz). 17. He sold the 
 wi-ld colt and fe-lt great-ly rel-v-d [make r minute for 
 re I.} 1 8. We had hard-ly got-n thru the wild sen, 
 whe-n he ca-ld lou-d-ly, re-petd-ly and vau-ltd thru 
 the so-l-id wa-1 ov fi-r; in van I should, lit-n ur lo-d 
 he fo-ldd it clo-sr and wi-ld-ly spra-ng int the grat 
 cau-ldrn. [Lengthen and shade the /, and carry it across the 
 c to add .] 19. The solid (so-ld) me-tl waz soon 
 me-ltd and the mo-ltn ma-s boi-ld in the cau-ldrn 
 lie a go-ldn li-cr. 20. If the wo-rld we-r fi-ld wi the 
 cu-rl-d, na-rl-d, sou-r, wi-ld cra-bz, it wu also (al-s) 
 'be fil-d wi the spri-ng pu-r-pl and the fra-gr-nt and 
 beu-t-fl blo-sm. 21. In the wo-rld-z brod fe-ld ov 
 ba-tl. 22. The grat bald eg-1 un-f-rl-d hiz un-s-ld 
 
2O ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 win-g and sa-ld co-ld-ly ovr al the de-s-lt fe-ld. 23. 
 He fa-ltrd not but ca-ld lou-d-ly wi so-ld vois; hoo 
 ki-ld Walter Waldo (wa-ltr wa-ld-o.) 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER RULE VIII. 
 (Text Book, p. 65.) 
 
 I. That iz no-t a bad thot, but the bred iz to old 
 to b uzd in that wa, and in the end wu-b r-uined 
 (rund). 2. I did-nt int-nd to intr-fr abt tht, but, in 
 the end, I did. 3. He iz from the est end and no-t 
 apt to act bad abt it. 4. I am afrd that aft-r that 
 act he wi-1 dred the debate (de-bt). 5. It wi-1 ned 
 to-b drid, but it mu-st no-t be hetd. 6. It iz both 
 broad (brod) and brit, and the bet-r but no-t the 
 brit-r fo-r be-ing bit-r. 7. He had but a me-r bit 
 ov bred and but-r. 8. That iz but a bad bit ov nud 
 art, and in-dd aut nt to-b al-owd to-b exhibited 
 (xi-ptd). 9. But it aprd that at that dat, he waz-nt 
 out ov det, and did-nt int-nd to pa the det-s he 
 owed (od). 10. Hiz act-s ind-c-t hiz apt-ns and 
 int-n-shn, but he can-nt afrd to so act az to of-nd 
 the art clu-b. n. He wi-1 aw-at hiz ant-s and 
 int-ndz to fi-nd the pla-s ov as-nt. 12. Go ahead 
 (ahd), I wi-1 aw-at yu abt the est end ov the old 
 bot la-nd-ing. 13. If yu ned to lu-c into (int) it 
 and ar apt to ned anth-r par ov boot-s befor (fro) 
 I get ba-c, hand that ord r to my old aj-nt, and he 
 wi-1 let yu hav what yu ned. 14. That iz a ve-ry 
 
EXERCISES UNDER RULE VIII. 21 
 
 brut-1 thret and yu aut no-t-b al-owd to hint at su-ch 
 dred-fl act-s. 15. I hav-nt herd a hint abt hiz 
 hand-ling it, and I am afrd he can-nt afrd to hand-1 
 it. 1 6. I can-nt afrd to le-nd my be-st bot, and I 
 had hopd thi-s wu end it, but it sem-z not to hav 
 op-nd hiz iz. 17. He wi-1 bet abt the bu-sh, and I 
 thin-c that to end it at thi-s poi-nt wi-1-nt-b a bad 
 id-a. 1 8. He thret-nd that if it waz obt-nd, he 
 wu-nt gi hiz as-nt to it-s be-ing uzd. 19. Waz-nt the 
 end-ing ov the thi-r-d act at the old thet-r la-st 
 [see (c) pages 71, 76] nit de-lt-fl? 20. Did yu (did-y) sa 
 yu did-nt ned to hav uzd the rou-nd end ov that 
 old bot hoo-c? 21. I hopd yu wu hunt rou-nd and 
 fi-nd out al abt it, and fo-r that re-zn I did-nt hint 
 at it. 22. Tha uzd but on pou-nd and did-nt ned 
 to uz mo-r. 23. He thret-nd that he and And-r-u, 
 hiz bruth-r, wu undr-tc to entr at the est end, and I 
 acrd-ingly tri-d to cep the gat at the est end 
 clo-z-d. 24. We had, at that dat, an intr-st in that 
 old sto-c, and on the te-nth ov Oct. the sto-r waz 
 so-ld and al that old sto-c tu-r-nd ovr to the old 
 cre-dt-r-z. 25. The thred that tha uzd waz att-gthr 
 to britl. 
 
 (b) i. At noon tha se-t out agn, ben-t at 
 al evn-t-s upn fi-nd-ing tha-r arm-z. 2. In that evn-t 
 it wi-1 soon be known (non) and the te-n-dn can 
 agn-b fou-nd. 3. It iz a we-1 non itm foun-dd upn 
 fa-ct. 4. Ma-c out thi-s bi-1 in itm-z, no-t in amn-t, 
 
22 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 I wan-t to se-tl the acn-t. 5. I did-nt ac-spt, and 
 on no acn t wi-1 I ac-spt the evn amn-t. 6. Tha 
 did-nt evn apn-t an acn-t-nt to itm-iz [sec (1) pages 74, 78] 
 the acn-ts and it waz soon sen that the amn-t waz 
 ro-ng. 7. It-iz [see (e) pages 74, 78] a me-r itm am-ng the 
 oth-r itm-z and iz alon (aln) ov no acn-t. 8. Cum 
 arn-d thi-s evn-ing, and bri-ng Jo-n aln-g, and we 
 wi-1 act upn the ca-s and apn-t the ti-m ov the next 
 (ne-x) me-t-ing. 9. The arm-y we-r re-st-ing upn 
 tha-r arm-z. 10. In the evn-t of the apn-t-mn-t ov 
 an acn-t-nt, by the apn-t-ing of-sr, we wi-1 se that he 
 at on-s lu-c-s up al the im-prt-nt itm-z. n. We rel-i 
 upn the lo-j-c ov fu-t-r evn-t-s to elm-n-t the-z itm-z 
 from the to-tl amn-t and co-r-c-t the acn-t. 12. Not 
 al loo-c upn su-ch evn-t-s az the ben-v-1-ns ov hevn. 
 13. The nin then cam down agn to the din-ing 
 roo-m, and hav-ing etn din-r, wen-t out agn upn the 
 bal-cn-y and be-gn drum-ing upn the dran pip-s, 
 [see (e) pages 72, 76], whe-n the cler-c aprd upn the 
 sen, and dem-n-dd to no why tha wer drum-ing on 
 the dran pip-s. 14. Tha to-l-d him he mu-st-b 
 drem ing, den-id that tha had bin drum-ing on the 
 dran pip-s, and then dem-n-dd why he had thron 
 tha-r din-r ba-g down from the win-d-o. 15. The 
 cler-c then fi-r-st den-id thro-ing down tha-r din-r, 
 and then to-ld them to min-d tha-r on biz-ns, cum 
 down and pa tha-r bil-z and then thin out. 16. I 
 thin-c he thin-c-s yu thin-c that he iz ve-ry un-thn-c-fl. 
 
EXERCISES UNDER RULE IX. 23 
 
 17. Then down he thum-pd nin thim-bl-z ov them, 
 and nun ov them sma-lr than a nin pin. 18. I thin-c 
 it waz dun in hiz nam, and nun ov them cu hav dun 
 it bet-r. 19. Hav nun ov them bin her? 20. Do yu 
 blo-ng to this ba-nd? 21. Bou-nd wi ba-nd-z ov 
 stel. [Remark. In the combinations band, bend, bind, bent, 
 etc., it is better not to diminish the b but to write both b and n, 
 shortening the n to express the following d or /.] 22. This 
 ba-nd shu-d-b mor ti-t-ly bou-nd. 23. Ta-c the 
 ba-nd-j from hiz iz. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER RULE IX. 
 (Text Book p. 68.) 
 
 i. The chil-d shal pla in the hal; let her ta-c her 
 whcl and pla, that she ma no-t get chily whil 
 wat-ing for Flo-r-a. 2. It iz pla-n-ly evd-nt that 
 Ne-ly iz fo-nd ov Bi-ly, and I am prep-r-d to sto-p 
 the fo-ly. 3. The si-ly chil-d iz re-d-ly drawn int 
 any (en) fo-ly in pla that wi-1 fi-1 her wi gle. 4. 
 I to-l-d him pla-n-ly that I shud shurly hol-d him 
 to acn-t fo-r the hoi plo-t. 5. Hiz pie waz ba-sd 
 pu-rly on the flimsy (fli-m-s) [see sy, p. 98], stat-mn-t 
 ov Gla-sn-r, that a glu pot iz good fo-r the too 
 gli-b tu-ng. 6. Swi-f-ly we gli-dd thru the gloo-my 
 hol-oz twi-x-t the pu-r-pl hil-z, hol-d-ing to the 
 hil-t-z ov our swo-r-dz, az we rol-d gla-d-ly int the 
 glo-r-s-ly sun gli-nt-d fe-ld-z. 7. Gla-d-ly the hoi 
 pop-l-s flo-c-d from the gloo-m-y hol-oz to the 
 
24 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 hil-n-dz, fly-ing from the ru-sh-ing flu-d-z. 8 
 Hol--d-ing hard to the hel-m, wi hiz ne on the 
 sta-n-ch-n, the old whel-zmn clu-ng to the pla-s whil 
 the hoi cru bes-id fle-d at the proch ov the cu-rling 
 fla-m-z. 9. Sim-ply dro-p a sin-gl gli-tr-ing ni-cl int 
 the lit-1 slo-t and pla-f-ly ur gle-m-ing fo-r-t-n wi-1 
 gli-d nim-bly fo-r-th. 10. Squa-rly, fu-ly, pla-n-ly, 
 but gla-d-ly and gli-b-ly, shal I ple-d the cla-m-z ov 
 thi-s cla-s. ii. That glo-rs gle clu-b cla-m-z mo-r 
 than I shal-b ple-zd to pla-s to tha-r cre-dt. 12. If 
 he iz flu-sh I shal pre-s my cla-m and shal-b 
 grat-ly ple-z-d to clo-z it out. Wi-out sum clu we 
 ca-not pla-s the cla-m, nor clo-z out the del. 13. 
 Sed he, " Shal I hav the onr ov sca-1-ing the hil 
 and pla-nt-ing the glo-rs fla-g, whil the shel-z ar 
 fly-ing, the gun-z fla-m-ing, the sa-b-r-z fla-sh-ing, 
 and the ba-o-nts gle-m-ing?" 14. It waz thu-rly and 
 ca-rfly pla-nd, but fe-r-fly and dred-fly bu-n-gl-d. 15. 
 The fli-c-ring fla-m fla-sh-d, and he gli-dd from the 
 shel-f, and whil we we-r clo-s to him, plu-n-jd int 
 the cle-r, cold stre-m, and the fla-sh-ing floo-d 
 clo-z-d ovr him. 16. Hiz sli-p-ing waz pu-rly a pe-s 
 ov fla-gr-nt ca-rl-s-ns. 17. Whe-n tha fin-ly ar-v-d at 
 the fun-rl it waz pla-n-ly sen that tha we-r thu-rly 
 and sin-s-rly intr-std. 18. It iz ov the mo-st beut-fl 
 pe-rly gra. 19. It iz me-rly bad-ly dun. 20. It iz 
 beut-fly dun. 21. She sin-g-z swet-ly. 22. She waz 
 ser-n-ly beut-fl. 23. It waz ve-ry fin-ly and fel-ingly 
 
EXERCISES UNDER RULE X. 2 
 
 rend-r-d. 24. She haz a ma-tr-n-ly ar. 25. He iz 
 ve-ry fa-th-rly. 26. We we-r wa-r-m-ly re-se-vd. 27. 
 It waz a ma-str-ly efrt. 28. Tha wer su-dn-ly, fu-ly, 
 cru-Iy xte-r-mn-td. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER RULE X. 
 (Text Book, p. 71.) 
 
 (a) i. He said (sed) he sowed (sod) the se-dz 
 on the so-dz. 2. The win-dz ar si-ing thru the 
 le-f-l-s woo-dz. 3. Lit-1 de-dz ov kin-d-ns, lit-1 wo-rdz 
 of lu-v. 4. A man ov wo-rdz and not ov de-dz iz 
 li-c a ga-r-dn fu-1 ov we-dz. 5. He ne-dz a du-zn 
 ca-rdz. 6. Kin-d wo-rdz ar li-c go-ldn co-rdz. 7. 
 What cau-zd the ma-dz to go to the woo-dz? 8. 
 The ki-dz hav fu-zd the si-dz ov the di-sh, and now, 
 if ne-dz-b, it wi-1 hol-d the su-dz. 9. Hoo cau-zd 
 that su-ch de-dz ov dar-c-ns mu-st ne-dz-b dun in 
 tho-z de-p woo-dz? 10. It mu-st-b that he dre-dz 
 the re-zu-lt on him-sl ov de-dz whi-ch hav cau-zd 
 su-ch consi-d-r-bl and in-cr-sd consta-nt mi-z-ry. II. 
 He thru-st-s hiz fi-st-s agn-st the po-st-s and sti-1 
 in-ss-t-s he sez the go-st-s. 12. What cau-zd it to-b 
 bru-zd? 13. The in-cr-sd co-st ov the se-dz mu-st-b 
 con-sdrd. [Remark. Lengthen and shade the sd loop for 
 sdrd.] 14. It mu-st-b sen that the mo-st ov them 
 we-r bru-zd, and, that the in-cr-sd dam-j cau-zd the 
 de-cr-sd pro-f-ts. 15. The pie iz ba-sd on the evd-ns 
 that the accused (ac-zd) mu-st hav cro-sd the we-st 
 
26 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 s ; -d ov the two (tu) fe-ld-z whe-n the de-ss-t had 
 al-ms-t re-ch-d the fe-st. 16. Yu mu-st no-t uz so 
 mu-ch mu-strd. 17. He mu-st hav ma-strd the fi-r^t 
 part-s ov the art. 18. This xau-st pip mu-st hav 
 co-st a va-st de-1 too mu-ch. 19. The-r waz a va-st 
 wa-st, mo-st ov whi-ch se-sd when the xau-st pip 
 waz fi-rst fi-x-t. 20. How lon-g wi-1 it ta-c the 
 de-cr-st wa-st to sav az mu-ch az the xau-st pip 
 co-st? 21. She waz dre-st fo-r the fe-st in her 
 co-st-ly-est ro-bz. 
 
 Mule X. (b) i. He xpre-st the id-a that the 
 num-br-z mu-st not-b su-pr-sd. 2. He se-d hiz na-br 
 waz ne-vr so-br aft-r su-pr, and waz ne-vr so na-brly 
 az then. 3. I fe-lt de-pr-s-d in ev-ry fi-br. 4. Our 
 xpor-t-s ar les than our im-prt-s. 5. Al pre-zn-t we-r 
 grat-ly de-pr-st at the sen-t-mn-t xpre-st. 6. He 
 ma-d num-brl-s xper-mn-ts xpre-s-ly to su-prt [enlarge 
 pr circle for pri\ the na-brly [minute^ circle for brly\ 
 fe-l-ing, but the num-br ov neighborhood (na-brd) 
 feuds (fu-dz) we-r the ra~thr in-cr-st the-r-b. 7. 
 We uz eth-r Fa-br, Di-xn or Eg-1, num-br tu. 8. 
 Hoo can re-mem-br the num-br-z ov such grat 
 num-br-z ov mem-br-z? 9. Du-z it ocr in Sept-m-br 
 or Oct-o-br or No-vm-br? 10. He iz a sim-pr-ing 
 xtem-pr-iz-ing sophist (so-f-st). 
 
 Rule X (c}. i. Tha-r il-str-s ge-st although (al-th) 
 dre-st in the gran-ds-t sty-1, waz co-vrd wi du-st 
 and gre-zd from hed to foo-t. 2. The ne-st waz fu-1 
 
EXERCISES UNDER RULE X. 27 
 
 o'v du-st. 3. It iz de-st-nd to ar-st the no-ts ov al. 
 4. It in-st-nt-ly ar-st-d my not-s, and I thru-st it 
 thru. 5. At la-st I ge-st it. 6. She waz dre-st in 
 the lat-st sty-1. 7. A gu-st ov win-d swe-pt it aw-a 
 and it waz lo-st. 8. I did not no-ts the le-st intr-st 
 in hiz man-r. 
 
 Rule X (e). i. I too-c a sly pep at the pap-r on 
 whi-ch he waz en-gjd, whe-n he too-c hiz pip from 
 hiz te-th, cru-shd the pap-r in hiz hand; and wi no 
 oth-r rebu-c tu-r-nd to hiz pupl-z. 2. Hiz pupl-z 
 al be-l-ng to the popular (poplr) part-y. 3. 
 Govern-mnt [see govern, page 112] by the pepl, fo-r 
 the pepl, and ov the pepl. 4. It iz no-t probl 
 [backward minute p] that hiz prop-r-ty wi-l-b publ-c-ly 
 so-ld. 5. It waz no-t a popl-r me-zhr, and hiz pepl 
 publ-c-ly prep-r-d to en-gj agn-st it. 6. The re-publ-c 
 and a re-publ-cn fo-rm of govern-mnt mu-st-b 
 man-t-nd. 7. We mu-st prep-r the prop-r me-zhr-z 
 to pre-zr-v our prop-r-t. 8. It iz qit probl that he 
 wi-1 prep-r to en-gj in the re-publ-cn cam-pn. 9. 
 He iz the prop on whi-ch the publ-c rel-i [minute > 
 on e position followed by z] and the pepl wi-1 ral-y 
 arn-d him. 10. He iz prep-r-ing to la before the 
 pepl in a prop-r man-r a bi-1 to sus-t-n a de-f-nt 
 num-br ov pupl-z at the publ-c xpe-ns. n. Mercy 
 (mer-s) iz the mo-st intr-st-ing prop-r-t ov the Di-vn 
 be-ing. 12. He iz in-c-p-bl ov te-ch-ing un-g pupl-z. 
 13. The papl po-l-s du-z no-t ple-z the pepl. 
 
28 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 14. The new-z-ppr and publ-c pro-g-r-s ar 
 in-s-pr-bl. 
 
 Rule X (/). i. It iz un-s-f to su-fr him to mo-v. 
 2. The we-vr wi hiz wi-f and tha-r wa-r-p and woo-f 
 at tha-r we-v-ing wa-vr no-t, but the we-vr, he, wi 
 hiz wi-f, fo-r-vr we-v the we-b tha hav wo-vn si-ns 
 to-gth-r tha hav clo-vn. 3. It wi-1 ne-vr do to 
 un-c-vr the rese-vr. [see re pages 112 and 114]. 4. Ur 
 fa-vr ov the fi-f-th wi ur pre-sd-ing fa-vr-z rese-vd. 
 
 5. The new co-vr haz bin rese-vd wi un-vrs-1 fa-vr. 
 
 6. I do no-t ca-vl at nor di-fr wi the prin-s-pl-z ov 
 the mo-vr, and tru-st he wi-1 ne-vr wa-vr nor swe-rv, 
 unt-1 the-z se-vrl, no-vl, fe-vr-sh, mo-v-mn-ts ov the 
 de-vl, ag-nst which he haz un-c-vrd hiz gun-z, ar al 
 un-vl-d, and for-vr se-vrd from the gran-d mo-v-mnt 
 pro-v-dd fo-r in the se-vrl articles (art-gl-z) ov thi-s 
 mar-vl-s bi-1. 7. I can-n-t fa-vr, I hav-nt fa-vrd, and, 
 I shal ne-vr fa-vr the un-vr-s-1 mo-v-mnt ov the 
 dre-g-z ov the so-vr-n-ts ov the old wo-rld to-r-d 
 the-z fa-vrd shor-z. 8. I wu for-vr se-vr what-vr ma 
 sa-vr ov di-vr-st ov sen-t-mnt from thi-s bi-1, which 
 mu-st be a un-it, ne-vrth-1-s I shal ne-vr refu-z to 
 un-c-vr the de-f-nt phases (fa-zz) ov thi-s in-vl-d 
 me-shr. 9. I wi-1 ad-vrt to the-z ev-nts in the 
 in-v-rs ordr ov tha-r ocr-ns. 10. If yu ar the 
 in-v-n-tr ov thi-s I wu ad-vz yu to gi ur at-n-shn to 
 in-vn-shn (or at-tn to in-vn). 11. I ad-v-z yu to re-d 
 the ad-vrt-zmnt and in-v-s-t. 12. O thou in-v-z-bl 
 
EXERCISES UNDER RULE X. 2Q 
 
 pre-zr-vr ov the fa-th-fl, pre-z-rv thou us. 13. Man 
 moo-vd by a di-vn in-fl-n-s can-nt but be pre-z-rvd 
 by di-vn pow-r. 
 
 Rule X (/). i. If aunt (ant) pleases (ple-zz) we 
 wi-1 sto-p at di-fr-nt pla-sz and gathr po-zz ov 
 di-fr-nt cla-sz and si-zz to pre-sn-t to her ple-zn-t 
 ne-sz. 2. He sez he ge-sz the hou-zz ar co-vrd vvi 
 mo-sz and ro-zz of al sizz. 3. If to nit (to-nt) it 
 fre-zz, the lo-v-ly ro-zz and al the oth-r beut-fl po-zz 
 wi-1 avrt tha-r swe-t fa-sz and loo-z one (on) haf 
 tha-r gra-sz. O! the thot my bran haf cra-zz. 4. 
 Al the nu-r-sz we-r in bla-c dre-sz wi-out la-sz. 5. 
 Let al the pepl in al pla-sz cha-nt hiz pra-zz. 6. 
 The mo-r on pau-zz and mu-zz on al the sple-n-dd 
 gra-sz in which it ple-zz the authr of nat-r to ti-nt 
 and sha-p the dre-sz of the ro-zz and oth-r po-zz, 
 the mo-r the-r ri-zz, evr ri-zz, swe-t sur-pr-zz, that he 
 ple-zz to de-vt the-z xqi-st gra-sz to evn the beut-fl 
 ro-zz in su-ch hum-bl pla-sz. 7. This Je-zs whom 
 (hoom) ye slew and hangd on a tre. 8. Hav yu 
 fin-shd ur the-sz on the fo-r-sz ov the gra-sz. 9. He 
 sez hiz sis-tm [make the horizontal / minute for tni] can-nt 
 agn sus-tn the stra-n ov su-ch a se-vr sez-n az the 
 la-st sez-n waz. If Suz-n ple-zz she ma hand sis-tr 
 the sizr-z. 10. My sis-tr Suz-n ra-zz ve-ry beu-t-fl 
 ro-zz and pan-zz ov al co-lr-z and siz-z. He 
 groo-p-s the mu-zz in thre-z, and pla-sz the mu-zz 
 befor the gra-sz. II. She so enthuzez (en-th) [see 
 
3O ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 thuses, page 96] her pupl-z wi the men-tl fo-r-sz that 
 she ra-zz them to the hi-st pla-sz. 12. He iz 
 to de-l-vr ad-r-sz on Je-zs, the Mu-zz, the Gra-sz 
 and the men-tl fo-r-sz. 13. Hiz man-r ov gi-v-ing 
 the pri-zz waz one ov the grat-st sur-pr-zz. 
 
 Mule X (/). i. If it fre-zz it wi-1 ki-1 al the 
 pech-z. 2. Hiz clo-th-z we-r co-vrd wi pach-z. 3. 
 Jo-n parch-z co-r-n ni-s-ly. 4. He iz one ov the 
 grat-st ov prech-r-z. 5. Hiz prech-ing approachs 
 (proch-z) that ov sum ov the no-td Fren-ch 
 prech-rz. 6. He is a push-r, what-vr he tri-z he 
 push-z. 7. He aut to-b im-pchd (pech-d). 8. It 
 can-nt-b proch-d. 9. The cot nedz pach-ing. 10. He 
 did-nt se the tra-n proch-ing. n. The our ov 
 prech-ing proch-z, and I se the prech-r proch-ing. 
 
 12. The int-ns het sa-d-ly parch-z the smal fru-t-s. 
 
 13. The si-ln-t proch-z ov nit mu-st-b evd-nt to the 
 bi-r-dz whi-ch qui-t-ly se-c tha-r perch-z. 14. The 
 prech-r so-f-ly proch-d the so-lm owl mu-z-ing on 
 hiz perch. 
 
 Rule X (/). i. Evr si-ns I hav sen tho-z 
 char-m-ing se-nz I hav wi-shd my so-nz mi-t al-s se 
 them. 2. It se-mz that si-ns the su-nz ra-z do not 
 hel-p him sum oth-r me-nz mu-st-b tri-d. 3. The 
 si-nz ov hiz uth hav ovr-t-cn him. 4. The si-nz ov 
 the ti-mz ind-c [see cate, page 94] a fa-r grat-r ad-v-ns 
 in ma-nz fu-tr his-tr. 5. Si-ns the ef-ct ov the 
 moo-nz ra-z on gro-ing pla-nts se-mz no-t to-b fu-ly 
 
EXERCISES UNDER RULE X. 3! 
 
 non, it op-nz a fe-ld fo-r si-e-ns to ev-ns her re-d-ns 
 to try al me-nz fo-r ma-nz ben-f-t. 6. He now fi-ndz 
 that hiz fre-ndz wi-l-nt pro-v-d the me-nz fo-r him to 
 go on wi hiz stud-y ov the si-e-nsz. 7. She dem-ndz 
 ov her su-nz, duz si-e-ns, that tha shal ev-ns thar 
 int-ns lo-v ov her, by al pa-nz ta-c-ing me-nz. 8. 
 The ca-rfl tra-n-ing ov the se-nsz gives (gi-z) im-ns 
 gan-z. g. I thin-c ur fre-ndz wi-1 fi-nd no pan-z no 
 gan-z. 10. Good pen-z, good pen-sl-z and good 
 pap-r ar am-ng the best me-nz ov ma-k-ing the si-nz 
 lej-bl. II. The pupl hoo wi-nz wi-1 ke-p hiz pen-z 
 and pen-sl-z shar-p. 12. The pupl hoo haz bra-nz wi-1 
 no-t-b a du-ns, and da-ns aw-a ti-m and me-nz which 
 aut to-b uzd to ad-v-ns hiz knowledge (no-lj) and 
 ski-1. 13. The us or mis-us whi-ch one ma-c-s ov 
 the ti-mz, me-nz and ev-nts whi-ch en-v-r-n him, 
 ev-ns his good se-ns or wan-t ov it. 14, Do-nt 
 mis-pl-s tho-z bo-ndz. 15. The dro-nz hoo spe-nd 
 tha-r ti-m in dre-mz, thu-s bi-nd tha-r mi-ndz wi 
 ba-ndz from whi-ch no ev-nts can dis-en-th-rl them. 
 16. He se-mz to-b mis-n-frm-d as to the se-ns ov 
 the bo-ndz. 17. Su-ch to-nz and sou-ndz ca-ld tu-nz 
 ar cri-mz agn-st comn se-ns. 18. It is a se-nsls 
 mis-stt-mn-t ov ev-n]ts, int whi-ch no one wi nol-j 
 ov the fa-ct-s aut to hav bin mis-Id. 19. The bo-nz 
 ov her so-nz fa-ln in the grat stru-gl fo-r ind-p-nd-ns 
 now li min-gl-d wi the soil ov ev-ry stat. 
 
 Mule X (k). i. Few sa-ingz ar so fu-1 ov men-ing. 
 
32 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 2. Few sa-ingz hav aw-cn-d su-ch intr-st. 3. Not 
 no-ing the-z-ingz he waz un-w-1-ing to ad-m-t the 
 pre-vl-ing op-n-yn (or op-nn). 4. He iz wi-out 
 fe-l-ing. 5. Our ma-l-ing fa-s-lt-z ar ve-ry poo-r. 6. 
 I do-nt thin-c of se-l-ing out my intr-st in the 
 mi-l-ing biz-ns. 7. He iz-nt wi-l-ing to fo-l-o hiz 
 ca-l-ing. He spo-c to me fe-1-ingly. 8. She iz a ve-ry, 
 swe-t sin-gr. 9. The sin-g-ing waz just (ju) 
 the-thing. 10. Si-ing, and wi an ac-ing hart she 
 la-mn-td the proch-ing we-d-ing, eyeing (i-ing) him 
 clo-s-ly du-r-ing the entire (entr) evn-ing. 
 
 Rule X (/). i. He waz in no-wz az wiz az waz 
 hiz fa-thr. 2. Hiz vois waz no-t at it-s best. 3. 
 The Lord lo-vz a cher-ful gi-vr. 4. Livz ov grat 
 men al remin-d us we can ma-c our li-vz su-bl-m. 
 5. The wa-vz co-vrd the fa-l-ing levz. 6. Ar-iz let 
 us go hen-s. 7. He al-wz ar-az him-s-1 agn-st al 
 good me-zhr-z. 8. He that xalt-th him-s-1 shal-b 
 ab-asd. 9. Can we-nt de-vz sum bet-r me-thd? 10. 
 I had no pre-vs me-nz ov knowledge (no-1). n. 
 The-r ar vars waz ov as-ss-t-ing us. 12. The gra-vz 
 ov our fo-r-f-thr-z. 13. How did (how-dd) he am-as 
 hiz we-lth? 14. I hop you wi-1 no-t ta-c thi-s am-is. 
 15. Av-ant fa-l-s wiz-r-d be-gn! 16. Ar-iz, my so-1, 
 ar-iz. 17. It ta-cs no wiz man to se thi-s. Yes, he 
 thin-cs so. 18. No, he wi-l-nt, be-cz he thin-cs it 
 iz-nt the best-thing to do. 19. The wirz we-r al 
 down. 20. Du-r-ing the vars pre-sd-ing warz, the 
 
EXERCISES UNDER RULE XI. 33 
 
 em-bl-m ov the cros had bin ra-zd. 21. Hiz vois 
 ec-oz thru al yon pe-cs. 
 
 Rule X (n). Cr and other Initial Hooks. I. The 
 
 cro-s haz bin the xcu-s fo-r men-y cri-m-z agn-st 
 re-zn. 2. The spa-s tvve-n the ur-th an-d sky waz 
 crow-dd wi cro-z and ki-t-s. 3. Clo-s-ly pre-s-t he 
 cro-s-d the ski-r-t-ing spa-s in the short-st po-s-bl 
 ti-m. 4. That, cri-ed he, iz the cra-c ov doom. 5. 
 He sped to the end ov the bow (bo) at the ej ov 
 the sky, to fi-nd the cro-c ov gold. 6. He prech-d, 
 and, spre-d-ing hiz hand-z to-r-d the ski-z, he cri-d, 
 Q, cro-s ov the Cru-s-f-d! what cri-m-z ov bloo-d 
 hav cri-d from ur-th to the sky be-nth thi-s em-bl-m 
 ov pe-s. 7. The gran-d clou-d, cle-f-t by the cli-f, 
 soon re-chd the sky and spre-d ovr the ent-r hor-zn. 
 8. Cle-v-ing the sta-f from hiz hand he crow-dd him 
 ovr the whar-f, whe-r he san-c li-c a sto-n. 9. In 
 squa-1-id po-vr-t, the dy-ing squa-tr sem-d try-ing to 
 sque-z hiz slo-ly eb-ing lif, crow-dd wi cri-m int the 
 ned-l-z i ov the fu-tr. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER RULE XI. 
 (Text Book, p. 80.) 
 
 I. He haz hi hop-z that he haz fou-nd a horn fo-r 
 hiz bet-r haf. 2. Haz hiz hand bin hurt az bad-ly 
 az hiz hed? 3. Hav yu herd the hap-y rezu-lt ov 
 hiz hev-y in-v-smn-t in horn securities (se-crt-z)? 4. 
 I hopd hiz hird hand-z wu hav hel-pd him horn, 
 
34 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 but he had no he-lp. 5. He hung down hiz hed li-c 
 a hang do-g. 6. He sed he had herd not a hint ov 
 ur hav-ing bin at horn. 7. Hiz his-tr haz not bin 
 haf rit-n; hiz hi-est efrt-s hav-ing bin to hand down 
 the hom-ly fa-ct-s. 8. Hav yu evr herd ov a hiv ov 
 bez hav-ing swa-r-md and hung on a han-sm la-d-z 
 hand? 9. Thoz hap-y daz whe-n I hav rol-d the 
 hoop (hup) whe-n hart and hand and hop we-r one, 
 hav gon, and now I hav a heavier (hev-y-r) hart, 
 and hard-r hand, and my hoop iz lo-st in hop. 10. 
 Hol-d hard the hel-m, the hil-nd-z hev in vu. n. I 
 can-nt haf tel yu how hap-y yu hav ma-d me by ur 
 hop-fl, hart-y wo-rdz. 12. Hiz hap-y horn iz her, 
 haf hid-n by the-z hil-z. 13. We hel-d on our wa, 
 and we-r haul-d up the hev-y hil-z, our hor-sz sca-rs 
 hal-t-ing to the ve-ry top. 14. Hel-o! Har-y, what hav 
 yu herd from horn? 15. Her I hav hal-td hum-bly 
 hop-ing that hiz hand wi-1 hol-d me. 16. Ev-ry 
 hum-n hart haz hiz on his-tr, hiz on hel-ps, hiz on 
 hin-dr-nsz, hiz on hop-s, hiz on hum-r-z and hiz on 
 hap-ns. 17. He had long held a hi pla-s in the 
 hum-n min-d, rou-z-ing hum-n hop, and hel-p-ing 
 hum-n hap-y-ns. 18. Hol-d honesty (on-es-t) of hart 
 in hi est-m, that yu ma hol-d ur hed hi, but no-t 
 haut-i-ly, am-ng men. 19. Hoo that haz herd the hir 
 re-j-strz ov that won-d-r-fl vois haz not had hiz hart 
 thri-ld az by the hil-nd hunt-rz hor-n? 
 
EXERCISES IN FINAL HOOKS AND CIRCLES. 35 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER INITIAL HOOKS. 
 
 I. Scu-d-ing aln-g undr the shor wi clo-s re-f-d 
 sa-l-z, we cro-s-t the li-n ov the cri-m-zn ti-d. 2. 
 Cre-s-t fa-ln at hiz supposed (spo-zd) fa-l-y-r he 
 clu-ng to the spa-d and spre-d him-sl to clo-z out 
 the jo-b. 3. Sca-r-s-ly had the sun cro-s-t the 
 ve-r-n-1 equi-nox (ek-n-x) when spri-ng, cla-d in her 
 lo-v-ly-st ga-r-b, spra-ng fu-1 blo-n int the la-p ov 
 win-tr. 4. In tho-z da-z prech-r-z li-c tha-r her-r-z 
 we-r cla-d in horn spu-n, and a clo-th su-t ov brown 
 waz a-thing ov beu-t. 5. He proch-d slo-ly, and 
 crow-dd clo-s-ly to the spe-c-r-z sta-nd, and, in the 
 ve-ry mi-d-st ov the spe-ch, whe-n the spe-c-r had 
 rech-d a mo-st el-o-q cli-m-x, the stran-jr spra-ng up 
 and cri-d loud-ly, spa-r the sca-p-got, crow-d the li-f 
 bot, the cra-c ov doo-m iz cum. 6. Hav-ing cre-dt 
 him-sl he tru-bl-d no-t abt the cre-dt ov oth-r-z. 7. 
 Gr-ef hath cra-z-d hiz wi-t-s. 8. What crac-r iz thi-s 
 sam that de-f-s our er-z. 9. The cra-b iz no-t a fi-sh. 
 lO.The-z caks ar cri-sp. 11. A ra-vn ev-r croc-s at 
 my sid. 
 
 EXERCISES IN FINAL HOOKS AND CIRCLES. 
 (Text Book, p. 82.) 
 
 I. He iz inclined (in-gl-nd) to ma-c a mo-c ov al 
 sa-crd-ingz. 2. For the sa-c ov su-c-ss, I be-g yu 
 to ma-c grat efrt. 3. I am se-c-ing for the do-ctr 
 fo-r a si-c man. 4. Hiz do-g du-g thru the mu-c and 
 
36 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 ce-pt up a grat howl-ing. 5. He fel and bro-c hiz 
 nee. 6. The fa-ct iz he iz too si-c to ma-c the 
 se-c-nd efrt. 7. Wi-1 yu ma-c me a ma-p ov the 
 se-c-nd pre-sn-ct? 8. This iz mu-ch to thi-c to ma-c 
 a good boo-c mar-c. 9. Nick (ni-c) bro-c the boo-c 
 ca-s lo-c. 10. What a fre-c; yu mu-st se-c in ev-ry 
 noo-c. ii. He fe-1 a mi-1 or mo-r and bro-c hiz ba-c. 
 12. The mon-c-s san-g a di-r-j li-c son-g. 13. I cu 
 not man-j to se-cr a sin-gl son-g bi-r-d. 14. The 
 poo-r mon-c san-g a sim-pl son-g and san-c to riz 
 and sin-g no mor. 15. He waz ve-ry fran-c in hiz 
 remar-cs and min-gld fre-ly wi the fre-nd-ly mon-c-s, 
 ma-c-ing men-y fre-ndz am-g them. 16. He wi-1 
 ma-c a sin-gl, sim-pl, sam-pl, ov the ni-cl bu-cl. 17. 
 How soon can yu man-j to bri-ng ba-c the ba-nk 
 boo-c? 
 
 EXERCISES IN THE CIRCLE H. AND R. 
 (Text Book, p. 84.) 
 
 I. He hid her hat in a hoi at the foot ov the hil. 
 2. She haz not fou-nd her hat, but her bro-thr fou-nd 
 it and had it on hiz hed. 3. Hoo li-v-z in thi-s 
 sma-1 hut? 4. Did the het hurt her? 5. Her how he 
 hurlz ep-tht-s at her. 6. The hi-st hil-z re-soun-dd 
 wi the ek-oz ov her vois. 7. Har-c to the ec-oz 
 how tha pla, Or hil and da-1 fa-r fa-r aw-a. 8. He 
 wi-1 hol-d yu in the hol-o ov hiz hand. 9. He herd 
 that she had bin hir-d to hol-d the re-st ov the 
 
EXERCISES IN THE DIGRAPHS CH, SH, WH. 37 
 
 hil-z agn-st him. 10. He haz had no re-zn to hir 
 her. ii. Her how he howl-z. 12. Hoo haz had a 
 hard-r ti-m than he haz? 13. Her how hart-ly he 
 duz la-f ha! ha! ha! hiz hoi hart se-mz to-b in ev-ry 
 ha! ha! ha! 14. He hit the hel-v a hard bio. 15. 
 The ro-cs wer co-vrd wi roo-c-s. 16. The ri-v-r-z 
 ru-n ra-pd-ly to the se. 17. He haz neth-r ri-m nor 
 re-zn. 18. Her oer (or) the ur-th az a stra-njr I 
 ro-m, Her iz no re-st, her iz no re-st. 
 
 EXERCISES IN THE DIGRAPHS CH, SH, WH. 
 (Text Book, p. 18.) 
 
 I. Why she did. so, whe-n she had her-s-1 cho-zn 
 wher she wu go, I do-nt no. 2. What el-s shud she 
 do, whil she waz tha-r wi her whel? 3. She shud 
 not-b too mu-ch in the shad, but shud-b wher the 
 su-nz ra-z cu fre-ly shi-n on her. 4. I shud li-c to 
 no at what pri-s whit whet iz so-ld. 5. Whi-z-ing 
 shel-z we-r whirl-ing wher-vr the eye cu whel. 6. 
 What cu-b dun to vvhi-p the whi-g-z int lin? 7. What 
 shud she choo-z whe-n she had-nt herd hiz choi-s? 
 8. Why do yu choo-z to whi-n whil the oth-r 
 chil-drn ar shout-ing in grat gle? 9. I can tel bet-r 
 whe-thr I wi-1, whe-n yu shal hav cho-zn. Wher-fr 
 shud I, whil yu hav-nt? 10. Re-ch hi-thr thy hand, 
 ii. The-z ar my wo-rdz which I spa-c unt yu whil 
 I waz ye-t wi yu. 12. Whe-n the cher-ing had hol-y 
 ses-d. 13. He re-d cha-ptr aft-r cha-ptr. 14. For 
 
38 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 what amnt did he ma-c hiz che-c? 15. What ar the 
 che-f char-j-z agn-st her? 16. The chur-ch haz long 
 cher-shd it am-ng her che-f ten-et-s. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER JOINED SUFFIXES. 
 (Text Book, Lesson xxii.) 
 
 Rule XII (a), list page 90. I. He gave (ga) us a 
 sin-gl, sim-pl beut-fl sym-bl. How can yu man-j 
 it? 2. He iz a good man-jr. 3. He man-j-z wel. 
 4. He iz an xel-nt man-jr. 5. The at-ms-fr iz fu-1 
 ov mi-azm. 6. Let us ap-l-i a ca-t-pl-azm. 7. 
 Ple-n-azm iz the us ov to men-y wo-rdz. 8. He 
 ma-d a ve-ry fe-bl atm-pt. 9. He waz ov hum-bl 
 bir-th. 10. He iz-nt li-bl fo-r it. II. Ar the-z 
 ve-gt-blz ed-bl? 12. Uth-fl, ign-o-bl, 'he waz 
 un-pr-prd fo-r lo-f-t po-z [see page 97] to which 
 [Remark. For which enlarge wh on i position, the enlarging 
 to suggest the final ch which is enlarged h~\ he had been 
 (had-bn) [minute b~\ elevated (el-v) [page 97]. 12. Hiz 
 comu-n-c [see prefixed com, page 112, and suffix cation, page 
 97] waz il-j-bl and he waz ineligble (in-1-j-bl) to the 
 position (po-z). 13. He iz ve-ry af-bl. 14. What a 
 romn-t-c drem. 15. The nu-m-t-c tube (tu-b) iz 
 ve-ry us-fl. 16. He iz thu-rly rad-cl in hiz vuz. 17. 
 He waz a grat ra-s-cl. 18. It iz an act ov the mo-st 
 pro-nn-st ras-cl-t. 19. It iz a ve-ry ra-s-cly act. 20. 
 It iz im-pr-c-t-cl. 21. It mu-st-b con-f-st the mar-ct 
 iz grat-ly de-pr-st. 22. Ir-n ra-n and le-dn hal. 23. 
 
. EXERCISES UNDER JOINED SUFFIXES. 39 
 
 It-s ded-n-ing in-fl-ns iz wid-ly fe-lt. 24. The-z we-r 
 ta-cn at ra-n-drn. 25. It iz a grat ba-r-gn. 26. Thi-cn 
 it wi sta-r-ch. 27. I hop tha wi-l-nt we-cn. 28. 
 What a fo-r-m-d-bl we-p-n. 29. The sto-r-m waz mo-st 
 te-r-f-c. 30. The ef-c-t wi-l-b somnific (somn-f-c). 
 31. Iz thi-s pla-nt flo-r-f-r-s? 32. Thi-s tre iz 
 ba-c-fr-s. 33. The-z bi-r-dz ar no-t ba-c-vr-s. 34. 
 The ca-lr-fr-s prop-r-tz ov the sun. 35. She iz-nt 
 ve-ry ca-rfl. 37. Hiz me-thd-z ar pe-s-fL 37. He 
 gave (ga) me a mer han-fl. 38. Su-ch prin-s-pl-z ar 
 har-m-fl. 39. What shal it prof-t a man if he shal 
 gan the hoi wo-rld and loo-z hiz on so-1? 40. Tha 
 mu-st pa a fo-r-f-t fo-r tha-r ra-sh-ns. 41. Wi-1 yu 
 certify (ser-t-f) thi-s? 42. Iz thi-s ur ser-t-f-ct? 43. 
 I can-nt testify (te-s-t-f). 44. The fa-ct-s mo-d-f it. 
 45. Min-gl them in equal (ec-1) part-s. 46. No-t a 
 sin-gl itm. 47. It iz-nt le-gl. It iz il-l-gl. 48. 
 Thot-fl uth augurizes (aug-r-iz-s) a nobl manhood 
 (man-hd). 49. Nor li-f-td up hiz vois in servile 
 (ser-vl) [minute retracing for vile] shout-s at sit ov that 
 grat ru-fn. 50. It iz a puerile (pu-rl) ar-g-mn-t. 51. 
 Such ju-vn-1 thot-s ar unsuited (un-s-td) to man-hd. 
 52. Yu mu-st ap-l-i to the mer-cn-t-1 aj-nt. 53. Su-ch 
 rel-izm shud hav no pla-s in spi-r-tl tru-th. 54. A 
 no-bl and lo-f-t patrt-izm. 55. Te-chr-z ov Ju-d-izm. 
 56. Her vois iz fu-1 ov fe-l-ing. 57. Hiz thot-s ar 
 ve-ry fe-1-ing-ly xpre-sd. 58. He ev-nsz a wi-1-ingns 
 to ad us. 59. Yu, I fe-r, do-nt rel-iz the im-prt-ns 
 
4O ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 ov it. 60. If he rel-izd it he wu cha-nj hiz co-rs. 
 61. I do-nt rel-sh it. 62. What iz hiz al-mn-t? 63. 
 One ov the best ov aliments (al-mn-ts). 64. It iz 
 ve-ry or-n-mnt-1. 65. Ar yu in a ve-ry grat hu-ry? 
 66. Al in a flu-ry. 67. Lo-ng li-v the me-ry, me-ry 
 hart. 68. Such fu-1-sh-ns iz un-x-p-c-td. 69. He iz 
 too ca-rls. 70. Ov co-rs it iz the re-z-lt ov 
 thot-1-s-ns. 71. It iz the re-z-lt ov thot-fl-ns. 72. 
 Let us av-oid it. 73. He waz grat-ly an-oid. 
 74. It iz al-owd in the bi-1. 75. She iz ve-ry 
 jel-s. 76. Av-oid that fu-rs do-g. 77. I fe-r hiz 
 min-d iz ca-l-s to al goo-d in-fl-nsz. 78. He iz-nt 
 wi-out hop. 79. Did yu cum wi-out her? 
 80. What ab-out it? Si. It can-nt-b al-oud. 
 82. Thru-out the ent-r his-tr. 83. Do-nt re-d al-oud. 
 84. No-t one pe-ny. 85. It iz ve-ry fu-ny. 86. In 
 sum snu-g noo-c. 87. It ra-nd from morn-ing unt-1 
 nit. 88. Iz she re-zin-d? 89. He waz grat-ly 
 ma-1-in-d. 90. He re-zn-d ov tem-pr-ns, ri-ch-s-ns 
 and ju-j-mn-t. 91. He ma-d an im-prt-u-nt ap-1 to 
 them. 92. The we-thr (dr) [see (o) page 75] iz qit 
 un-pl-zn-t. 93. At what our wi-1 yu be pre-zn-t? 94. 
 Iz thi-s ur im-pr-nt? 95. He wi-1 su-r-mn-t al 
 di-f-cl-tz. 96. What iz the in-fr-ns? 97. He iz too 
 ez-ly in-fl-ns-d. 98. It-s resonance (re-z-nn-s) iz 
 re-ma-r-c-bl. 99. Grat re-cm-p-ns ov re-w-rd. 100. 
 The de-c-d-ns ov mon-r-c-y. 101. He waz in 
 im-nn-t pe-rl. 102. She iz a ve-ry em-nn-t pe-an-s-t, 
 
EXERCISES UNDER DETACHED TERMINALS. 4! 
 
 103. Thi-s wi-1 se-rv to aug-mn-t her gre-f. 104. 
 Hiz man-r iz ve-ry pe-r-mp-tr (tory). 105. We-r-d 
 wi hiz consta-nt both-r she prep-r-d to di-s-ms him. 
 106. Tru fren-ship re-qui-rz three things (thre-ingz), 
 virt-u, society, (sos-i-t) and pro-f-t. 107. Fren-shp 
 iz one ov the mo-st beut-fl fel-ingz. 108. Wo-rsh-p 
 on-ly God. 109. Hor-smn-sh-p iz a no-bl art. no. 
 Be ca-rfl no-t to men-shn what-vr iz no-t in good 
 ta-s-t. in. Iz it ur int-n-shn to ap-l-i fora pen-shn? 
 212. The pa-shn ov ang-r iz hurt-fl to al mi-ndz, and 
 al pa-shnz shud-b tem-prd wi wiz-dm. 113. That waz 
 han-sm-ly dun. 114. What a loth-sm [enlarge /for lth\ 
 be-ing. 115. Av-oid be-ing qua-rl-sm. 116. She iz 
 ve-ry lo-n-sm. 117. Th-is iz not wholesome (hol-sm) 
 foo-d. 1 1 8. Let us wa-k fa-str. 119. Wi-1 yu wear 
 (war) ur du-str? 120. Hiz no-shnz ar sin-str. 121. 
 He iz ve-ry ac-tv. 122. What iz ur mo-tv? 123. Ta-c 
 thi-s az a se-d-tv. 124. Le-s than a mi-l-yn. 125. 
 He iz a civilian (si-vl-yn). 126. He iz a ju-st 
 hist-r-yn. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER DETACHED TERMINALS. 
 
 Ride XII (b), pages 88,9310 97. I. Iz it ur purps to 
 en-a new mezhrz? 2. Hav yu alrdy en-a, or ar yu 
 now en-a such mezhrz? 3. We ar now try-ing to 
 seer thar en-a. 4. Wil it-nt re-a agnst yu? 5. 
 Iz this ad-a to ur purps? 6. We ar now ad-a it. 
 7. We ar try-ing to ef-c its ad-a. 8. He haz grat 
 
42 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 ad-a facility (fa-sl-t). 9. Hiz rcmarcs wer very 
 in-a. 10. Do yu thin-c yu wil-b abl to el-e him? 
 ii. A plurl-ty wil el-e him. 12. We ar now el-e 
 him. 13. Tomro wil ocr the el-e. 14. The 
 indpndnt us ov tha-r el-e franchiz. 15. Hav 
 yu pre-e a clam to the secshn? 16. We shal soon 
 pre-e one. 17. We shal mac a pre-e clam. 18. 
 We ar now pre-e it. 19. This iz ve-ry provoking 
 (pro-v-o). 20. I am gratly prov-o at it. 21. What 
 cauz ov prov-o had yu? 22. Wil yu ad-o the 
 pl-an? 23. We hav alrdy ad-o it. 24. Why did yu 
 ad-o it? 25. I did not wish its ad-o. 26. When 
 do yu predict (pred-i) hiz retrn? 27. I can mac 
 no pred-i. 28. Do yu thine the stricrz wil be 
 evicted (ev-i)? 29. No, ev-i wil only mac matrz 
 wo-rs. 30. Iz this a prod-u ov that climt? 31. 
 No, but it haz simlr prod-u. 32. Plez do-nt intr-u 
 me. 33. I do-nt wish to intr-u yu. 34. Yu hav 
 alrdy intr-u me. 35. I am sory for the intr-u. 36. 
 When wil yu rev-ew thi-s? 37. I am now rev-ew 
 it. 38. Dont an-oy him. 39. I dont wish to an-oy 
 him. 40. I dont wish to-b an an-oy to him. 41. 
 Can yu not al-ow me this clam? 42. It haz-bn 
 al-ow. 43. In al-ow it I do-nt admt it to-b just. 
 44. What a megr al-ow yu hav ma-d. 45. A larj 
 clam iz-nt al-ow. 46. Haz the Jonez' wil bin 
 pro-b? 47. It haz bin submtd for pro-b. 48. Iz he 
 am-b? 49. Yes, fu-1 ov amb. 50. When wil he 
 
EXERCISES UNDER DETACHED TERMINALS. 43 
 
 dis-tri-b them. 51. Tha hav bin distri-b. 52. Tha 
 ar on hand now for distri-b. 53. Do-nt up-br me. 
 54. I am-nt up-br yu. 55. I hav-nt up-br yu. 56. I 
 do-nt up-br yu. 57. What duz that ind-c? 58. It 
 ind-c nuth-ing. 59. It iz-nt ind-c ov en-thing 60. 
 What iz the ind-c? 61. What ar the ind-c? [Remark. 
 Write the c close at the right, instead of under the ind, thus 
 placing it higher, and indicating a following s.] 6l. Wil he 
 pros-c us? 62. He haz pros-c me alrdy. 63. He 
 iz now pros-c us. 64. How can he pros-c us? 65. 
 I do-nt fer hiz pros-c. 66. Yu shud-nt des-cr 
 the da. 67. I do-nt des-cr it. 68. I can-nt des-cr it. 
 69. I am-nt des-cr it. 70. I hav-nt des-cr it. 71. I 
 do-nt aprv ov its des-cr. 72. This iz very inds-cr. 
 73. He acts inds-cr. 74, What an inds-cr act. 75. 
 What inds-cr. 76. Waz he se-cl in hiz habts? 77. 
 Yes, he sot comple-t se-cl. 78. Iz the act con-cl? 
 79. It iz now be-ing con-cl. 80. It iz ner its con-cl. 
 81. Iz the evdns con-cl? 82. It iz now ner-ly con-cl. 
 83. It iz con-cl. 84. Yes, it iz nerly con-cl. 
 85. The mischf iz in-clc. 86. Wil it do to 
 in-clc su-ch prinsplz? 87. Tha shud-nt-b in-clc. 
 88. Iz not hiz manr very se-d? 89. Yes, he 
 movz very se-d. 90. Wil this mezhr xpe-dt 
 the matr? 91. I hop yu wil-b mor xpe-d 
 in the futr. 92. I wil try to do it xpe-d. 93. I 
 wil try to do it wi xpe-d. 94. Wil yu try to intr-d 
 the bil? 95. I wil intr-d it. 96. I am intr-d it. 
 
44 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 97. I wil seer its intr-d. 98. I wil se that it iz intr-d. 
 99. How mu-ch wil yu de-dct from the amn-t? 100. 
 I can de-dct nuth-ing. 101. I hav al-rdy de-dct fiv 
 poundz. 102. I cu mac no de-dct. 103. Why did 
 yu hav him in-dt? 104. I did-nt hav him in-dt. 105. 
 But I had the in-dt red. 106. What did he con-f? 
 107. He con-f nuth-ing. 108. He wil-nt con-f. 109. 
 He wil mac no con-f. no. Why wil he not con-f 
 in yu? in. He duz con-f in me. 112. He con-f in 
 me daly. 113. He con-f in no one els. 114. Iz 
 this su-f? 115. Yes, it iz su-f. 116. Iz he-nt very 
 of-f? 117. Yes, he iz very of-f. 118. Yes, he iz 
 of-f inclnd. 119. He iz inclnd tob of-f. 120. 
 Did yu con-f hiz prop-z? 121. Yes, we con-f both 
 ov hiz prop-z. 122. We hop to accom-plsh it-s 
 con-f. 123. Did he af-fl wi them? 124. No, tha 
 did-nt af-fl. 125. Tha hav alwz af-fl. 126. Yes, ther 
 iz a very pleznt stat ov af-fl xist-ing twen them. 
 127. Can yu in-fl the bal? 128. No, it can-nt-b 
 in-fl. 129. Ar yu not in-fl it now? 130. Yes, I am 
 try-ing to se-cr its in-fl. 131. Why duz glas re-frc 
 the raz ov lit? 132. I do-nt undrstnd re-frc. 133. 
 What iz the cauz ov the re-frc ov the ra? 134. 
 Wil the intr-sts ov the two (tu) institutions (in-st-t 
 or in-st) con-flc? 135. No, I thine ther wil-b no 
 con-flc ov intrsts. 136. Do yu se the re-flc ov thoz 
 trez in the watr? 137. Yes, it iz a most beutfl 
 re-flc. 138. The anglz ov insdns and ov reflc ar 
 
EXERCISES UNDER DETACHED TERMINALS. 45 
 
 opzt and eel. 139. Ar yu <3ne ov the del-g? 140. 
 Yes, I am a del-g. 141. What ar yu del-g to do? 
 142. The del-g hav-nt bin in-str. 143. When wil 
 the del-g met? 144. Wil the parts co-h? 145. 
 Yes co-h haz al-rdy be-gn. 146. What iz the di-fr-ns 
 twen co-h and ad-h? 147. Rip's sol domestic 
 (dom-e) ad-h waz hiz dog Wolf, hoo waz az 
 much henpct az waz hiz mastr. 148. How much 
 ov the estt did he in-hrt? 149. He in-hrt 
 one-frth ov the in-hrt. 150. He thincs the 
 argmnt wil an-hl hiz opnnts. 151. Do yu thine 
 thar an-hl iz posbl? 152. No, it iz impsbl to 
 an-hl them. 153. Why do yu ob-j to this? 154. I 
 do-nt ob-j to it. 155. Why did yu mac ob-j? 156. 
 I did-nt mac ob-j. 157. .Ar yu-nt now ob-j? 158. 
 No, I do-nt ob-j. 159. What iz the sub-j undr dis-c? 
 160. Ther iz no sub-j be-ing dis-c. 161. Iz the pupl 
 permntly di-1? 162. No, it iz-nt di-1. 163. What 
 cauzz the pupl to di-1? 164. Thar ar vars cauzz 
 for its di-1. 165. When did the tranz col-1? 166. 
 What tranz hav col-1? 167. I hav not herd ov a 
 col-1; wher did the col-1 ocr? 168. I hav-nt herd 
 wher the col-1 did tac plas. 169. The entr body 
 ar de-1. 170. What haz de-1 them? 171. The de-1 
 argmnts ov thar ledrz. 172. I supposed (spo-z-d) 
 them incpbl ov de-1. 173. Hav yu est-m the 
 cost? 174. I hav mad no est-m. Hoo wil est-m 
 it? 175. I hav had no int-m az to hoo wil est-m 
 
46 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 it. 176. Duz he xpect rjro-m? 177. He haz alrdy 
 bin pro-m. 178. What waz the cauz ov hiz pro-m? 
 179. He iz very emotional (e-m). 180. His wordz 
 and manr stir the e-m. 181. I hop the sentns wil 
 be com-m. 182. It haz bin com-m. 183. What waz 
 the rezn for its com-m? 184. Wu it-nt-b wel to 
 apli an emollient (e-ml)? 185. What emolument 
 (e-ml) iz ofrd him? 186. How much wil yu do-n? 
 187. I wil-nt do-n en-thing. 188. I hav alrdy do-n 
 al I cu. 189. I shal mac my do-n persnly. 190. I 
 do-nt blev in public do-n ov this carctr. 191. Iz-nt 
 the evnt sig-nf? 192. Sig-nf ov what? 193. What 
 duz it sig-nf? 194. It sig-nf nuth-ing. 395. It-s 
 sig-nf iz-nt obvious (ob-v). 196. Wil the parts 
 soon agn u-n? [Dot on u position with n under it.] 197. 
 Tha hav u-n. 188. Tha ar u-n. 199. Tha ar redy to 
 u-n. 200. What iz the def-n? 201. Thar tech-ingz 
 ar very per-n. 202. Do yu thine this pross wil-b 
 saf to comminute (com-n) this? 203. Yes, it iz 
 plan-ly be-5ng com-n now. 204. I thine it wil 
 accom-plsh its com-n very soon. 205. Shal yu 
 part-p in the xerszz? 206. I did ants-p parts-p in 
 them. 207. He semz to-b very im-p ov restrnt. 208. 
 This room iz-nt su-f ca-p to accom-dt so meny. 
 209. The deznz ar not very ap-pr. 210. Do yu thine 
 tha sem ap-pr? 211. The room waz very ap-pr 
 arnjd. 212. Do yu thine the ap-pr wil-b mad? 213. 
 Let us com-p it. 214. I hav com-p it. 215. It ha? 
 
EXERCISES UNDER DETACHED TERMINALS. 47 
 
 bin com-p. 216. We can-nt mak a cor-e com-p. 
 217. We can-nt cor-e com-p it. 218. What iz ur 
 oc-p? 219. How can God contm-pl the humn famly 
 in eny degr ov sats-fc? 220. How do we no that 
 God iz capbl ov contm-pl? 221. He must-b a 
 contm-pl be-ing. 222. Iz the wore now com-pl? 223. 
 Yes, it iz nerly com-pl. 224. He iz now com-pl it. 
 225. I implore (im-plr) yu to her me. 226. Your 
 im-plr iz van. 227. He iz very im-pl. 228. Yes, hiz 
 act waz im-pl. 229. If fath iz the rezlt ov a divn 
 im-pl it iz the act ov God and not ov man. 230. Hiz 
 im-pl iz quit evdnt. 231. The arnjmnts (ar-nj) wer 
 quit inad-q. 232. Yes, thar inad-q waz evdnt. 233. 
 Hiz intgr-t iz unquestioned (un-q). 234. Yes, it iz 
 un-q tru. 235. This iz un-q the best thing to do. 
 236. Iz it an ant-q muzm? 237. Instructed (in-str) 
 by the ant-q Timz, He must, he iz, he can-nt but be 
 wiz. 238. Do-nt deride (de-r) us. 239. The Pharises 
 (far-sz) als de-r him. 240. Hiz parsit waz wont de-r 
 to advz him. 241. I waz a de-r to al my pepl. 242. 
 De-r taunts wer spred from gest to gest. 243. The 
 sudn apa-r ov the fo. 244. Let us intro-g the grat 
 apa-r that shinz so pesfly arnd us. 245. A fe-r look. 
 246. Thar curi-o waz litl short ov fe-r. 247. And ecn 
 fe-r fetr grim wi ooz. 248. Christianity (xan-t) haz 
 abated (a-b) the fe-r ov war. 249. The ung ardnt 
 sol that entrz on this world with vo-r insit wil fin-d 
 it a mad on. 250. Cretrz by thar vo-r per-n hav 
 
48 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 comnly fewr ung wunz. 251. How can yu compn-s 
 for this act? 252. Al the welth and trezhr ov the 
 Indies (in-dz) can nevr compn-s to a man for the 
 los ov hiz lif. 253. Lie that silkn compn-s that 
 bloomz out ov the cacts. 254. The compn-s ov the 
 old drama. 255. Al the compn-s forsz ov ar and 
 watr. 256. Wher shal I in-scr my nam? 257. Am I 
 in-scr hiz heir (ar) for sertn? 258. O! let thy wuns 
 lovd frend in-scr thy ston. 259. She left this 
 ostentatious (os-tn) in-scr. 260. Did he pre-scr for 
 yu? 261, Yes, he ga me this pre-scr. 262. It vvaz 
 the most con-sp fact. 263. Tha stand out con-sp 
 abv al. 264. Thar rit-ingz atrct mor redrz by the 
 authrz con-sp. 265. To initiate (in-sh) iz to begin or 
 entr upn. 266. Then and thar in-sh the party. 267. 
 Yu ar-nt au-d enf to in-sh yourself (ursl). 268. I 
 waz-nt in-sh int eny rudmnts untl nerly for yerz ov 
 aj. 269. The king himsl in-sh to the powr. . 270. 
 Silns iz the firs-thing that iz taut us at our in-sh. 
 171. Baptzm iz a consta-nt in-sh of the church. 272. 
 That the in-st and re-st ov the world mit-b both 
 raut wi wun hand. 273. The camlz form an in-st of 
 India (inda). 274. Do yu blong to this in-st? 275. 
 It iz-nt to-b found in the con-st. 276. Ther waz 
 grat de-st thruout the land. 277. Enf to ob-str hiz 
 purps. 278. He waz an ob-str. 279. An asmbly fre 
 from ob-str. 280. He haz wel ernd the rep-t ov 
 ob-str. 281. We wu per-svv our feloz to this or that. 
 
EXERCISES UNDER DETACHED TERMINALS. 49 
 
 Anthr self within (w-in) our iz di-sw him. 282. 
 My vois dis-sw. 283. But for the di-sw of two iz, 
 that mac wi him foul wethr or fin da. 284. He 
 prezntd a harty di-sw from it. 285. Infrm ech part 
 and aj-t the hoi. 286. The ladies (ladiz) si and aj-t 
 thar fanz. 286. The mind ov man iz aj-t by vars 
 pashnz. 288. It waz hotly aj-t. 289. She burst out 
 at last in an aj-t ton. 290. In a stat ov conti-nyl 
 aj-t. 291. Went awa in grat aj-t. 292. The rich 
 advantage (advn-t or ad-vn) of good xersz. 293. 
 What iz a man ad-vn if he gan the hoi world and 
 looz him-sl or be cast awa. 294. It iz obzrvd ov 
 wolvz that when tha go to the fold for pra, tha 
 wil-b shur to ad-vn themselvz ov the wind. 295. 
 It waz ad-vn situated (sit-w). 296. When tha ar 
 ad-vn sit-w in lif. 297. He had a star to il-str hiz 
 birth. 298. Jursts turnd statsmn hav il-str evry part 
 ov our histry. 299. Ech new fact il-str mor clerly 
 300. Analogy (an-a) [see alogy, page 98] howvr iz-r 
 proof, but il-str. 301. Can yu il-str this? 302. I hav 
 il-str it. 303. It nedz no furthr il-str, for it iz alrdy 
 perfctly il-str. 304. And an enthusiast (en-th) in 
 poetry. 305. The noblest en-th cu not help it. 306. 
 A ung man ov a visionary (vi-zhn) and en-th 
 carctr. 307. I becm en-th fond ov a quit lif. 308. 
 How can we el-v ourslvz but by the el-v ov the 
 rezn? 309. The compe-tn-s ov man to el-v and to-b 
 el-v iz varsly regrdd. 310. He iz spo-zd to-b a litl 
 
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 cl-v and nobdy hedz him. 311. The el-v ov the land 
 iz cauzd by what? 312. If he evade (e-v) us. 313. 
 He iz anxious (anshs) to e-v it. 314. Baflz hiz nolj 
 and e-v hiz powrz. 215. Jher can be no e-v ov this 
 point. 316. Hiz ansrz wer very e-v and ambiguous 
 (am-bg). 317. I ansrd e-v. 318. That must not 
 divert (di-vr) the cors ov justs. 319. I hav bin 
 vastly di-vr wi the story. 320. The litl plaz wer 
 very di-vr to me. 321. Mer di-vr from the propr 
 ob-j. 322. Duz this devolve (de-vl) on me? 323. 
 In what di-rc duz the urth re-vl? 324. By a mor or 
 les in-vl pross ov rezn-ing. 325. It iz in-vl in 
 mi-stry. 326. It iz a grat in-vn. 327. He iz ov an 
 in-vn turn ov mind. 328. Gratly to hiz ad-vn. 329. 
 It iz very ad-vn. 330. Much to hiz disd-vn. 331. 
 The town iz beutfly sit-w. 332. Beut-fl for sit-w iz 
 Zion (zin). 333. Let it-b perpt-w. 334. It iz very 
 ve-x. Yu must tak a litl rel-x. 
 
 Rule XII (c), page 98. I. This iz a mi-t city (si-t) 
 ov grat beu-t. 2. Hiz spech waz very wi-t and hiz 
 argmnts wa-t. 3. Tha striv mi-t but et and drinc az 
 frendz. 4. And he cried mi-t wi a loud vois, Babln 
 the grat si-t iz fain. 5. Wil it plez ur mi-t to wash 
 ur handz? 6. How soon mi-t mets mizery. 7. Ther 
 is naut mor mi-t than man. 8. Iz this hiz na-t land? 
 9. Yes, this iz the land ov hiz na-t. 10. The wethr 
 iz very win-tr. II, The plezher iz but momn-tr. 12. 
 He emrjd from the monas-tr. 13. He stood on a hi 
 
EXERCISES UNDER DETACHED TERMINALS. 5! 
 
 promn-tr. 14. It was ner the cloz ov the last 
 century (sen-tr). 15. Thez shelz vver found in the 
 es-t ov the Sant Lavvrns rivr. 16. What ma-s pilz 
 ar her. 17. Hiz language (lang) waz evasive (ev-s). 
 18. Evry pashn iz a short fren-z. 19. The pepl fren-z 
 by a sen-try ov op-pr. 20. Thez mezhrz wer very 
 op-pr. 21. It iz op-pr hot. 22. The morn-ing waz 
 very fro-st. 23. The fro-st atmsfr persd us to the 
 bon. 24. Grat iz the mi-str ov Godlins. 25. God 
 movz in a mi-str wa hiz wondrz to perfrm. 26. He 
 shooc hiz hed mi-str. 27. He told us wi an ar ov 
 much mi-str, to wat and se. 29. What iz hiz li-b 
 for? 29. What iz the amnt ov hiz li-b? 30. What 
 ar the itmz ov hiz li-b? 31. He duz not reliz hiz 
 in-b. 32. Herz iz a charm-ing af-b. 33. Hiz am-b iz 
 obvs to al. 34. Ther iz an analogy (an-a) 
 twen-thingz, and won-thing haz an-a to or wi anthr; 
 az, an an-a twen iern-ing and lit, lern-ing be-ing to the 
 mind what lit iz to the eye. 35. The ef-e of histr-cl 
 red-ing iz in meny respcts an-a to that prodsd by 
 travl. 36. A word cor-sp wi anthr iz an an-a term. 
 37. A prins iz an-a styld a pilt, be-ing to the stat 
 az a pilt iz to the vesl. 38. Man iz an an-a and stndz 
 re-1 in al ob-j. 39. The siens which trets ov the 
 proprtz ov the minrl speshz iz cald minr-a. 40. The 
 xact minr-a hav re-j it. 41. Iz this a minr-a tabl? 
 42. Biology (bi-o) iz the siens ov lif and 
 liv-ing-thingz. 43. One scild in the siens iz a bi-o. 
 
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 44. To mesmriz iz to bi-o and won hoo practsz 
 mesmr-izm iz a bi-o. 45. Natrl the-o iz the nol ov 
 God de-r from hiz works. 46. He hoo iz versd in 
 the-o iz a the-o. 47. The art ov rapd rit-ing iz cald 
 sten-o; won hoo practsz the art iz cald a sten-o; and 
 whatvr pertnz to the art iz cald sten-o. 48. What 
 distncshn do yu mac twen theology (the-o) and 
 theosophy (the-o) in rit-ing thez wordz? 49. Ther 
 ar mor-thingz in hevn and urth, Horasho, than ar 
 dremd ov in our fil-o. 50. One hoo specu-1 on 
 the natr ov-thingz iz cald a fil-o, and such spec-1 iz 
 cald fil-o. 51. Did yu sa geography (je-o) or 
 geology (je-o); and what difrns do yu mac in riting 
 thez termz? 52. Men hoo can her the decl-r and fel 
 no self reproch. 53. We send yu our cat-1. 54. 
 Hiz wel non pi-i. 55. Ar yu a member ov the 
 com-i? 56. Blast-ing the long quiet ov my brest, 
 wi anml het and dir insn-i. 57. The er shud nevr-b 
 clozd to the cal of humn-i. 
 
 EXERCISES UNDER PREFIXES. 
 (Text Book, p. m, 112.) 
 
 I. Can yu accomodate (ac-dt) me wi a statmnt ov 
 my acnt? 2. Iz he ac-bl for hiz acts? 3. The awfl 
 ida ov ac-blt. 4. Wil yu rendr me a statmnt "ov 
 ac-crnt? 5. It waz cler that the new ad-trshn waz to 
 hav strong op-z from the first. 6. For this ad-trshn. 
 7. Hoo iz the apntd ad-trtr? 8. Iz she apntd 
 
EXERCISES UNDER PREFIXES. 53 
 
 ad-trx? 9. A divr hoo by long habt waz almst gron 
 am-bs. 10. Armd wi the curvd rib ov sum big 
 am-bn tha ar pla-ing bal and bat. 11. The erlst 
 am-thtrz wer mad ov wood. 12. Natr iz prolfc and 
 am-dxtrs. 13. Shufl-ing and am-dxtrs del-ingz. 14. 
 Ignrnt az I waz ov the humn fram, and ov its 
 latnt powrz, az regardd sped, fors, and am-dxtrty. 
 15. By what au-ty dost thou thez-thingz and hoo ga 
 thee this au-ty? 16. Thevz for thar rob-ing hav 
 au-ty. 17. An act which congrs aln iz compe-tnt to 
 au-iz. 1 8. The au-zshn ov lawz. 19. The law ov 
 du-t remanz au-tv, but itz au-ty semz scarsly az awfl 
 az formrly. 20. He specs az on hav-ing au-ty. 21. 
 He specs au-tvly. 22. Few men no how to coma-nd 
 [dot on a position for coma]. 23. We come-nd yu to the 
 cindns ov hiz gras. 24. How cud yu comi-t so grat 
 a brech ov good manrz? 25. Why shud yu two 
 coni-v togthr to do thus? 26. What duz this 
 conta-n? 27. Its conte-nts ar unnn. 28. Why did 
 yu contri-v this on this contra-ctd plan? 29. It iz 
 contra-ry to the prinsplz in al simlr contri-vnsz. 30. 
 Wil yu contri-bt to hiz conser-v-try ? 31. I do-nt 
 fuly compre-hnd hiz contri-vns. 32. Why du yu 
 compla-n? 33. What cauz hav yu for compla-nt? 
 34. I hav mad no compla-nt. 35. I hav-nt compla-nd, 
 but do-nt considr that I hav bin compli-mntd in the 
 contra-ct. 36. Duz this confl-ct wi yur constru-cshn? 
 37. It iz be-ynd my compre-hnshn. 38. It iz 
 
54 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 contra-ry to the consti-tshn. 39. If yu can-nt 
 confor-m to the cred how can yu xpect to be 
 confir-md? 40. Waz this a larg congre-gshn? 41. 
 Hav yu the last copy ov the congre-shnl glob? 42. 
 Under what circumstances (circum-stnsz) can yu 
 contri-bt? 43. The circum-ambnt ar. A circum-amb-1. 
 44. Tha that wer ov the circum-szhn conte-ndd wi 
 him. 45. The brod circum-frns. 46. We spend tim 
 in a van circumfr-ns. 47. A fas al circum-fsd wi lit. 
 48. A larg xtent ov circum-jsnt coun-tr. 49. We 
 hav lost tim by circml-cshn. 50. The circum-scrpshn 
 iz much defasd. 51. A concomitant (c-tnt) plezhr. 
 52. Desn-s iz c-tnt to virtue (viru). 53. He mad 
 him the chef c-tnt ov hiz heir (ar) aprnt. 54. The 
 othr c-tnt iz hard hartd-ns. 55. Let us-b dismissed 
 (ds-mist). 56. Tha wer ds-mmbrd. 57. The dz-mal 
 swamp. 58. It shud-nt-b ds-sevrd. 59. I hop it-wil-nt 
 cauz ds-cord. 60. An xelnt ds-cors. 61. When did 
 yu mac the ds-covry? 62. He semz to-b wel ds-pozd. 
 63. In grat ds-tres. 64. Very grat disli-c. [Remark. 
 Enlarge ds for disl placing it on / position for disli and add c.] 
 65. Hoom the electric (el-e) shoe disli-ncd wi shrecs 
 and laftr. 66. Tha shud-b dislo-jd. 67. He waz 
 very ds-curts. 68. It wil-nt do to dsr-grd it. 
 [Remark. Shade ds loop for disr.] 69. From discontent 
 (d-tnt) groz trezn. 70. When d-tnt sits hevy at my 
 hart. 71. He waz a d-tnt; a dizezd body and a 
 d-tntd mind. 72. She nuthing sed, no wordz ov 
 
EXERCISES UNDER PREFIXES. 55 
 
 d-tntment did from her lips ariz. 73. The ef-e ov 
 this waz to work a d-tinns. 74. A d-tnus path. 75. 
 Thez warz dran and d-md the king. 76. A statut 
 very d-mds. 77. Becz ov the d-dsns ov the plas. 
 78. Yu go abt wiout d-md-t. 79. I am xtremly d-pzd 
 when I her scandl. 80. A perplxt d-pshn. 81. Grat 
 d-pzhr ov mind. 82. Gratly d-srtd. 83. Utr d-frmty. 
 84. Nuth-ing but wekns, d-ncshn and confu-shn. 85. 
 One morn a Peri at the gat, Ov Edn stud d-slt. 
 86. The pepl ar dissatisfied (dst-fd). 87. Standing 
 arnd in dst-fd silns. 88. The dst-fd fashnz. 89. One 
 unfrm rul wu probly hav bin dst-fctry. 90. He 
 must-b sensbl ov thar dst-fcshn. 91. Joind to this 
 equability (ec-blt) ov carctr. 92. The bord ov 
 ecl-zshn. 93. Good tempr or ec-nmty. 94. The sentr 
 standz an ec-dstnt plas. 95. An ec-ltrl bivalve 
 (bivlv). 96. Thris the ec-ncshl lin he crost. 97. Our 
 chnjfl ec-nxsz. 98. The ec-pmnt ov the flet waz 
 comple-t. 99. I find the reznz nerly ec-pndrnt. 100. 
 Yes, quit ec-pndrs. 101. Ec-ptnshl planz and 
 ec-ptnshl linz. 102. Sho-ing the ec-blns ov the-thing. 
 103. It iz ec-vlnt to a coma-nd. 104. For thez 
 reznz he haz cut but an ec-cl figr. 105. The fals-t 
 ov ec-cshn. 106. Hiz first encomium (en-um) iz that 
 the sun loocs not upn a bravr. 107. Looc how my 
 ring en-psth thy fingr. 108. By this en-psmnt and 
 drift ov question. 109. Lev this ken en-tr ov our 
 wits, no. X)l thez en-trz. in. Trid to encourage 
 
56 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 (enr-j) him. 112. VVi good enr-jmnt. 113. The 
 encourager (enr-jr) ov artz. 114. Tha pushd on 
 enr-jingly. 115. Ar governable (g-bl) by humn 
 menz. 116. Undr the anjlz g-ans benign (benn). 
 117. The g-es ov a hous. nS. VJhy haz g-mnt bin 
 in-st at al? 119. Ther iz no pos-b ov g-mntl ad. 
 120. Pardnd by the g-or. 121. The g-or jenrl ov 
 India (inda). 122. He iz a hypochondriac (hi-cndrc) 
 iz he-nt? 123. Yes, he iz af-c wi hi-cndry. 124. Far 
 hi-crt yu sec to chet in van. 125. And the hi-crt's 
 hop shal persh. 126. Hi-crtcl pro-f. 127. A hi-fsft 
 iz a salt obtnd by combi-ning hi-fsfrc asid wi a bas. 
 
 128. Hi-fsft iz a compou-nd ov hi-fsfrs and a bas. 
 
 129. Hi-fsfrs iz fosfrs and ocsjn. 130. Hi-slft iz a 
 compou-nd ov hi-slfrs asid and a salfibl bas. 131. 
 Hi-slfrs iz a compou-nd ov sulfr and ocsjn. 132. 
 The longst sid ov a rit angld triangl iz cald the 
 hi-nus. 133. Raz what yu can on thar valu by 
 hi-cshn. 134. When sum hi-ss absrd and van. 135. 
 Must ov-crs-b in-a grat degr hi-thtcl. 136. When 
 my inaccessible (inc-ssbl) handz shal fal on thee. 
 
 137. Thar inc-tv condi-shn had brot it upn them. 
 
 138. Tha ar inc-crdnt. 139. Not merly a few instnsz 
 ov inc-rsy, but he iz ofn inc-rt in hiz statmnts. 140. 
 I nevr saw en-thing so wee and inc-tv. 141. Thez 
 indiscernible (is-zrnbl) condishnz. 142. Dul natr, 
 stupd and is-plnbl. 143. Nuth-ing can-b to us a law 
 which iz by us is-cvrbl. 144. Do-nt spec is-crtly. 
 
EXERCISES UNDER PREFIXES. 57 
 
 145. My frendz rash is-crshn. 146. The ida ov blind 
 or is-crmnt forgvns. 147. The victimz ov an 
 is-crmnting spirit. 148. The pro-tc ov g-mnt iz 
 is-pnsbl. 149. It mad him rathr is-pozd than sic. 
 150. A jenrl is-po-z tord blev-ing. 151. He is-trsly 
 conse-ld hiz nam. 152. An is-trl xi-b. 153. That 
 which can-nt be consu-md by fir iz incombustible 
 (in-bstbl). 154. Numbrz hav-ing no comn divizr 
 xept un-i ar sed to-b in-mshrbl. 155. Menz 
 in-mnshrt to our wants. 156. We ar in-mdd by want 
 ov room. 157. Undrstnd-ing iz in-mncbl. 158. The 
 Chinez ar an in-mncbl nashn. 159. Her wordz do 
 sho her wit in-prbl. 160. Newtn waz in-prbly the 
 gratst fil-o. 161. We ar too ful ov in-pashn. 162. 
 Yu ar in-ptbl to liv wi-al. 163. In-ptbl wi hiz wee 
 and insnt natr. 164. By in-ptnt menz. 165. In-ptnt 
 az he waz. 166. It iz very in-plt. 167. In spas 
 in-prhnsbl. 168. Tha ar in-prsbl. 169. Such a cors 
 iz in-svbl. 170. The histry ov siens temz wi 
 in-svbltz. 171. Hiz argmnt waz in-clsv. 172. 
 Obstntly in-frmbl. 173. What pleznt in-grtz ar thez. 
 
 174. Mad up ov in-grs parts in in-sdrbi numbrz. 
 
 175. Very in-sdrt. 176. Men ar ofn in-sdrt. 177. 
 The fool liz hid in in-sstnsz. 187. Wi in-slbl distrs 
 she grevd. 179. That .which iz not ezly sen iz 
 in-spcs. 180. O! swar not by the moon, the in-stnt 
 moon. 181. The humn hand iz an in-tstbl proof ov 
 a De-i. 182. I wil in-tnntly drown mysl. 183. 
 
58 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 Abslut in-trlbl powr. 184. That which can-nt-b 
 contro-ld iz in-trlbl. 185. One grat in-vnns ov humn 
 lif. 186. To atan the gratst numbr ov ad-vn wi the 
 fewst in-vnnsz. 187. One metl iz in-vrtbl in anthr. 
 188. To mix or blend iz to in-prt. 189. The act ov 
 in-prshn or the stat ov being in-prt. 190. Yu thine 
 the pes iz in-rct? 191. An in-jbl druncrd. 192. Our 
 bodz shal-b changd int in-rptbl and immtrl substn-sz. 
 193. This corrptbl shal put on in-rpshn. 194. To 
 mov the incmbnt (in-bnt) lod tha try, and fly in-bnt 
 on the dusty ar. 195. Enything that impdz moshn 
 or acshn iz an in-brns. 196. Not capbl ov being 
 recognizd iz irrecognizable (ir-nzbl). 197. It iz 
 ir-slbl. 198. That ir-slbl sizm ov per-d and apstsy. 
 199. Such an ir-slmnt tween God and mamn. 200. 
 How ir-slmnt wi our brethrn voidz al our adrs to 
 God. 201. Far mor magnanimous (m-ms) than to 
 assume (asum). 202. The respns ov m-mty in evry 
 aj. 203. Dic-t by m-mty. 204. A m-ms pol-s. 205. 
 In a m-ms manr iz m-mty (or m-m-t). 206. And 
 yet yu do missek. 207. A misshpd figr. 208. Misstat 
 a question (Q). 209. Adam misthot ov her so der. 
 2IO. Tha hav misconsvd (mscon-svd). [Remark. The 
 sign for miscon is the same as for mis, but is written across instead 
 of being connected, as is the sigji for mis.] 211. Grat errz 
 rezlt from miscon-spshn ov the namz ov-thingz. 212. 
 Let wizdom be by past miscon-dct lernd. 213. What 
 a miscon-svr 'tiz. 214. Who had miscon-dctd himsl. 
 
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 215. I hop tha wil cor-e our miscon-jctrz. 216. To 
 stric at me upn hiz miscon-strcshn. 217. And 
 misin-frmd the wil. 218. He iz a misin-frmr. 219. 
 He waz misin-strctd. 220. By which noncombatnts 
 (n-btnts) ar mad to fel the stres ov war. 221. He 
 iz a n-mshnd ofsr. 222. She iz n-mtl. 223. In its 
 stat ov n-plshn. 224. A n-dct-ing subst-ns [write b 
 upright for bs, and shorten if to add /, making bst.~\ 22$. It 
 iz a n-dctr. 226. Whoso (hooso) wd-b a man 
 must-b a n-frmst. 227. The grat pilr and butrs ov 
 n-frm-t. 228. He iz a n-tnt. 229. The omniform 
 (o-frm) esns ov God. 230. The caos ov o-frs atmz. 
 231. That which prodsz al cindz iz o-fars. 232. In 
 virtue (viru) ov its o-frm-t. 233. He iz o-shnt. 234. 
 Wil o-ptns neglct to se? 235. Hiz o-przns filz. 236. 
 The sol ov man iz not o-prznt. 237. The Divin 
 o-shns. 238. An o-ors redr. 239. An o-gnt anml. 
 240. Because (becz) [downward c to add z] the eye haz 
 preconceived (p-svd) it shortr than the truth. 241. 
 The act ov p-spshm iz p-sv-ing. 242. By p-svd 
 acshn. 243. The p-srtdns ov the seem. 244. Tha 
 wer p-dmd. 245. Hiz p-dm-n. 246. To be p-frmd 
 to hiz wil. 247. Tha wer p-stttd. 248. It waz p-trvd 
 and p-trctd, and p-strctd. 249. It iz a quadrennial 
 (q-rnl) gathr-ing. 250. It iz q-dsml. 251, It iz 
 q-dnttd. 252. It iz als q-fars. 253. The clovr iz 
 q^folt. 254. That tre iz q-frctd. 255. A q-ltrl figr. 
 256. It iz q-mmbrl. 257. A-thing subdvdd int for 
 
6d ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 parts iz q-scshn. 258. The word iz q-slbl. 259. It iz 
 q-mns, and q-pdl. 260. A q-pd, an anml having four 
 feet. 261. To re-anmt [r written on irregular side of a for 
 re], drow-z sensz. 262. It must-b re-anxt. 263. When 
 wil it re-apr? 264. By what cors did tha re-aprch? 
 265. When did tha mac the re-atmt? 266. He doth 
 re-bat and blunt hiz natrl edge (ej). 267. How cu 
 my hand r-bel agnst my hart? 268. Why bar ye 
 thez re-bucs? 269. The defndnt (def) ma re-but. 
 270. 'Tiz past re-cal. 271. I am rong and I wil 
 re-cant. 272. The re-sed-ing tidz. 273. She had a 
 re-set to mac whit her blac har. 274. Yur favr just 
 re-svd. 275. And re-sevd us evry one. 276. To 
 re-clam mancnd. 277. Re-clind her dy-ing hed upn 
 hiz brest. 278. Evl on itself (itsl) shal bac re-coil. 
 279. It iz past re-covry. 280. The win in my botl 
 wil re-covr him. 281. Her cheks gru the britr, 
 re-cruting thar coir. 282. Then he ma re-dem it, if 
 it iz re-dembl. 283. Dubly re-dubld stroks upn the 
 fo. 284. Wil he be re-col-e? 285. To engj agn iz to 
 re-engj. 286. In suts it iz good to re-fer to sum 
 frend. 287. And az it re-mnz, re-finz. 288. The re-flex 
 [shade they? for refi\ imj iz sen. 289. Feed and re-gard 
 him not. 290. Tha re-gardd him wi cindns. 291. 
 An inds-tnct re-gard. 292. Saw nuth-ing to re-gret. 
 293. When wil he-b re-insttd? 294. Wil tha-b 
 re-infrsd? 295. Hiz nez rela-x [make the r minute to add 
 I on a position for rela and add x] wi toil. 296. He haz 
 
EXERCISES UNDER PREFIXES. 6l 
 
 bin rele-sd. 297. And thus wil persh rele-ntls. 298. 
 Iz he reli-bl? 299. Religious (reli-js) [minute re on / 
 position js\ in my err. 300. Relu-ctant now I tuch the 
 the tremblng string. 301. What did yu re-marc? 312. 
 It iz-nt re-medl. 303. Hoosovr sinz yu re-mit tha ar 
 re-mitd unt them. 304. The last grat aj re-nuz its 
 finshd cors. 305. This world I do re-nouns. 306. 
 For joy to her me so re-nown hiz son. 307. How 
 did yu re-obtn it? 308. To re-orgniz the army. 309. 
 I'll re-par the mischf. 310. He re-petd sum linz ov 
 Virjl. 311. Tha re-peld ech othr. 312. I do re-pent 
 it. 313. The book waz re-plasd. 314. The goodz 
 ar re-plevnd. 315. What I shal re-pli? 316, Re-prov 
 my al-g if yu can. 317. I wil re-infrm her at yur 
 re-qest. 318. Shal I sa to him what yu re-qir? 319. 
 Can yu re-sel them? 320. And nevr doth re-tir hiz 
 goldn ra. 321. And tha re-tort that het agn. 322. 
 Thy xubrnt parts re-trench. 323. And re-trev my 
 fal. 324. Iz no re-turn du? 325. Wu-nt re-vel the 
 woond. 326. In tac-ing re-venj a man iz but evn wi 
 hiz enmy. 327. Re-vers the doom ov deth. 328. 
 Tha shal-b re-unitd. 329. Tha wer ezly recognized 
 (r-nzd). 330. That r-nzns and plej ov luv. 331. 
 Be-ing r-mndd by the brethren unt the gras ov God. 
 332. By a r-mn-d ov hiz viruz. 333. He can-nt r-pns 
 me betr. 334. Can be decmpzd but not r-pozd. 335. 
 The difrnt atmts ar r-slbl. 336. Frenshp and r-slashn. 
 337. When wil the.bil be r-sdrd? 338. Hoi rejmnts 
 
62 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 hav bin r-strctd. 339. When do yu xpct the senat 
 wil be r-vnd? 340. The act ov r-va-ing iz a r-vans. 
 341. It iz a selfacting (s-act-ing) press (pres). 342. 
 One s-aprv-ing our hoi yerz outwa. 343. The erth 
 s-sntrd and unmvd. 344. He iz very s-fdnt. 345. 
 S-lv, that spring ov moshn. 346. The utmst 
 s-stsfcshn (or s-fcshn). 347. He iz very s-sh. He iz 
 very selfcontained, (s-tnd) s-shs, s-fdnt and s-std. 
 
 348. The charmn apntd a sub-committee (sb-m-t). 
 
 349. He iz a sp-trctr. 350. It iz sp-prst. 351. A 
 sp-trary prop-z. 352. It iz a very substantial (su-shl) 
 structr. 353. The ranbo aprz lie a su-shl arch in the 
 sci. 354. The sol iz a stranjr to such su-shlty. 355. 
 It iz su-shly tru. 356. To su-sht the clam. 357. 
 The detlz ov the transaction (t-ashn). 358. Lits in 
 the hevnz t-nd-ing the rejn ov the cloudz. 359. 
 Clothd wi t-nt britns. 360. He iz a t-ndntlst hoo 
 blevz in t-dntlzm. 361. Lov ma t-frm me to an 
 oystr. 362. Be ye t-frmd by the renew-ing ov yur 
 mind. 363. What a dltfl t-frmshn. 264. Forgv thy 
 pepl al thar t-grshnz wherewith (wherw) tha hav 
 t-grsd agnst thee. 365. He wi t-ishn swet new spech 
 rezumz. 366. Thar solz ma t-mgrt int ech othr. 
 367. The stat ov be-ing unacceptable (unc-sptbl) iz 
 unc-sptblns. 368. In an inc-sptbl manr iz 
 unc-sptbly. 369. The goodz ar unc-sptbl. 370. She 
 iz very unc-plshd. 371. Hiz acshnz ar unc-sptbl. 
 372. He acts unc-sptbly. 373. And the unc-qntd lit 
 
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 begn to fer. 374. Raw and undisciplined (us-plnd) 
 troops. 375. Thar us-plnd mindz. 376. He acts 
 very us-crtly. 377. Hiz us-crshn iz the mor 
 remrcbl. 378. Yu ar us-ptbly cor-e. 379. Az us-tnctv 
 Deth wil cum on da, Slep cumz now. 380. An 
 uncommon (un-n) pro-dc. 381. The most un-frtbl 
 tim ov the yer. 382. An un-frtbl set. 383. It iz 
 un-nly rar. 384. The un-ns ov it. 385. He iz very 
 un-mncbl, or un-mnc-t. 386. It waz un-pnd wi eny 
 othr sin. 387. An un-prmzing surndr. 388. It waz 
 un-svbly stupd. 389. He iz quit un-srnd abt it. 
 390. Mori evl iz an acshn un-frmbl to the rul ov our 
 du-t. 391. Want ov conform-ty iz un-frm-t. 392. it 
 iz un-st-t. 393. He iz utrly un-trlbl. 394. The 
 un-vrtd man. 395. Tha ar unreconciled (unr-sld) to 
 thar po-z. 396. Tha ar unr-slbl nabrz. 397. Tha ar 
 unr-slbl prop-z. 398. Tha ar unr-slbly opzd to ech 
 othr. 399. She waz unsatisfied (un-fd) wi it. 400. 
 This iz very un-fctry. 401. It waz very un-fctrly 
 prezntd. 402. Thar waz evdnt un-fcshn. 403. Libl-t 
 ov being excommunicated (x-mnctd) iz to-b x-mncbl, 
 and hav-ing bin x-mnctd on bcmz an x-mncnt. 
 404. Thou shalt stand curst and x-ct. 405. The 
 x-tr pronnst upn him x-cshn. 
 
 EXERCISES IN PHRASE WRITING FIRST METHOD. 
 (Text Book, pages 126, 131.) ^ 
 
 I. Al-the da long; al-a man wantz; al-I thine; al-I 
 
64 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 no; al-yu wish; al-yu ar; al-the betr; al-the whil; 
 al-yu can; al-the nit; al-the morn-ing; al-the wa; 
 al-the mor; al-the tim. 
 
 2. Aftr-an our; aftr-a litl; aftr-a whil; aftr-the wore 
 iz dun; aftr-the cloz of servs; aftr-I cum; aftr-I go; 
 aftr-yu ar redy. 
 
 3. And-I wil cum; and-I shal hav tim; and-I fer 
 the rezlt; and-yu must cum too; and-the mor the 
 betr; and-the les the betr; and-a few mor; and-the 
 next tim. 
 
 4. Thar ar-a few mor; wher ar-the boyz? when 
 ar-the men to be her? and ar-yu going too? when 
 ar-yu to cum aftr-the booc? 
 
 5. Az-a help; az-the men cum in; az-yu thine best; 
 az-I hav tim; az-I go by; az-I blev; az-the best 
 remdy; az-a menz ov redres; at-a meeting ov the 
 ofsrz; at-the beging; at-the end; at-the top; at-an 
 opn-ing; who waz at-the met-ing? looc at-the matr; 
 went at-the wore; point at-yu; sner at-yu; laf 
 at-yu. 
 
 6. Befor an-our; befor-a grat whil; befor-the tim 
 cumz; went befor-the met-ing clozed; befor-the da 
 endz; befor-the sun rizz; befor-I-cum; befor-a jury. 
 
 7. But-a litl whil; but-a mint; but-I thine so; 
 but-yu must; but-yu shud; al but-the last; when 
 but-a litl mor than; ask but-a litl; hav but-a momnt; 
 cam but-to se yu; asc but-the lest. 
 
 8. Not by a grat del; cam by-the tran; waz it sent 
 
EXERCISES IN PHRASE WRITING FIRST METHOD. 65 
 
 by-yu? sent by-the mal; bot by-the car lod; lost 
 by-yu. 
 
 9. How can-a man do so? can-the nif be uzd? 
 can-yu cum too? yu can-too. 
 
 10. Do-a grat del; do-the best yu can; when do-yu 
 start? I wil do-the mor; how do-yu get them? how 
 do-yu lie it? nuth-ing do-I fer; why do-yu go so 
 soon? I wil do-a litl mor. 
 
 11. It haz dun-yu good; he haz dun the best he 
 cu; when he haz dun-a litl mor; he haz dun-a 
 few-thingz; when yu hav dun-the wore; why don't-yu 
 go? don't-yu no? don't-yu ask it? 
 
 12. It iz for-the best; for-a few timz; for-a litl 
 whil; for yu both; for-yu too; for-the cauz; for-the 
 church; for-the good ov al; for-a few daz; for-yu 
 uz it; for-yu hav; for-yu can. 
 
 13. From-the begn-ing; iz this from-yu? get it 
 from-the west; took it from-yu; sent it from-the 
 stor; from-the lest to-the gratst; from-an idal point 
 ov vu; cam from-the met-ing; cam from-the est. 
 
 14. Get-a few mor; get-a litl mor; wil yu get-the 
 boocs? when wil yu get-the muny? when did-yu 
 get-the seedz? az-yu get-a litl betr; don't-yu get-an 
 othr. 
 
 15. I wil giv-yu the list; I wil giv-the matr sum 
 thot; I wil giv-a dolr; giv-the boy sum; giv-the 
 cor-e tim. 
 
 16. How-yu can be so thotls; how-the-thing cam 
 
66 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 out; I do-nt se how-a persn can; and se how-the 
 wore goz on; I do not no how-to get thru; tech me 
 how-to sav, az wel az how-to giv. 
 
 17. If I had-an ax; if I had-the menz; had-I the 
 tim; had-yu not betr; had-yu non it soonr; he had-a 
 bad tim; he had-a rong ida. 
 
 18. Wil yu hav-an apl? I hav-the menz to do it; 
 hav-yu bin thar? hav-yu sen him? hav-yu the vas? 
 I wu hav-the boyz in school; how hav-yu dun this? 
 I wil hav-a few ov them. 
 
 19. In-a few daz; in-a litl whil; in-the men tim; 
 in-the morning; in-a mint; in-the begin-ing; in-the 
 evning; in-the sum-ing up; in-the pero-r; in-the 
 intr-dc; in-the intrm; in-an our; in-the opnn ov. 
 
 20. This iz-an open-ing for-yu; wher iz-the end ov 
 it? it iz-to bad; it iz-a grat fars; it iz-a cler cas; it 
 iz-a valubl ad-d; it iz-a trifl to smal; it iz-the rit-thing; 
 wher iz-the met-ing to-be held? it iz-a good plas 
 for-the met-ing to be held; ther iz-a demnd for-a 
 few ov them. 
 
 21. Just-a minute; in just-a few minutes; not 
 just-the-thing; just-the least degre to smal; just-a litl 
 mor; it iz just-to eat; just-an our; just-an itm; just-the 
 difrns; just-yu aln; in just-the rig; I am just-a trifl 
 anshs. 
 
 22. He wil know (no)-a litl mor then; I do not 
 know-an opn-ing; I know-yu wil; yu know-the betr 
 now; I know-the pepl; I know-the les; I know-the 
 
EXERCISES IN PHRASE WRITING FIRST METHOD. 6/ 
 
 plas wel; yu know-a few-thingz; I know-to much abt 
 it; know-yu betr. 
 
 23. Nor-an othr; nor-an ofr ov les; nor-an our 
 mor; nethr yu nor-I; nor-the latr; nor-the formr; 
 nor-yu both; nor-a da les; nor-an our les; nor-the 
 betr; nor-the mor; nor-I shal. 
 
 24. Not-a litl; not-the mor; not-the les; not-the 
 betr; not-a mint; not-an our; not-an item; not-the 
 best; not-the least-thing; not-yu both; not-the-thing; 
 not-an open-ing; not-a contra-dcshn. 
 
 25. Al ov-the; nun ov-the; sum ov-the; much 
 ov-the; out ov-the; les ov-the; what ov-the; one 
 ov-the man-thingz; al ov-an our; al ov-the tim; the 
 sum ov-the matr iz; asc ov-the pepl; asc ov-yu. 
 
 26. On-the spur ov-the momnt; on-an opn-ing 
 being mad; on-a mild da; on-an xpla-n ov-the; 
 on-the moro; on-the moov; on-yu al; on-yu rests; 
 on-yu shal the blam rest. 
 
 27. Or-an our; or-a month; or-a year; one or-the 
 othr; or-the latr; or-the com-i; or-the les; in one 
 or-the othr; or-yu hav; or-yu thine; or-yu plez to; 
 or-yu wish to. 
 
 28. Ovr-an our; ovr-a month; ovr-a comu-n-t; 
 ovr-the top; ovr-the veto; ovr-the moshn; ovr-to yu; 
 ovr to-the com-i; ovr-to-the pepl; ovr-yu al; ovr-yu 
 both. 
 
 29. Hav yu pad-the not? not pad-a dolr; I 
 pad-the det; if I had pad-yu; I hav pad-yu al I o 
 
68 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 yu; I shud hav pad-the det; I pad-to yur bruthr; 
 he wu hav pad-the det. 
 
 30. That-the tim iz up; that-yu no; that-I no ov; 
 that-I blev to-b; that-I hav sen; that-I cu; that-I 
 thot best; al that-I cu; not that-I thot; al that-an 
 onst man cu do; sed that-a persn; thot that-a. 
 
 31. Gon-to a met-ing; gon-a litl furthr; gon-a yer 
 to long; gon-the hoi lenth; gon-the hoi figr; gon-to 
 se him abt it. 
 
 32. Of to-the warz; gav it to-the church; giv 
 to-the cauz; sent to-yu; tak to yu now; cum to-the 
 met-ing; cum to-a conclu-shn; cum to-an agrmnt; 
 pad to-yu for-the cauz; looc to-yu for it. 
 
 33. What-a smal itm; what-an opn-ing; what-an 
 opnn; what-the end wil be; what-the cauz iz; what-yu 
 thine; what-I no; what-I can; what-I do; what-I wish; 
 what-to do. 
 
 34. When-a-thing iz to-be dun; when-a man; 
 when-the pepl wish it; when-I hav tim; when-I am 
 abl; when-to get it; when-yu ar redy; when-yu want 
 it; when-yu sa so; when-yu thine best. 
 
 35. If-a cauz nedz it; if-an opn-ing can be found; 
 what if-the pepl; then if-yu; so if-yu; that if-yu; for 
 if-the. 
 
 EXERCISES IN PHRASES OF THE SECOND METHOD. 
 
 I. They cam in one-by-one. 2. We gav it to 
 them day-by-day. 3. We cald on them day-by-day. 
 
EXERCISES IN PHRASES OF THE SECOND METHOD. 69 
 
 4. Day-after-day we saut her. 5. We went 
 ovr-and-ovr it. 6. For evr-and-evr. 7. By-the-by, yu 
 had betr se to it. 8. We shal cal on yu by-and-by. 
 9. It wil gro betr-and-betr. 10. The sci looct 
 britr-and-britr. n. The horzn gru brodr-and-brodr. 
 12. The watr roz hir-and hir. 13. It drew 
 nerr-and-nerr. 14. Prisz wer derr-and-derr. 15. The 
 pal moon gru les-and-les. 16. He shod mor-and-mor 
 the efct ov hiz confin-mnt. 17. Al-in-al it waz the 
 very best. 18. Tha wer joind ech-to-ech. 19. It waz 
 an out-and-out falyr (or fair). 20. The mercry sane 
 lor-and-lor. 21. He tliretnd me agn-and-agn. 22. 
 We countd it itm-by-itm. 23. We saut its valu 
 atm-by-atm. 24. We looct at it ovr-and-ovr. 25. It 
 waz testd ovr-and-ovr. 26. It flew farthr-and-farthr 
 awa. 27. It waz revud from tim-to-tim. 28. It gru 
 gratr-and-gratr. 29. It incrsd mor-and-mor. 
 
 EXERCISES IN PHRASES OF THE THIRD METHOD. 
 
 i. We bawt a new one (we-bt-a-n-o). 2. He 
 xpird wi a gron (he-xprd-w-a-grn). 3. Just a 
 momnt (ju-a-mmnt). 4. Just az wel az (ju-az-1-az). 
 
 5. Not az good az (not-az-gd-az). 6. Al at ons 
 (al-at-ons). 7. Not at first (not-at-frst). 8. What 
 are you about (what-r-u-at)? [halved a downwards.] 9. 
 Just got about (ju-gt-at). 10. Now and then 
 ( now-an-thn ). n. He went and got it 
 (he-wnt-nd-gt-it). 12. Tak anothr (tac-athr). 
 
7O ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 [shorten a and add r for another.] 13. Bawt anothr 
 (bawt-athr). 14. Tha hav gon abroad (tha-v-gn-ard). 
 15. I am not afrad (I-am-nt-ard). 16. What ar yu 
 aftr (what-a-u-atr?) 17. Let it be az it waz 
 (let-it-b-azt-wz). 18. In the secnd act (int-scnd-agt). 
 19. How much do yu asc (how-mch-d-y-asg)? 20. 
 Ther iz no action (ther-iz-n-agshn). 21. To be or 
 not to be (to-b-r-nt-to-b)? 22. When did he go by 
 (when-dd-h-g-b)? 23. How much did yu buy 
 (how-mch-dd-y-b)? 24. It iz too bad (it-iz-t-bd). 
 25. Ther wer but thre ther (ther-wr-bt-thr-thr). 26. 
 He sent but thre (he-snt-bt-thr). 27. He bawt me 
 but thre (he-bt-m-bt-thr). 28. Hiz arm waz 
 bar ( hiz-arm-wz-br ). 29. It waz a hevy bar 
 (it-wz-a-hevy-br). 30. He waz a heavy buyer 
 ( he-wz-a-hevy-br ). 31. He iz a grat bor 
 (he-iz-a-grt-br). 32. He iz very bright (he-iz-vr-brt). 
 
 33. He haz just brawt it (he-ha [shaded a] -j-brt-it). 
 
 34. It iz for the best (it-iz-fr-th-bst), [upright shortened 
 b for best]. 35. How hard the wind duz bio 
 (how hard the-wn-dz-bl). 36. I hav bin (I-v-bn). 
 37. I have not bin (I-v-nt-bn). 38. A good bizns 
 (a-gd-b) [heavy b for business], 39. How cu he do so 
 (how-c-h-d-s)? 40. With great care (wi-grt-cr). 41. 
 Run out that car (run-out-tht-cr). 42. When wil he 
 cal ( when-1-he-cl)? 43. How did he cil it 
 ( how-dd-h-cl-it ) ? 44. When did he come 
 (when-dd-h-cm)? 45. He came to da (he-cm-t-d). 
 
EXERCISES IN PHRASES OF THE THIRD METHOD. Jl 
 
 46. When can he come (when-cn-h-cm)? 47. It iz 
 a grat crim (it-iz-a-grt-crm). 48. Giv me the crem 
 (gi-m-th-crm). 49. Wil he cum to da (wil-h-cm-t-d)? 
 50. When did he di (when-dd-h-d)? 51. When iz it 
 due ( when-iz-it-d )? 52. Wil tha go to da 
 ( wil-th-g-t-d ) ? 53. Wil yu go wi the men 
 (wil-yu-g-w-th-mn)? 54. When tha cum horn I wil 
 go (when-th-cm-hom i-l-g). 55. Art thou a frend 
 (art-th-a-frnd)? 56. When did he mac this det 
 ( when-dd-h-mc-ths-dt)? 57. Iz he not ded 
 ( iz-h-nt-dd)? 58. When wil tha be dun 
 (when-1 th-b-dn)? 59. And then (and-thn). 60. Give 
 them to me (gi-thm-t-m). 61. When did he draw 
 hiz salary (when-dd-h-dr-hz-slry)? 62. It iz too dry 
 (it-iz-t-dr). 53. How did he draw it (how-dd-h-dr-it)? 
 64. How dar yu do so (how-dr-y-d-s)? 65. My der 
 sir (my-dr-sr). 66. It waz a dir rezlt (it-wz-a-dr-rzlt). 
 67. When wil he dran this (when-1-h-drn-ths)? 68. 
 When waz this drawn (when-wz-ths-drn)? 69. Iz he 
 yur detr (iz-h-ur-dtr)? 70. In a few daz (in-a-f-dz). 
 71. Now a daz ( now-a-dz ). 72. Some daz 
 (sum-dz). 73. When it duz run (when-it-dz-rn). 
 74. With grat ez (wi-grt-ez.) 75. Give one to ech 
 (gi-o-to-e). 76. Give me one to eat (gi-m-o-to-et). 
 77. The sun rizz in the est (the-sn-rzz-in-t-est). 78. 
 We ar now evn (we-r-n-en). 79. Waz ther evr 
 (waz-thr-er)? 80. Tha wer ethr ov them betr 
 (tha-wr-ethr-o-thm-btr). Si. What if (what-f)? 82. 
 
72 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 Not a few (nt-a-f). 83. Wer yu ther befor 
 (wer-y-thr-fr)? 84. How far from this (how-fr-frm-ths)? 
 85. We had good fare (we-had-gd-fr). 86. We had a 
 far da (we-hd-a-fr-d). 87. Do not fer (do-nt-fr). 88. 
 What a grat fir (what-a-grt-fr). 89. What did yu 
 do this for (what-dd-y-d-ths-fr)? 90. Man lovz fam 
 (man-lvz-fm). 91. It iz a fin da (it-iz-a-fn-d). 92. 
 We hav had fin fun (we-v-hd-fn-fn). 93. Did he 
 forgv you (did-h-frg-u)? 94. Yes, he forgv me 
 (yes-h-frg-m). 95. Wher iz he from (wher-iz-h-frm)? 
 96. Whoz iz the fram (hooz-iz-the-frm)? 97. This iz 
 much finr (this-iz-mch-fnr). 98. Wil he fil the bil 
 (wil-h-fl-th-bl)? 99. It iz too ful (it-iz-t-fl). 100. 
 How did it fal (how-dd-it-fl). 101. It fel for want 
 ov car (it-fl-fr-wnt-o-cr). 102. How duz he fel now 
 (how-duz-h-fl-n)? 103. It iz fact (it-iz-fct). 104. It 
 iz a factr (it-iz-a-fctr). 105. It iz too fat (it-iz-t-ft). 
 106. It iz two fet long (it-iz-t-ft-lng). 107. In the 
 thicst ov the fit (ine-thcst oe-ft). 108. He fawt a 
 good fit (he-ft-a-gd-ft). 109. Raz it one foot 
 (raz-it-o-ft). no. How much can yu gi 
 (how-mch-cn-y-g)? in. Tha gav a good sum 
 (tha-g-a-gd-sm). 112. Wher did yu go (wher-dd-y-g)? 
 113. Wher did this gro (wher-dd-ths-gr)? 114. It 
 gru ner my farm (it-gr-nr-m-frm). 115. Wil yu get 
 me sum good boocs (wil-y-gt-m-sm-gd-bcs)? ,[Make c 
 downwards for cs\ Ii6. God iz good (God-iz-gd.) 117. 
 God iz grat (God-iz-grt). 118. Grat and good 
 
EXERCISES IN PHRASES OF THE THIRD METHOD. 73 
 
 (grt-nd-gd). 119. Ther iz no gan in it 
 (ther-iz-n-gn-in-it). 120. Did yu se eny gam 
 (did-yu-s-e-gm )? 121. No, the gam iz gon 
 ( no-th-gm-iz-gn ). 122. The gran iz so gren 
 ( the-grn-iz-s-grn ). 123. How haz it gron 
 (how-haz-it-gron)? 124. So he iz (so-h-iz). 125. So 
 he did (so-h-dd). 126. Se how I (se-h-i). 127. It 
 iz so hi (it-iz-s-h). 128. Thoz hoo must be 
 (thoz-h-mst-b). 129. He haz not (h-haz-nt). 130. 
 Ar yu hapy (ar-y-hap). 131. Se how he (se-h-he). 
 [Shaded e for he]. 132. In hiz nam (in-hiz-nm.) 133. 
 Wer yu wi him (wer-yu-w-him)? 134. Wil yu go 
 horn wi me (wil-y-g-ho-w-m)? 135. Tha hop so 
 (tha-ho-s). 136. We had not (we-hd-nt.) 137. It 
 wil fit hiz hed (itl-ft-hi-hd). 138. How did yu hit it 
 (how-dd-y-ht-it). 139. It iz so hot (it-iz-s-ht.) 140. 
 Did yu her (did-yu-hr). 141. It iz hir (it-iz-hr). 
 142. Wil yu cum her (wil-y-cm-hr)? 143. Waz he 
 wi yu (waz-h-w-y)? 144. It iz hard (it-iz-hrd). 145. 
 Hav yu herd (hav-y-hrd)? 146. Iz he yur hird man 
 (iz-h-yr-hrd-mn). 147. Let us al cum to the hal 
 (let-us-al-cm-t-th-hl). 148. How hard it did hal 
 (how hard-it-dd-hl). 149. Yes, he'l cum too 
 (yes-hl-cm-t). 150. Our Fathr hoo art in Hevn 
 (our-fthr-hoort-in-hen). 151. Dar I go (dar-i-g)? 
 152. Yes, I dar (yes-I-dr.) 153. So it iz (so-it-iz). 
 154. He went in (he-wnt-in.) 155. What iz it 
 (what-iz-it). 156. Iz it just (iz-it-j)? 157. Ar yu a 
 
74 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 good juj (ar-y-a-gd-j)? 158. Gentlemen ov the jury 
 (j-jr). [Omit ov Me]. 159. So wil we al (so-l-w-1). 
 160. Iz it so lat (iz-t-s-lt)? 161. Wil yu let it b 
 (wil-y-lt-it-b)? 162. Giv us mor lit (gi-us-mr-lit). 
 163. It iz just my let (it-iz-j-m-lt). 164. Wher waz 
 it lad (wher-wz-it-ld)? 165. It waz lad out 
 (it-wz-ld-out). 166. Let me led (let-m-ld). 167. 
 Wil yu led it (wil-y-ld-it)? 168. He ma cum then 
 (he-m-cm-thn). 169. Give me tim (gi-m-tm). 170. 
 In my da (in-m-d). 171. Wil yu mac it (wil-y-mc-it)? 
 172. A mer sham (a-mr-shm). 173. Al the mor 
 (al-th-mr). 174. My der Mr. George (my-dr-mr-jrj). 
 175. Iz he the man (iz-h-th-mn)? 176. Ar thez the 
 men (ar-thz-th-mn)? 177. Iz it not min (iz-it-nt-mn)? 
 178. In the sam manr (ine-sm-mnr). 179. Iz he not 
 a minor (iz-h-nt-a-mnr)? 180. It waz a menr act 
 (it-wz-a-mnr-agt). 181. It iz in motion (it-iz-in-mshn). 
 182. Do yu not no (dou-nt-n)? 183. In no cas 
 (in-n-cs) [c made downwards for cs]. 184. No, not now 
 (no-nt-n) [place the dot under now when a phrase word sign]. 
 185. I do not no (i-d-nt-n). 186. I do not now 
 (i-d-nt-n). 187. I can not (i-cn-nt). 188. I can't 
 (I-cnt). 189. Iz it ner ther (iz-it-nr-thr)? 190. 
 Nethr yu nor I (nethr-y-nr-i). 191. No, sir (nor). 
 192. Ov my on nolej (ov-m-o-nl). 193. What iz ur 
 nam (what-iz-ur-nm)? 194. Iz ther nun (iz-thr-nn)? 
 195. It iz not non (it-iz-nt-nn). 196. Ther nevr waz 
 ( ther-nvr-wz ). 197. Ther waz no on ner 
 
EXERCISES IN PHRASES OF THE THIRD METHOD- 75 
 
 (ther-wz-n-o-nr). 198. So one da (so-o-d). 199. 
 Cum one, cum al (cum-o-cm-1.) 200. It iz my own 
 (it-iz-m-o). 201. Wher did he get of (wher-dd-h-gt-o)? 
 202. How much ov this (how-mch-o-ths) ? 203. How 
 much do yu ofr (how-mch-d-y-or)? 204. When wil 
 yu cum over (when-1-y-cm-or)? 205. No othr (no-or). 
 206. Go out (go-out). 207. Not yet out (not-yt-out). 
 208. In our tim (in-our-tm). 209. Not our own 
 ( not-our-o ). 210. How soon can yu go 
 ( how-sn-cn-y-g )? 211. Thar stoc iz at par 
 (thar-stc-iz-at-pr). 212. Wil por yu out a blesing 
 (wil-pr-u-out-a-bls-ing). 213. In a pet (ina-pt). 214. 
 When wil it be pad (when-1-it-b-pd) ? 215. Giv it 
 fre pla (gi-it-fr-pl). 216. What waz hiz pie 
 (what-wz-hiz-pl)? 217. It wil give no pan (it-1-g-n-pn). 
 218. Mak use ov the pen (mac-us-ov-th-pen). 219. 
 Ther iz no question (ther-iz-no-q). 220. The question 
 (th-q). 221. Iz it not queer (iz-it-nt-qr)? 222. By 
 the quire (be-qr). 223. Ther ar no mor (ther-r-nomr). 
 224. Wil yu se her (wil-y-s-hr)? 225. Not our own 
 (not-our-o). 226. One or mor (on-r-mr). 227. What 
 did he sa (what-dd-h-s)? 228. I wil se (il-s). 229. 
 Iz it not so (iz-it-nt-s)? 230. We must sue it 
 (we-mst-s-it). 231. If she can (if-sh-cn). 232. A 
 poor sho (a-pr-sh). 233. In the shad (ine-shd). 
 234. It wil shed (it-1 shd). 235. We shud not 
 (we-shd-nt). 236. We shal not (we-shl-nt). 237. In 
 the shel (ine-shl). 238. In shoal watr (in-shl-wtr). 
 
76 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 239. Ech one a shar (ech-o-a-shr). 240. Ner the 
 shor (nr-th-shr). 241. Not so sur (not-s-shr). 242. 
 Tho he sla me (tho-h-sl-m). 243. Bawt the sla 
 (baut-th-sl). 244. Tha wer too sly (tha-wr-t-sl). 
 245. He waz so slo (he-wz-s-sl). 246. The sol rit 
 (the-sl-rt). 247. I wil sel (il-sl). 248. Just the sam 
 (ju-th-sm). 249. It did not sem (it-dd-nt-sm). 250. 
 Ther ar sum (ther-ar-sm). 251. A smal sum 
 (a-sml-sm). 252. Lit ov the sun (lit ov-th-sun). 
 253. Iz he yur son (iz-h-ur-sn)? 254. Not so soon 
 (not-s-sn). 255. It iz seen (it-iz-sn). 256. A grat 
 sinr (a-grt-snr). 257. The sumr iz past 
 (the-smr-iz-pst). 258. It iz a grat snar (it-iz-a-grt-snr). 
 
 259. He iz tacing a good snor (he-iz-tc-ing-a-gd-snr). 
 
 260. My dear sir (my-dr-sr). 261. Yes, sir (yesr). 
 No, sir (nor). 262. It waz very sor (it-wz-vr-sr). 
 263. Tha presd him sor (tha-prsd-him-sr). 264. So 
 tha sed (so-th-sd) [sd loop]. 265. By my side 
 (by-m-sd). 266. It must be sued (it-mst-b-sd). 267. 
 Not good sed (not-gd-sd). 268. Let me stay 
 (let-m-st). 269. This iz stal (this-iz-stl). 270. Let 
 him that stol stel no mor (let-him-tht-stl-stel-nmr). 
 271. A soft, stil nit (a-sft-stl-nit). 272. It stood in 
 the sam stat (it-std ine-sm-stt). 273. He iz very 
 stout (he-iz-vr-stt). 274. At statd ourz (at-sttd-ourz). 
 
 275. Tha go astra from birth (tha-g-astra-frm-brth). 
 
 276. It shon lie a star (it-shn-lc-a-str). 277. Can he 
 ster \vel (can-h-str-wl)? 278. It iz very strat 
 
EXERCISES IN PHRASES OF THE THIRD METHOD. 77 
 
 (it-iz-ver-strt.) 279. He crosd the stret (he-crsd-th-strt). 
 280. Se him strut (se-him-strt.) 281. Wil the two go 
 too to the far (wil-th-t-g-tte-fr)? 282. He wil try 
 to he tru (hel-tr-to-b-tr). 283. Up a tre (up-a-tr). 
 284. He shed not a ter (he-shd-nt-a-tr.) 285. It wil 
 tir yu out (it-1-tr-y-out). 286. Tak a tur ov obsr-v 
 (tac-a-tr-o-ozr-v). 287. Not the best (not-th-bst). 
 288. Not tho the hevnz fal (not-th-th-henz-fl. 289. 
 Wil tha go (wil-th-go)? 290. Not in thy da 
 ( not-in-th-d. ) 291. O! thou that rulst abv 
 ( o-th-tht-rlstabv). 292. How meny wer ther 
 ( how-mny-wr-thr )? 293. He mad no thret 
 (he-md-n-thrt). 294. I am nevr vviout a nedl and 
 thred (Im-nvr-w-out-a-ndl-nd-thrd). 295. Mad a pas 
 at hiz throt (mad-a-ps-at-hiz-thrt). 296. Mor than 
 that (mor-thn-tht). 297. And then we wil se them 
 ( and-thn-we-wl-se-thm ). 298. It iz too thin 
 (it-iz-t-thn). 299. What do yu thine about it 
 ( what-d-y-thnc-at-it ) ? 300. Yes, thane yu 
 (yes-thnc-y). 301. I thine wel ov it (I thinc-1-o-it). 
 302. Iz this yur pen (iz-ths-ur-pn)? 303. Yes, thez 
 ar my penz (yes-thz-r-m-pnz). 304. And ar thez yur 
 penslz (and-r-thz-ur-pnslz)? 305. Yes, this, thez and 
 thoz ar al min (yes-ths-thz-nd-thz-ar-1-mn). 305. He 
 sed he thot that yu drew it (he sed-h-tht-tht-y-dr-it). 
 307. Iz that so (iz-tht-s)? 308. Yes, it iz tru 
 (yes-it-iz-tr). 309. Let us looc it up (let-us-lc-it-u). 
 310. Get up anothr (get-u-athr). 311. What yu hav 
 
78 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 (vvhat-u-v). 312. Wher yu ar (wher-u-r). 313. 
 Which yu can (which-u-cn). 314. This yu can 
 (this-u-cn). 315. I wil go wi yu (il-g-w-y). 316. Iz 
 this yur booc (iz-ths-ur-bc)? 317. In yur tim 
 (in-ur-tm). 318. Yu ar on the rol (yu-r-o-th-rl). 
 319. Yu ar not forgtn (yu-r-nt-frgtn). 320. Let us 
 be ther (let-us-b-thr). 321. Let us not fal 
 (let-us-nt-fl). ' 322. We can mac us ov it 
 (vve-cn-mc-us-o-it). 323. Let us uz it (let-us-uz-it). 
 324. Se how I uz it (se-h-I-uz-it). 325. What us iz 
 this (what-us-iz-ths)? 326. It iz upwrd, evr upvvrd 
 (it-iz-uprd-evr-uprd). 327. I hav to hav sum mor 
 (I-v-t-v-sm-mr). 328. Can yu hav tim (cn-y-v-tim)? 
 329. So hav yu (so-v-y). 330. How hav yu (how-v-y)? 
 331. Ther hav bin (ther-v-bn). 332. A grat sum 
 (a-grt-sm). 333. Delvr us from evl (delvr-us-frm-vl). 
 334. Sum evl (sm-vl). 335. It iz evl (it-iz-vl). 336. 
 It iz van (it-iz-vn). 337. Not van (not-vn). 338. 
 Not in van (not-in-vn). 339. Tha ar van (tha-r-vn). 
 340. Hand me that vas (hand-m-that-vs). 341. Ar 
 thez ur vewz (ar-thz-ur-vz)? 342. My vois iz stil for 
 war ( my-vs-iz-stl-fr-wr ). 343. Haunts ov vis 
 ( hants-o-vs). 344. This vis awt to be remvd 
 (this-vs-aut-t-b-rmvd). 345. We wu nt (we-w-nt). 
 346. I wu not thine so (I-w-nt-thnc-s). 347. Go wi 
 me ( go-w-m ). 348. Waz it sent wi yu 
 (waz-it-snt-wi-y)? 349. In the wa (ine-w). 350. The 
 rit wa (the rt-w). 351. Shal we not hav them 
 
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 (shal-w-nt-v-dm)? 352. Wer we not (wer-w-nt)? 
 353. Not within (not-w-in). 354. Iz within (iz-w-in). 
 355. We shal win (we-shl-wn). 356. She looks wan 
 (she Ics-wn). 357. She haz a wen (she-ha-a-wn). 
 358. In one da (in-o-d). [Remark. Either the downward 
 o or the lengthened w expressing tvn may be used for the word 
 one \ 359- It iz too warm (it-iz-t-wrm). 360. It iz 
 not so warm (it-iz-nt-s-wrm). 361. It iz worn out 
 (it-iz-wrn-out). 362. A mer worm (a-mr-wrm). 363. 
 When ye pra sa (when-y-pr-s). 364. Let us pry into 
 this (let-us-pr-int-ths). 365. I pra yu hav me xcuzd 
 (I-pr-u-v-m-xczd). 366. It waz not wiz (it-wz-nt-wz). 
 367. He waz very wiz (he-wz-vry wz). 368. He waz 
 (he-wz). 369. How waz (how-wz). 370. So waz 
 (so-wz). 371. Ther waz (ther-wz). 372. The waz ov 
 life (the-wz-o-lf). 373. I wish (I-wsh). 374. I do 
 not wish (I-d-nt-wsh). 375. Tha wish (tha-wsh). 
 376. Who wish (hoo-wsh). 377. Let us xamine this 
 ( let-us-xmn-ths ). 378. Ar yu the xaminr 
 ( ar-y-th-xmnr )? 379. Wil yu xamin this 
 (wil-y-xmn-ths)? 380. He sed yes (he-sd-ys). 381.0! 
 yes (o-ys). 382. In thez yerz (in-thz-yrz). 383. Manz 
 yerz ar(manz-yrz-r). 384. Later yerz (latr-yrz). 385. Iz 
 this yourz (iz-ths-urz)? 386. Send yourz (send-urz). 
 387. Not yourz (not urz). 388. Yes, sir (yes-r). 389. 
 Not az wel (not-as-1). 390. Just az wel (j-z-1). [Remark. 
 Use either downward a or z for as, whichever makes the better 
 joining]. 391. Az soon az (az-sn-a). 392. Az fin az 
 
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 (az-fin-a). 393. Az much az (az-mch-z). 394. Az 
 far az (az-fr-a). 395. Az good az (az-gd-a). 396. 
 It iz az (it-iz-z). 397. Late az (lt-z). 398. Little az 
 (litl-z). 
 
 NIGHT. * 
 
 Nit iz the astrnmrz acsptd tim; he goz to hiz delitfl 
 labrz when the bizy world goz to its rest. A dare pal 
 spredz ovr the rezrtz ov actv lif ; terstrl ob-j, hil and 
 valy, and roc and strem, and the abdz ov men dis-apr; 
 but the curtn iz drawn up which consld the hevnly 
 hosts. Ther tha shin and ther tha mov az tha movd 
 and shon when the morn-ing starz sang together and 
 al the sonz ov God shoutd for joy. * * * Al haz chanjd 
 on erth but the hevnz reman unchnjd. The plow pasz 
 ovr the sit ov mity sitz, the homz ov powrfl nashnz ar 
 deslt; the langjz tha spoc ar forgtn; but the starz that 
 shon for them ar shining for us; the sam eclpsz run 
 thar stedy sicl, the sam ecwnxz cal out the flowrz ov 
 spring, and send the huzbndmn to the harvst; the sun 
 pauzz at ethr trope az he did when hiz cors begn; and 
 sun and moon, and planet and satlit, and star and 
 conste-lshn and galxy, stil bar witns to the powr, the 
 wizdm and the lov which plasd them in the hevnz and 
 uphld them thar. EDWARD EVERETT. 
 
 *Let the student practice the foregoing 200 words until he can 
 write them in from one to three minutes. 
 
PART II. 
 
 ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTATIONS FOR REVIEW. 
 
 In the following quotations the words united by 
 hyphens are to be phrased: 
 
 Rule VI. i. A rapid cantr in-the Timz 
 ovr-al-the-topcs ov-the-da. 
 
 2. The daz when-he-waz-a cantr and-a rebl. 
 
 3. The feldz wher-thou art famd. 
 
 4. To-hav raut-sch-wondrz. 
 
 5. Be-thou-famlyr, but by-no-menz-vulgr. 
 
 6. Calm az-the breth that-fans our estrn grovz. 
 
 7. To fit-ur-fansz to-ur-fathrz-wil. 
 
 8. Then-this land waz-famsly enrchd. 
 
 9. Yu-ar al-rezlvd rathr-to-di than-to-famsh. 
 
 10. Henry the Fifth, too fams to liv-long. 
 
 11. Sins I-am-a-dog, bewr-my-fangz. 
 
 12. Evry-one shal shar in-the ganz. 
 
 13. But what-thingz wer gan-to-me thoz I-countd 
 los for-Christ (Crist). 
 
 14. For fam wi toil-we-gan but looz-wi-ez. 
 
 15. If-he shal her-thee thou hast gand thy-brothr. 
 
 16. For-the-main, or in-the-mn, for-the-mst-prt, 
 in-the gratst part. 
 
 17. Wherfr-dd-God grant-me my-requst. 
 
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 18. Grant-me-the plas-ov this-threshing flor. 
 
 19. The grandiose (grandos) red tulps, which 
 gro-wild. 
 
 20. Nor-doth-the grandyr-and majstc sho-ov-luxry 
 alur (air) min eyes (iz). 
 
 21. And lucy manz mac pepl wiz. 
 
 22. Our-man intrst iz-to-be az hapy az-we can, and 
 az long az we can. 
 
 23. Welth macth-meny-frendz. 
 
 24. Hew-ye down-trez and-cast a-mound agnst 
 Jeruslm. 
 
 25. The fir-ov-trez-and houzz mounts-on-hi. 
 
 26. And-ther-waz-mounting in hot hast. 
 
 27. Shal-we-mount agn the rurl thron? 
 
 28. I shud-hav-bin-a mountn-ov mumy. 
 
 29. Hiz mornrz wer two hosts, hiz-frendz and foz. 
 
 30. Nor funrl ritz, nor man in-mornfl-wedz. 
 
 31. Such iz-the-wecns and ezy credl-t-ov-men, 
 that-a mountbnc or cunning womn iz-prefrd-befor-an 
 abl-physician (f-z). 
 
 32. Az idl az-a pantd ship 
 Upn a pantd oshn. 
 
 33. Jezbl pantd her-fas and tird her hed. 
 
 34. Nun shal prezm to fly on-pan-ov-deth. 
 
 35. The sam wi panz we-gan, but looz-with-ez. 
 
 36. I-am pand at my-very-hart. 
 
 37. Evlz-hav-bin mor-panfl to-us in-the prospct 
 than in-the actual preshr. 
 
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 38. This panting wherin-yu-se-me-smerd. 
 
 39. Thou-art the sam, and-thy-yerz shal-hav-no 
 end. 
 
 40. Thou-art-not what-thou-semst. 
 
 41. Al-semd wel-plezd, al-semd but-wer-not-al 
 Seemz, madam! Na, it-iz. I know not seemz. 
 
 42. Giv-semly ansr to-such persnz. 
 
 43. And-tha-sing-the-song-ov Mozs, the-servant-ov- 
 
 God, and-the-song of-the Lamb. 
 
 44. I-am-a man mor-sind agnst-than-sining. 
 
 45. Grat-iz-song, uzd to good endz. 
 
 46. How-iz-it that-ye-ar-cum-so-soon? 
 
 47. Al sects al ajz smac-ov-this-vis. 
 
 48. O most-smal fault, how-ugly! 
 
 49. Se the charmz that smit the simpl hart. 
 
 50. We-hav ofn litl-snacs ov-sunshn. 
 
 51. I-can-be contnt to-be-a litl-snerd-at. 
 
 52. Sum sensls Phillis (filis) in-a brocn not, 
 Snufling at noz. 
 
 53. Li-snug and-her what critcs-sa. 
 
 54. He wheld in ar and strechd hiz vanz in-van; 
 Hiz-vanz no-longr-cud hiz flit-sustn. 
 
 55. Go, vansh int ar; awa! 
 
 56. Al-thez-dantz wil-vansh. 
 
 57. Sin wi-van-i haz-fild the worcs-ov-man. 
 
 58. Tha-vanqushd the reblz in-al encntrz. 
 
 59. O! hapy-vantj ov-a neling ne. 
 
 60. An awfl pil! standz venrbly-grat. 
 
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 61. To-me belngth venjns-and-recmpns. 
 
 62. Woundz do bled at-meny-vents. 
 
 63. The-quen-ov-hevn did thus her-fury-vent. 
 
 64. I, in-this-ventyr dubl-ganz pursu. 
 
 65. Iz thin aln the sed that-struz-the-plan? 
 The birdz-ov-hevn shal vind-c thar-gran. 
 
 66. I-am vin-dc enf to repl fors-by-fors. 
 
 67. Why-so pal and-wan far luvr. 
 
 68. Tha wandrd abt in shep-scnz and got-scnz. 
 
 69. O! let-me-not-wandr from-thy comandmnts. 
 
 70. Waning-moonz thar setld periods kep. 
 
 71. Yu saw but soro in-its waning-form. 
 
 72. Tha-that want onsty want-enything. 
 
 73. No-tim shal find me wanting to-my-truth. 
 
 74. He new the divrs went-ov mortl waz. 
 
 75. And-the rib which the Lord-God had tacn> 
 from-man-mad-he-a-womn. 
 
 76. Unsptd fath, and cumly-womnhd. 
 
 77. We ses to-wondr at what-we undrstnd. 
 
 78. I-wil praz thee for-I-am ferfly-and-wondrfly 
 mad. 
 
 79. Al-the-comn sits tha vu 
 Thar-wondrmnt engj. 
 
 80. Sylfs, yet mindfl ov-thar anshnt ras, 
 Ar, az wimn, wondrs fond ov plas. 
 
 8 1. A Yerly solm fest she-wont to-mac. 
 
 82. She-waz wontd to-the-plas and wu-not-remv. 
 
 83. He stood lo at-the xam-n. 
 
ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTATIONS FOR REVIEW. 85 
 
 84. Hang him! he'l-be mad an-xampl. 
 
 85. I ma xampl-my di-gr by-sum mi-t presdnt. 
 
 86. From-meanness (menns) first this Yatike roz, 
 And-stil to-menns al-hiz condct floz. 
 
 87. The lazy, yawning dron. 
 
 88. And whil abv he spendz hiz breth, 
 The yawning audns nod benth. 
 
 89. 'Tis-now the-very wiching tim-ov nit, 
 When church-yardz yawn. 
 
 90. One person yawning in company wil produs a 
 spon-t yawn in-al preznt. 
 
 91. Ur-muthrz hart yernz-tord-yu. 
 
 92. It yernz me not if-men my garmnts war. 
 
 93. Red thy lot in-yon selstyl sin. 
 
 94. Yondr-men ar too-meny for-an emb-s. 
 
 95. An embrdrd zon surndz her-waist. 
 
 96. Loos wer her tresz sen, her zon unbnd. 
 
 97. Az when hiz bemz at noon 
 Culm-n from-the equatr (ekwtr). 
 
 98. He from thic film shal purj the vizul ra. 
 
 99. Hooz filmy cord shud bind the strugling fly. 
 
 100. I hav a salt and suln rheum (reum) ofndz me. 
 
 101. Ther rand a solm silns ovr-al. 
 
 102. I-do-solmly asur the redr. 
 
 Rule VII. i. Snuf or-the fan suplz ech pauz ov 
 chat. 
 
 2. To tarn a shrew, and charm her chatring tung. 
 
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 3. The jay macs ansr, az-the magpi chatrz. 
 
 4. Wi chatring teth and bristling bar uprt. 
 
 5. My mothr, 
 
 Who haz a chartr to xtol her blood, 
 When she duz praz-me, grevz-me. 
 
 6. Specu-1 respcting the suf-f ov-chartrd rits. 
 
 7. The proud he tamd, the pentnt he cherd. 
 
 8. Wherfr the pepl did chid wi Mozz. 
 
 9. To hagl lic-a cheting houswf. 
 
 10. Blev-me, credt nun; for in-this-city (sit-y), 
 No dwelrz ar but chetrz and chetez. 
 
 11. This chit-chat iz to yourself (ursl) only, and 
 must only be red to Sally, and not spocn ov to 
 eny-body-els (enbdls). 
 
 12. The comn chit-chat ov-the town. 
 
 13. I chitr, chirp-and-sing. 
 
 14. Our idaz-ov -xtenshn and numbr, do-tha-not 
 contan a secrt re-1 ov-the-parts? 
 
 15. Al-the parts wer formd in-hiz-mind int-one 
 harmonious (harmns) hoi. 
 
 16. Al parts rezound wi tumlts, plaints (plants) 
 and ferz. 
 
 17. Let-me-bar 
 My-part-ov-danjr wi an ekl shar. 
 
 18. Acuz not natr; she hath-dun her part; 
 Do-thou but-thin. 
 
 19. Tha partd my ramnt amng-them, and for-my 
 vestyr did tha cast-lots. 
 
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 20. Celia (selya) for-thy-sak I part 
 Wi al that gru-so-ner-my-hart. 
 
 21. And-ther-wer-sudn partingz, such-az-pres 
 The lif-from-out ung harts. 
 
 22. Led-in-ur ladies (ladiz) evry-one; swet-partm . 
 
 23. I must-not yet-forsak (forsk) yu. 
 
 24. To prat and-talk for-lif and onr. 
 
 25. To-mac a-fool prezm to prat ov-luv 
 
 26. Mer-pratl wiout-practs, 
 Iz-al hiz soldrshp. 
 
 27. Poor pratlr, how-thou talkst! 
 
 28. The old pratl-bx mad but-a short pauz to 
 recvr breth. 
 
 29. The childsh pratlmnt ov pastrl compo-zshn. 
 
 30. If God forsez evnts he-must-hav predtrmnd 
 them. 
 
 31. Yu-can-not-predicate (pred-c) rits when-yu- 
 can-nt-pred-c duty. 
 
 32. Prid hath-no glas 
 
 To sho itsl but prid; for supl nez, 
 Feed arogance (argns) and ar the proud manz 
 fez. 
 
 33. But sit besid (besd) my bed muthr, and-put-ur 
 hand in-min. 
 
 34. Liz abd Sundy morning, and gets up lat to 
 putr-wi-the furns. 
 
 35. Tiz in-my-brest she shethz her-dagr-now. 
 
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 36. Wild ots ar apt to shed-most az tha li, and 
 blac az-tha-stand. 
 
 37. The star shot flew from-the welkn blu, 
 Az it fel from-the shetd sky. 
 
 38. Tha shoutd thris; what waz-the last shout-for? 
 
 39. Shal tha be shut to-man which to-the beast 
 (best) iz opn? 
 
 40. What-iz-man that-thou-art mindfl ov-him? 
 
 41. What-manr-ov-man iz-this that evn the windz 
 and-the se oba him? 
 
 42. What-a pes ov-work iz-man! 
 
 43. What parshl jujz ar our luv-and-hat! 
 
 44. What! cu-yu-not-wach wi-me one-our? 
 
 45. Or whispring wi whit lips, the fo, tha-cum! 
 tha cum! 
 
 46. Whit az-thy fam, and az-thy onr cler. 
 
 47. No whitr paj than Adisn'z remanz. 
 
 48. 'Twaz I won the wajr tho-yu hit the whit. 
 
 49. He had cept 
 
 The whitns ov-hiz sol, and-thus men o'r-him 
 wept. 
 
 50. But whethr thus thez-thingz, or whethr not; 
 Whethr the sun, predmnnt in hevn, 
 
 Riz on-the erth, or whethr the erth riz on-the- 
 sun. 
 
 Initial Coalescent l-Cl. i. We-herd Mr. Hodsn'z 
 whip clacing on-the sholdrz ov-the poor litl rechz. 
 
ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTATIONS FOR REVIEW. 89 
 
 2. Yu set ech gosp's clac a-going. 
 
 3. I clam the proms for her hevnly pictr. 
 
 4. Doth he la clam to-thin inheritns? 
 
 5. The pepl wi-a shout 
 
 Riftd the ar, clamring thar god-wi-praz. 
 
 6. Tha clangd-thar sounding armz. 
 
 7. But-not in chanz to pin, 
 
 Hiz spirt withrd wi-thar clanc. 
 
 8. Then lic-a bird it-sits-and-singz, 
 And whets and clasps its silvr-wingz. 
 
 9. Waz-evr mach clapd up so-sudnly? 
 
 10. Howvr sum-ov-hiz intrsts wil clash wi thoz 
 ov-the chef colny. 
 
 11. He claspd the hero'z nez and prad. 
 
 12. It at ons razd-him to-the ranc ov-a lejtmt 
 Englsh clasc. 
 
 13. Az gude a-man az-evr ye-herd clavr in-a pulpt. 
 
 14. I also am-formd out-ov-the cla. 
 
 15. Great in-me a-clen-hart, O God! 
 
 16. Clenz the stufd boozm ov-that perls stuf 
 Which-waz upn the hart. 
 
 17. The strem iz-so transprnt, pur and cler. 
 
 18. He sweps the sky and clerz the cloudy north. 
 
 Bl. i. That can-not hold-hiz pes and blabing 
 tung. 
 
 2. Blac iz-the baj-ov-hell, the hu-ov-dunjnz. 
 
 3. Tha-hav thar teth blacd, both-men and-wimn, 
 
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 for tha-sa a-dog hath hiz-teth whit, therfr tha-wil 
 blac-tharz. 
 
 4. Whil the long funrlz blacn al the wa. 
 
 5. How-meny worthy prinsz' bludz wer-shed, 
 To cep-hiz bed-ov blacns unlad ope! 
 
 6. Az swet-a-plant, az far-a-flowr, iz fadd, 
 Az-evr in-the muzz gardn bladd. 
 
 7. Bochz and blanz must al hiz flesh embos. 
 
 8. Books-wil spec-plan when counslrz blanch. 
 
 9. Let-me stil-reman the tru blanc ov-thin eye. 
 
 10. Nor-hevn peep-thru-the blanct ov-the-dark 
 To cry, hold! hold! 
 
 11. Yu-do blasfm the good in-mocing me. 
 
 12. For what-iz glory but-the blaz ov-fam? 
 
 13. Imrtl librty, hooz looc sublm, 
 
 Hath blechd the tyrnts chek in-evry varying 
 clim. 
 
 14. She loocd az-pal and-az blec az-one lad-out 
 
 ded. 
 
 15. The bonz-ov-men 
 In-sum-forgtn batl slan 
 
 And blechd by drifting wind-and-ran. 
 
 16. To-mac hiz blec windz cis my parchd lips, 
 
 17. To-hiz blerd and ofndd-sens, 
 
 Ther semz a hideus fault blazd in-the objct. 
 
 1 8. Haf-blind he perd at-me thru-hiz bler-iz. 
 
 19. Oh! giv-me-bac my natv hilz, 
 If blec or blery, grim or gra. 
 
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 20. Blending the grand, the beutfl, the ga. 
 
 21. Hapy the isle (il) wi-such a hero-blest. 
 
 22. But strong to blit and blast. 
 
 23. Not-a blinc ov lit waz-ther. 
 
 24. Sum bludy pashn shoes ur-very-fram. 
 
 25. A betr cuntry bloomz to vu, 
 Benth a britr scy. 
 
 26. Hiz blooming fas that-semz a purpl flowr. 
 
 27. To giv thar blochd and blistrd bodiz ez. 
 
 28. Blac-browd and bluf, lie Homr'z Juptr. 
 
 29. Az for thoz hoo clenz blurz wi blotd fingrz, 
 
 tha mac-it-wors. 
 
 30. He bloth and blustrth out hiz abmnbi blasfmy. 
 
 Fl. i. The pleshrz ov-the town begn to flag. 
 
 2. The bedl'z lash stil flagrnt on-thar-bac. 
 
 3. Bloody crosz on-hiz flag-stafs riz. 
 
 4. Mold the round hal or flak the flesy sno. 
 
 5. And flacy darkns braes within (wi-in) tne est. 
 
 6. We met conjnyl mingling flam wi-flam. 
 
 7. A scor 
 
 Ov flagrnt felnz, wi-hiz flogingz sor. 
 
 8. In stary flak and pelicl, 
 Al da the hory meterz fel. 
 
 9. That jewel ov-the purest flam. 
 
 10. Yu-do-but flatr; thar iz angr-yet, 
 Flamz in-ur iz. 
 
 11. Al-the windz-did-flam 
 
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 Wi autm. 
 
 12. Az it-had-bin a flak ov litning. 
 
 13. Mountnz hav arisn sins 
 Wi si-tz on-thar flancs. 
 
 14. When windoz flap and chimny rorz, 
 And-al-iz dizml out-ov-dorz. 
 
 15. Yet let-me flap this bug wi-gildd-wingz. 
 
 16. I can-nt sta 
 
 Flaring in sunshn al-the-da. 
 
 17. Why flash thoz sparcs-ov-fury from-ur eye? 
 
 18. What ruinz kingdmz and laz sitiz flat. 
 
 19. I fel my jenyl spirits droop, my hopz al flat. 
 
 20. I rit to-yu by-wa-ov-flapr, to-put-yu-in-mind-ov 
 ursl. 
 
 21. A flash-ov coir, lic-a flam, pasd ovr-her-fas. 
 
 22. Sin iz flat opst to-the Almity. 
 
 23. When I tel-them he hats flatry. 
 
 24. One flaunts in ragz, one flutrz in brocad. 
 
 25. Flatry iz-the food-ov foolz. 
 
 26. Ung jentlmn floc-to-him, and flet the tim 
 carlsly. 
 
 27. He-iz-our brothr and-our flesh. 
 
 28. The sol-ov-hiz-foot iz fleshy. 
 
 29. Wimn-ar-soft, mild, pitifl and flexbl. 
 
 30. The sun begnz to fling 
 Hiz flaring bemz. 
 
 31. To strech thar-plumj and flot upn-the-wind. 
 
 32. One flirt ov-the spred fan, and al-the-vizhn fliz. 
 
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 33. 'Tiz fat that flingz the dis; and-az-she-flingz, 
 Ov kingz macs peznts, and-ov peznts kingz. 
 
 34. Se the proud tulips flaunting cup 
 That flamz in beuty for-an-our. 
 
 35. Tha sat flesing thoz floes which-tha-nevr-fed. 
 
 36. So fletly did she stir, 
 
 The flowr she tuchd-on dipt-and roz, 
 And turnd to looc-at-her. 
 
 37. She-waz farest-ov-al-flesh on-urth. 
 
 38. Supl-and flexbl az Indyn corn. 
 
 39. Flits ov anjlz sing-the to-thy-rest. 
 
 40. Giv-me my fling and let-me sa-my-sa. 
 
 41. The orz wer-silvr 
 
 Which to the tun ov fluts cept-stroc. 
 
 42. Quic flew the shutl from her arm-ov sno. 
 
 43. Whit salz flying on-the yelo-se. 
 
 Gl. i. A wiz-son macth-a glad-fathr. 
 
 2. Glad ov-a quarl, strat I clap-the dor. 
 
 3. Glad-evning and glad-morn crownd the 
 forth-da. 
 
 4. A secrt plezhr gladnd al-that saw-him. 
 
 5. The-comn-pepl herd-him gladly. 
 
 6. For lif-and luv that-haz-bin I-am-glad. 
 
 7. Then rivl flamz wi ekl glory riz. 
 
 8. To glans a gladns round our harth. 
 
 9. The cla walz glisn lie gold in-the slanting raz. 
 10. We-ma-se-our-futr in-the glas-ov-our-past histry. 
 
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 11. Hiz-men at arm-z wi glov and sper, 
 Braut up the batlz glitring rer. 
 
 12. The furo oft the stubrn gleb hath broc. 
 
 13. Content to glen what we can from-xpermnt. 
 
 14. And wi indntd glidz did slip awa. 
 
 15. Soroz i, glazd wi blinding terz. 
 
 16. Fertl ov corn the gleb, ov oil-and-win. 
 
 17. And wooz the widoz dautr ov-the-glen. 
 
 18. Hiz-luv-iz glibry, ther-iz-no hold-on-it. 
 
 19. The rivr glidth at-hiz on swet-wil. 
 
 20. Al-that glitrz iz-not gold. 
 
 21. Spredz-hiz glory thru-al cun-trz wid. 
 
 22. Gloz in-the starz and blosmz in-the trez. 
 
 23. This cold conjld blud 
 
 That gluz my lips, and-wil-not let-me-spec. 
 
 24. A glut ov-thoz taints which raz men to emnns. 
 
 25. Trad iz-the goldn girdl ov-the glob. 
 
 26. She her casmnt curtnz by 
 
 And glansd athwrt the glooming flats. 
 
 27. Hiz glistring armz mad 
 
 A litl, glooming lit, much lik a shad. 
 
 28. The druncrd and-the-glutn shal cum-to povrty. 
 
 PI. i. Men in grat plas ar thris servnts. 
 
 2. Do-yu ur ofs, or-giv-up ur plas. 
 
 3. Giv-me-lev-to-be plan wi-yu. 
 
 4. Yet'the most plantv dity haz imprtd a-fulr joy 
 to-its compozr. 
 
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 5. Trust not to rotn plane, 
 Tac a planc-ov sturdy oc. 
 
 6. He plad famlyr wi-hiz hory Iocs. 
 
 7. How evry fool can-pla upn-the-world. 
 
 8. Gref stil tredz upn-the helz ov-plezhr. 
 
 9. The unltrd cristyn plodz on to-hevn. 
 
 10. The plowmn homwrd plodz-hiz wery wa. 
 
 11. It-iz ezy enf, aftr-the ramprts ar card, to-find 
 
 men to-plant the flag-on-the hist towr. 
 
 12. Se plastc natr worcing to-this end. 
 
 13. I-wil nethr pled-my aj or-sicns in-xcus-ov-faults. 
 
 14. I acspt her, 
 
 And her, to plej-my vow, I giv-my-hand. 
 
 15. Planting ov orchrdz iz-sd to-be very profitbl 
 az-wel-az-plezhrbl. 
 
 1 6. O! sir, yu-ar-very plezhrbl. 
 
 17. My-counsl shal-stand and-I wil-do-al-my-plezhr. 
 
 18. So fair a pledr eny-cauz ma-gan. 
 
 19. The wil waz-then ductl-and-plint to-rit-rezn. 
 
 20. He-wu dwel in perl-ov lic-panfl plit. 
 
 21. Lord-ov cretrz-al 
 
 Thou-plasr-ov plants both humbl-and-tal. 
 
 22. A plag upn-the-pepl-fel 
 A-famn-aftr lad-them lo. 
 
 23. He had-a wif waz-the pleg o' hiz-daz. 
 
 24. Al pladd and plumd in-thar tartn ara. 
 
 25. I-am az-yu-no me-al, a-plan, blunt man, 
 That luv-my-frend. 
 
96 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 26. Expatiate (xpasht) fre-o'r-al this-sen ov-man, 
 A-mity maz, but-not wiout-a-plan. 
 
 27. The plantv wav az-it-broc on-the shor, 
 Semd si-ing for rest forvr-mor. 
 
 28. Man-only marz kind natrz plan, 
 And turnz the fers pursut on-man. 
 
 29. The very fact ov-a-plan impliz a lojcl prosdyr. 
 
 30. La squar the blocs upn-the slip, 
 And-folo-me, this-plan ov-min. 
 
 31. Sins I saw-yu I-hav-bin planet-struc. 
 
 32. The buct plashing in-the cool, swet-wel. 
 
 33. The tal grov-ov hemlcs, wi mos on-thar-stemz, 
 lie plashz ov-sunlt. 
 
 34. The shelz serv az plazmz or moldz to-this-sand. 
 
 35. The one spirits plastc stres. 
 
 36. Sweping thru-the dul, dens world. 
 
 37. Squadrnz and squarz ov-men in brazn plats. 
 
 38. Wi-grat adm-r and plauz-b ov-the-pepl rising 
 plentfly on-al-sidz. 
 
 39. But soon the plezhrz past; at noon-ov-da 
 The sun wi-sultry bemz begn to pla. 
 
 40. I-hav-a-wil, I-am shur, how'er my-hart 
 Ma pla the cowrd. 
 
 41. I fling-my-hart into-ur lap, 
 Wiout-a word-ov pleding. 
 
 42. And-so her-fathr plejd-hiz-word 
 And-so hiz proms plit. 
 
 43. The cauz iz-mad a plenry-cauz. 
 
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 44. When labrz-ar-plenty thar wajz wil-be-too. 
 
 45. Hiz plint-sol gav-wa-to al thingz has, 
 He-new no-sham, he-dredd-no disgras. 
 
 46. Hav-we-not plitd ech our holy oth, 
 That-one shud-be the comn-good-ov-both? 
 
 47. This kingly sel 
 
 And plitr ov hi harts. 
 
 48. Smal hav continyl plodrz evr-won, 
 Sav bas authrty from othrz'-books. 
 
 49. Pluc up thy spirits; looc cherfly upn-me. 
 
 50. Be-firm! one constant elmnt in-luc 
 Iz jenyn, solid, old Tutnc pluc. 
 
 51. Thou setr up and plucr down ov-kingz. 
 
 52. He-did-nt atmt to plum hiz intlct. 
 
 53. A treshr richr-far 
 
 Than what-iz plundrd in-the raj-ov war. 
 
 54. Betr hav-nun 
 
 Than plurl fath, which-iz too-much by-one. 
 
 55. I-hav-bin alwz plying yu to-walk and-red. 
 
 SI. i. Mac-the gruel thic and slab. 
 
 2. Tha presnt-yu wi-a cup, and-yu-must drinc ov-a 
 siaoy stuf. 
 
 3. Whens thez rajing-firz 
 
 Wil slacn, if-hiz breth stir-not thar flamz. 
 
 4. Wei plezd tha slac thar-cors. 
 
 5. It-wu-nt slac min ir nor-ez my-hart. 
 
 6. Slandr, that worst ov poiznz, evr-findz 
 
Q8 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 An ezy entrns to ignbl mindz. 
 
 7. O! do-nt slandr him for he-iz kind, 
 
 8. Ur casl iz-surprzd; ur-wif-and babz 
 Savjly slautrd. 
 
 9. The slavrz hand waz on-the lash, 
 He-semd in hast to go. 
 
 10. We slep ovr-our happiness (hapns). 
 
 11. How swet the moonlt sleps upn-this bane! 
 
 12. She wil giv-yu slepy drafts. 
 
 13. Them als which slep in Jezs wil God bring 
 wi-him. 
 
 14. Mity harts ar held in slendr chanz. 
 
 15. Tha both in-sumr and in-wintr slid. 
 
 16. Ajz shal slid awa wiout persving. 
 
 17. Sum firmly embras doctrinz upn slit groundz. 
 
 18. Slimy-thingz did crawl wi-legz 
 Upn-this slimy-se. 
 
 19. Thris the fliting shado slipt awa. 
 
 20. The slipry god wil try to loos hiz hold. 
 
 21. The shivring urchn, bending az he goz 
 Wi slipshd-helz. 
 
 22. Tha'l slivr thee lic-a turnp. 
 
 23. Tha-lafd and stud themslvz arnd. 
 
 24. And oft hoi shets desnd ov slusy ran. 
 
 25. Sluts ar good enf to-mac-a sluvnz porj. 
 
 Initial Coalescent SSc, Sk. I. Nor in-thy 
 scabrd sheth that-fams blad. 
 
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 ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTATIONS FOR REVIEW. 99 
 
 2. Hiz vers iz scabrs and hobling. 
 
 3. Min-on thez-do scald lie moltn led. 
 
 4. Her the blu flamz ov scalding brimstn fal. 
 
 5. Long-tin in evn seal 
 The batl hung. 
 
 6. The scalz-ar-turnd; her kindns waz-no-mor 
 now than-my-vouz. 
 
 7. Oft hav-I-scald the cragy-tre. 
 
 8. Wil seal it a litl-rnor. 
 
 9. By-the bar scalp ov Robn Hood'z fat friar. 
 
 10. This felo wer-a king for-our wild-facshn. 
 
 11. My non virtu iz from scandl fre. 
 
 12. Now scantir limts the proud arch confin. 
 
 13. Sloly he scalz, and scarsly stemz the tid. 
 
 14. Praz oz its-valu to its scarsty. 
 
 15. A scarcro set to fritn foolz awa. 
 
 16. Ther-ar-sum strocs ov calmty that-scath and 
 scorch the sol. 
 
 17. Tech the glad-ourz to scatr az-tha fly, 
 Soft quit, jentl luv, and endls joy. 
 
 18. He formz the wel consertd scemz ov mischf. 
 
 19. He'z jentl, nevr schoold (scoold) yet lernd. 
 
 20. Wi scofs and scornz and contumlys taunts. 
 
 21. Not-so when swift Camila scourz the plan 
 Fliz o'r the unbndng corn, and-scimz alng the 
 
 man 
 
 22. Tha-nevr met but-therz-a scirmsh-ov wit. 
 
 23. Opn scy, scy wi no intrvning sheltr. 
 
IOO ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 Squ. i. On-her larj squab yu find-her spred. 
 
 2. The egl dropd the tortus squab upn-a-roc. 
 
 3. Just-met, and, clozing stood in squadrn joind. 
 
 4. The short, thic sob, loud screm, and shrilr 
 squal. 
 
 5. Tha ofn squandrd but tha nevr gav. 
 
 6. Our squandrd troops he raliz. 
 
 7. I-hav-not-cept-my squar. 
 
 8. Squar-my tril 
 
 To-my proprshnd strenth. 
 
 9. Ar-yu-such-foolz 
 To squar for-this. 
 
 10. Iz-ther-no squarer her? 
 
 11. My fal waz stopd by-a terbl squash. 
 
 12. Him-ther-tha-found, 
 
 Squat lic-a-tod, clos at-the er-ov Ev. 
 
 13. Hiz muz iz rustc, and, perhaps (praps) too-plan, 
 The men-ov squemsh tast to entrtn. 
 
 14. Lampoonz, lie squibz ma-mac-a-presnt blaz. 
 
 Sp. i. Pur spas iz-capbl nethr-ov rezstns nor- 
 moshn. 
 
 2. To-cal-a spad a-spad, to-be plan-spocn. 
 
 3. Lif's but-a-span; Fl evry inch enjoy. 
 
 4. The rivrz wer spand by archz ov solid-masnry. 
 
 5. What starz do-spangl hevn wi-such-beuty. 
 
 6. Thou thy Fathr'z thundr didst-not spar. 
 
 7. I-cu-hav betr spard a betr-man. 
 
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 8. Hoo at sum-timz spend, at othrz spar. 
 
 Dividd twen carlsns and car. 
 g. He-waz spar but discrt-ov spech. 
 10. O, giv-me ur spar-men, and spar-me the-grat- 
 onz. 
 
 n. Man-iz born unt trubl az-the spares fly uprd. 
 
 12. I dar-not spit upn him whil I-sa-he liz. 
 
 13. She-iz-az spry az-a-crict. 
 
 14. The finst spares and clenst boz. 
 
 15. I-se brit onr sparcl thru-ur-iz. 
 
 16. He-that doth the ravnz fed, 
 
 Ya, provdntly catrz for the sparo, 
 Be comfrt to-my aj! 
 
 17. Thez ordrz hav spawnd much sins-our-last-sivl 
 warz. 
 
 18. Why-must he sputr, spawl and slavr it? 
 
 19. The spawnr and the miltr ov-the barbl covr-thar 
 spawn. 
 
 20. No-othr specr ov-my living acshnz. 
 
 21. A speshl ida iz-cald by-the scoolz a "speshz." 
 
 22. Reprt specs-yu a bonny monc. 
 
 23. To-this speshl evl an imprvmnt-ov styl wu 
 apli a speshl redrs. 
 
 24. Spec, Lord, for thy servant herth. 
 
 25. Many brit specs bubl-up alng the blu Ejen. 
 
 26. Thou hast no-specu-1 in thoz-iz. 
 
 27. The acts-ov-God to humn erz 
 Can-nt wiout pross-ov spech be-told, 
 
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 28. Spechls wi-wondr and haf ded-wi-fer. 
 
 29. I wil wish her spedy strenth. 
 
 30. Begn, begn; the mystc spel prepr. 
 
 31. Heps ov spent aroz fal and spred the ground. 
 
 32. Butr spent az-if it cam from the richr soil. 
 
 33. The spidrz tuch, how xkiztly fin! 
 Felz at-ech thred and livz alng the lin. 
 
 34. By-one dela aftr-anthr tha-spin out thar hoi livz. 
 
 35. Ther-iz a spirit in-man, and-the insp-r ov-the 
 Almity givth them undrstnding. 
 
 36. A-man-so fant, so spirtls, 
 So-dul, so-ded-in looc. 
 
 37. The mind-ov-man iz-ov that spirtus, stiring 
 natur, that it-iz perptly at wore. 
 
 38. This-iz-a dedly spit that angrz. 
 
 39. Yu humr-me when-I-am sic; 
 Why-not when-I-am splentc? 
 
 40. Ech had a gravty wu-mac-yu split. 
 
 41. Spirtl prid spoilz meny grasz. 
 
 42. He shal-be-thy spocsmn unt-the-pepl. 
 
 43. Agnst hoom do ye sport urslvz? 
 
 44. Down he alitz amng the sportfl herd. 
 
 45. Al-the glitring hil 
 
 Iz brit wi spouting rilz. 
 
 46. Her the Rhone (ron) 
 Hath spred himsl a couch. 
 
 47. Plants if-tha spred much ar-seldm-tal. 
 
 48. No flowr haz-that-spred ov-the-woodbin. 
 
ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTATIONS FOR REVIEW. IOJ 
 
 49. The spritly Sylvia trips alng the gren. 
 
 50. He-iz-so sprus that-he-nevr-can-be-jentel. 
 
 51. Lov vvil-not-be spurd to what it lothz. 
 
 52. Sum bold men by spuring on refn themslvz. 
 
 St. i. He spcs poinyrdz, and evry word stabz. 
 
 2. In-this rejn ov-van-t wher-nuthing iz stabl. 
 
 3. The boy waz-the-very staf-ov-my aj. 
 
 4. The gloomy slumbr ov-the stagnnt sol. 
 
 5. I'i stac yon lam that-ner-the-fountn-plaz. 
 
 6. Wi-manly strid he stalkd (stacd) alng the 
 ground. 
 
 7. Far man he-waz and wiz, stalwrt and bold. 
 
 8. He frets, he fumz, he-starz, he-stamps the 
 ground. 
 
 9. In poltcs I her-yur stanch. 
 
 10. On thoz far-planz thar-standrdz tha displa. 
 
 11. I-sinc-in-dep-mir, wher-ther-iz-no-standing. 
 
 12. Her-iz-a statly styl indd. 
 
 13. A rar statswmn; I admr her baring. 
 
 14. The gratr part hav-cept-thar-stashn. 
 
 15. The hoi man becmz as-if statud int ston and erth. 
 
 16. Thar carctrz ar mostly statusk. 
 
 17. Forin-men ov-mity statur-cam. 
 
 1 8. So-meny waryrz, and so-stout, 
 Az-he had-dun, and-stavd it-out. 
 
 19. Hoom rezst stedfst in-the-fath. 
 
 20. Stedyns iz-a-point-ov-prudns az-wel-az ov curj. 
 
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 21. Do-good by-stelth and blush to-find it fam. 
 
 22. Sta I comand-yu, sta-and-her-me-first. 
 
 23. The smalest act-ov-charty shal-stand us in 
 grat sted. 
 
 24. The vesl stemd-out ov port. 
 
 25. Arnd hiz shop the steely sparclz flew. 
 
 26. In part shed down thar stelr virtu. 
 
 27. Horn the swan retrts 
 
 Hiz-floc befor him-steping to-the-fold. 
 
 28. Thez obstclz hiz-jenys had turnd int steping- 
 stonz. 
 
 29. I-hav sternns in-my sol enf. 
 
 30. Ther-iz-a-frend that-sticth closr than-a-bruthr. 
 
 31. Stifn the sinewz, sumn up-the blood. 
 
 32. Natr wizly stints our aptit. 
 
 33. Al our-fathrz worshpd stocs and stonz. 
 
 34. The-hol-world standz stoc-stil. 
 
 35. At-last az marbl roc he standth stil. 
 Ston cold wiout, wi'n burnt wi luvz flam. 
 
 36. Amdst the storm tha sang, 
 And the starz herd, and the se. 
 
 37. In evry vesl ther-iz stoaj for imns trezhrz. 
 
 38. The wolf spid a stragling cid. 
 
 39. And stratwa the damzl aroz. 
 
 40. Thar hevnly harps a lor stran-begn. 
 
 41. Thoz oft ar stratjmz which errz sem. 
 
 42. God-iz our-refj-and-strenth. 
 
 43. Groz wi-hiz groth, and strenthnz wi-hiz-strenth. 
 
ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTATIONS FOR REVIEW. 10$ 
 
 44. It shal-be stil in-strictst-mezhr. 
 
 45. Strip ur sord stark nacd. 
 
 46. My spirt shal-not alwz striv wi-man. 
 
 47. Study thysl; what ranc or what-degr, 
 Thy wiz Creatr haz ordnd for-thee. 
 
 48. Tim iz-the stuf which lif-iz-mad-ov. 
 
 49. How bowd the woodz benth-thar sturdy stroc. 
 
 Coalescent W, Dw. I. Brooding ovr-a singl ida 
 wil dwarf the soundst-mind. 
 
 2. Dwarf a-man to-the mer stump ov what he 
 ot-to-be, and-he wil stil put-out gren-levz. 
 
 3. And virtu can-nt dwel wi slavz. 
 
 4. Wery sev'n nitz, nin-timz-nin, 
 
 Shal he dwindl, pek and pin. 
 
 Tw. i. When old wintr splits the rocs in-twan. 
 
 2. He-haz-a twang in-hiz discors. 
 
 3. Lusty ung feloz hoom he had twedld int-the- 
 servs. 
 
 4. I shal laf-at-this a twelvmnth hens. 
 
 5. He twis esad to-cast hiz son in gold. 
 
 6. O'er the twilit grovz and duscy cavz. 
 
 7. Let rethz ov trimf now my templz twin. 
 
 8. Frendz now-fast-sworn hoo twin in-luv. 
 
 9. A twinj for-my-on-sin. 
 
 10. The owl fel-a moping and-a-twincling. 
 
 11. The westrn scy twincld wi-starz. 
 
 12. I saw-the wench that twird and-twincld at-the. 
 
106 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 13. Sum taut wi dextrs hand to-twirl the whel. 
 
 14. Twist-it int-a serpntn-form. 
 
 15. Waz-it-not to-this end 
 
 That-thou begnst to-twist so fin-a-story. 
 
 16. The twan that in-twining, befor in-the-twin, 
 Az twinz wer intwstd, he-now doth untwn; 
 Twixt the twan intrtwsting a twin mor betwen, 
 He, twirling hiz-twistr, macz a-twist ov-the 
 
 twin. 
 
 17. Thris tha twichd the dimnd in-her-er. 
 
 18. The swalo twitring from-hiz straw-bilt shed. 
 
 Thw. i. Wi-meny-a stif thwac, meny a bang. 
 
 2. Swift az-a shooting star, 
 
 In autm thwarts the nit. 
 
 3. The prop-z ov-the-one nevr thwartd-the-othr. 
 
 Sw. i. A blunt squab swad but lor than usl. 
 
 2. Tha swadld me in-my nit gown. 
 
 3. Tha-put-me in-bed in-al-my-swadlz. 
 
 4. What-a plezhr it-iz to swagr at-the bar. 
 
 5. To-be-grat iz-not to swagr at our-footmn. 
 
 6. It-wer-a hapy-lif 
 
 To-be no-betr than-a-swan. 
 
 7. The nesry pro-v ov-lif swaloz the gratr part- 
 ov-tim. 
 
 8. Homer haz swalod-up the onr-ov thoz hoo 
 sucsdd him 
 
 9. The swan on stil Sant Mariz' lac 
 
ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTATIONS FOR REVIEW. 107 
 
 Plot dubl, swan and shado. 
 
 10. In crowdz arnd the swarming-pepl-join. 
 
 11. Thar swarthy hosts wu darcn al our planz. 
 
 12. Mile and a swathe (swath) at-first hiz hol- 
 demnd. 
 
 13. She-cu-not swa her hous. 
 
 14. The bains swaz on-our-part. 
 
 15. Prosed in-the swa ov-ur on-wil. 
 
 16. I swar by-al-the Romn godz. 
 
 17. For him the rich Araba swets her gumz. 
 
 18. Wak int vois ech silnt string 
 And swep the sounding lyr. 
 
 19. The branchz bend befor-thar swepy swa. 
 
 20. Canst-thou bind the swet inflns ov-the Pleadz 
 
 21. Yur ekl mind yet swelz-not int stat. 
 
 22. Muse aroz wi-its volpts-swel. 
 
 23. It-waz so-rar a-pes ov-fun, 
 To-se the sweltrd catl-run. 
 
 24. I swerv-not from thy comandmnts. 
 
 25. Let evry-man be swift to-her; slo to-spec; slo 
 to-rath. 
 
 26. A hovring mist cam swiming o'r hiz sit. 
 
 27. Sudn the dichz swel, the medoz swim. 
 
 28. Yu swinjd-me for-my-luv. 
 
 29. The rivr swirld alng, glasy no-mor, but dinjy 
 gra. 
 
 30. The most in-yerz swoond first awa for-pan. 
 
IO8 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 RULE VIII. 
 
 (&), Bn. i. The mity wolf iz banfl to-the fold, 
 Stormz to-the whet, to budz the bitr-cold. 
 
 2. Baning hiz boistrs and unruly best. 
 
 3. Tel-me, waz-he arstd on-a band? 
 Not on-a band but on-a strongr-thing. 
 
 4. And wi-a belt hiz gown abt him band. 
 
 5. Bansh bizns, bansh soro, 
 To-the godz blongz-tomro. 
 
 6. Tha cast-up-a bane agnst the city (si-t). 
 
 7. Ye banes and braz o' bony Doon. 
 
 8. We cast of-al-car ov al-futr-thrift becz-we-ar 
 alrdy-bancrptd. 
 
 9. Round-the-wid-world in-banshmnt we-rom. 
 
 10. Banshd from-Rom? 
 What's-banshd JDut-set-f re ? 
 
 From daly contact wi-the-things I loth. 
 
 11. The mind shal-banqut tho-the-body-pin. 
 
 12. Tha-wer-banqtd by-the-wa. 
 
 13. Sum li-benth-the churchyrd ston 
 And-sum befor (fro) the-specr. 
 
 14. To bend hiz mind to eny public bizns. 
 
 15. He-waz-so-far-from-benfting trad that-he-did- 
 it a grat-injry. 
 
 16. Thou-good old-man, benvlnt az wiz. 
 
 17. O-that-men shud-put-an enmy in-thar-mouthz 
 to-stel awa-thar-branz. 
 
 18. Assembld bin, a senat grav-and stott. 
 
ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTATIONS FOR REVIEW. I(X) 
 
 19. My-son Edgr! had-he-a-hand to-rit-this, a hart- 
 and-bran-to brew it-in? 
 
 20. 'Tiz stil a-drem, or els such-stuf az-madmn 
 Tung-and bran-not. 
 
 Nn, ITm. i. What's in-a-nam? that-thing which-we 
 
 cal-a-roz, 
 By-eny othr-nam wu-smel-az swet. 
 
 2. What-men ov-nam resort to-him. 
 
 3. One ov-the-few, the imrtl namz 
 
 That wer-not-born-to-di. 
 
 4. Now in-the-nam ov-al-the-godz at ons. 
 
 5. The holy tim iz quiet az-a-nun 
 
 Brethls wi ado-r. 
 
 6. And oft-at-dawn, depr-noon, or faling ev. 
 
 Dn, Dm. I. In-the end ov-the-Sabth, az-it-begn- 
 to-dawn tord the first-da ov-the wee. 
 
 2. The shapls bar hiz-den forsks. 
 
 3. And rechz hang that jurmn ma din. 
 
 27m, Thin. I. A-gratr-than Solmn iz-her. 
 
 2. Yu-ar-a-girl az-much betr than he, 
 
 Az-he-iz-a-poet sublmr-than-me. 
 
 3. I-thanc-yu for-ur onst-car. 
 
 4. Go-ye-to-them-that-sel, and-by-for-urslvz. 
 
 5. Now-then, let al thy waty carz awa. 
 
 6. Awomnz-resn: I-thinchim so becz I-thinc-him-so. 
 
 Am, An. I. Apnt-not hevnly disp-s fathr. 
 
HO ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 2. It resvd the asnt if-not-the apr-b ov-the-prins. 
 
 3. Let-us comput; how-much wil-this amnt to? 
 
 4. A begrly acnt-ov emty boxz. 
 
 5. Giv-an acnt-ov-thi-stewrdshp. 
 
 6. A lambnt flam arnd-hiz-browz. 
 
 7. Alone (aln), aln, al, al, aln, 
 Aln on-the wid, wid-se. 
 
 8. God, by hooz powr aln we al-liv. 
 
 9. The quarl tuchth nun but us aln. 
 
 10. The murdrr fel, and blud atnd for-blud. 
 
 11. It-must-be reptd agn-and-agn wi-closest atnshn. 
 
 12. Hiz hand-wil-be agnst evry-man. 
 
 13. Alng the heth and-ner hiz-favrt tre. 
 
 Em, En. I. Dare douts twen the proms and evnt. 
 
 2. Thee, chantrs, oft the woodz amng, 
 
 I woo, to her thy evn-song. 
 
 3. Her terz-fel wi-the dewz at evn. 
 
 4. Smooth and evn az-an ivry bal. 
 
 5. Let-him tel whethr-the-numbr ov-the-starz iz evn 
 or od. 
 
 6. For-the daz shal cum upn-the, that thin enmz 
 shal la the evn wi-the-ground. 
 
 In, Im. i. I-hav itmd it in-my memry. 
 Un. i. Az-I did stand waching upn-the-hil. 
 
 (a), Characters shortened to add t, d, tli. 
 I. Tomro.and-tomro, and-tomro, 
 
 Creps in-this pety pas from da-to-da, 
 
ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTATIONS FOR REVIEW. Ill 
 
 Til the last-sylbl ov-recordd-tim. 
 
 2. And do-yu-now put on-ur best-atr, 
 
 And do-yu-now cul-out-a holy-da (holdy), 
 And do-yu-now strew flovverz in-hiz-wa, 
 That cumz-in trimf-ovr Pompy'z blud? 
 
 3. She-brot to-him her beuty and-truth, 
 But and-brod erldmz thre. 
 
 4. Shur hiz onsty 
 
 Brot him smal ganz, but shamls flatry, 
 And filthy bevrj; and unsmly shift, 
 And boro bas, and-sum-gud lad'z gift. 
 
 5. How apt the poor ar-to-be-proud. 
 
 6. Al that wer-strong-and apt-for-war. 
 
 7. I must-be-abt my-fathrz-bizns. 
 
 8. Abt hiz-nec she-cast her trembling handz. 
 
 9. The wind tha long had-wishd had-cum-abt. 
 
 10. The pantr iz-not apt to tac-so-much-panz abt- 
 the-drapry az-abt-the fas. 
 
 11. Act-wel ur-part, thar al the onr liz. 
 
 12. Self-lv the spring-ov-moshn acts the sol. 
 
 13. Act, act in-the living preznt. 
 
 14. Man acting on-man by-wat-ov opnn. 
 
 15. Blest wi-ech gras ov-natr and-ov art. 
 
 16. Mor-matr wi-les art. 
 
 17. Madm, i swar I uzd no art at-al. 
 
 18. Let. al-good-thingz awt, 
 Him hoo-carz-not to-be-grat. 
 
 19. O, Ev, sum farthr chanj awts-us-ni. 
 
112 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 20. Cal, if-yu-wil, bad riming a dizez. 
 
 21. Hoo bid yu welcm to-thez shatrd lejnz. 
 
 22. Lord, if-it-be-thou, bid-me-to-cum-to-thee on- 
 the-watr. 
 
 23. But-this I red, that, but-if remdy 
 Thou-her-afrd, ful shortly I her-ded shal-se. 
 
 24. That but-for-this our solz wer-fre, 
 And but-for-this our-livz wer-blest. 
 
 25. Ur son, my-lord, haz-pad-a soldr'z-det. 
 
 26. He-iz detr to-the hoi law. 
 
 27. Thine ov-thy-lif-and end and-cal-for mer-s. 
 
 28. He looct out ov-the vvindo for-tvvo-ourz on end. 
 
 29. One gat ther-only waz and-that looct est. 
 
 30. Her liz the est; did-not-the-da-brac-her? 
 
 31. I-wil-no-ur-bizns that I-wil. 
 
 32. The womn waz-mad-hol from-that-our. 
 
 33. Ech-momnt-thretnz lif-or-deth. 
 
 34. God haz set 
 
 Labr-and-rest, az-da-and nit, to-men, 
 Sucssv. 
 
 35. Natr-and natrz-worcs la hid-in-nit. 
 
 36. Pur az-the language (lang) wil afrd; net, but- 
 not fiord. 
 
 37. And furus evry chargr nad, 
 To-join the dredfl revlry. 
 
 38. Prid ov-al-othrz the most danjrs fait, 
 Prsdz from-want-ov-sens or-want-ov-thot. 
 
 39. Why do-yu cep aln, 
 
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 Using thoz thots which shud-hav-did 
 Wi-them tha-thinc on? 
 
 40. Al-thar-thots ar agnst-me for evl. 
 
 41. Be-gathrd-now ye-watrz undr hevn, 
 Int-one-plas. 
 
 42. Baring burdnz and sor bloz 
 For sinking undr-them. 
 
 43. I-cep undr-my body and-bring it int-sub-j. 
 
PART III. 
 
 SEWING ON A BUTTON. 
 
 It \7. bad enf to se a bachlr so on a butn, but he 
 iz the embdmnt ov gras alngsd ov a mard man. 
 Ness-t haz compld xperns in the cas ov the formr, 
 but the latr haz alwz depndd upn sum-o els for this 
 servs, and fortntly, for the sac ov sosi-t, it iz rarly 
 he iz obljd to rezrt to the nedl himsl. Sumtms the 
 pashnt wif scaldz her rit hand, or runz a slivr undr 
 the nal ov the indx fingr ov that hand, and it iz then 
 the man cluchz the (100) nedl arnd the neck, and, 
 by forgting to tie a not in the thred, comensz to put 
 on the butn. It iz alwz in the morning, and from 
 fiv to twen-t mints aftr he iz xpectd to be down 
 stret. He laz the butn xactly on the sit ov its 
 predssr, and pushz the nedl thru on i, and carfly 
 drawz the thred aftr, leving about thre inchz ov it 
 sticing up for lewa. He sez to himsl, "Well, if wimn 
 don't hav the ezst tim I evr se." Then he cumz bac 
 the othr wa, and getz the nedl (200) thru the cloth 
 wel enf, and laz himsl out to find the i, but in spit 
 ov a grat del ov pashnt jabing, the nedl point perzsts 
 in bucing agnst the solid parts ov that butn, and 
 
EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE. 115 
 
 finly, when he loozz pashns, hiz fingrz each the 
 thred, and that thre inchz he had left to hold the 
 butn slips thru the i in a twincling, and the butn 
 rolz lezhrly (sh) acrs the flor. He pics it up vviout 
 a singl remrc, out ov respct to hiz childrn, and macs 
 anthr atmt to fasn it. This tim, when coming bac 
 with (300) the nedl, he ceps both the thred and 
 the butn from sliping by covring them with hiz thum, 
 and it iz out ov regard for that part ov him that he 
 felz arnd for the i in a very carfl and judshs manr; 
 but evntly loozing hiz filsfy, az the serch becmz mor 
 and mor hopls, he falz to jabing abt in a loos and 
 savj manr, and it iz jus then the nedl findz the 
 opning, and cumz up thru the butn and part wa thru 
 hiz thum with a selr-t that no humn injn-t can gard 
 agnst. Then he (400) laz down the thingz, with a 
 few famlr quo-t, and presz the injrd hand twen hiz 
 nez, and then holdz it undr the othr arm, and finly 
 jamz it int hiz mouth, and al the whil he pransz abt 
 the flor and calz upn hevn and urth to witns that 
 thar haz nevr bin enthing lie it sins the world waz 
 creatd, and howlz, and whislz, and monz, and sobz, 
 and siz. Aftr awhl he cumz down, and puts on hiz 
 pants, and fasnz them togthr with a stic, and goz 
 down to hiz bizns a chanjd and reflcting man. (500) 
 
 J. M. BAILEY. 
 
Il6 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 THE GENTLEMAN. 
 
 When-y-v found a-mn, yu-v-nt-fr-t-g to-fnd-a-j. 
 Yu-cn-nt-mc-a-gld-rng-out-o-brs. Yu-cn-nt-chnj a Cap 
 Ma cristl to-a dimnd. Yu-cn-nt-mc-a-j til-u-v-frst-a-mn. 
 To-b-a-j, it-1-nt-b su-f to-v-hd-a-grnfthr. To-b-a-j 
 duz-nt-dpnd upn-th talr or-th toilt. Blud-1-djnrt. 
 Gud cloz-r-nt gud-hbts. A-j iz jus-a-j; no-mr no-Is; 
 a-dmnd-plshd, (100) tht-wz-frst-a-dmnd in-e ruf. A-j 
 iz-jntl. A-j-iz-mdst. A-j-iz-crts. A-j-iz-jnrs. A-j-iz slo 
 to tak ofns, az-bing on-tht-nvr gis-it. A-j goz armd 
 only-in conshsns-ov-rt. A-j sub-j hiz aptts. A-j 
 refnz-hiz tasts. A-j subdz hiz felingz. A-j-dmz 
 evry-othr betr-thn himsl. Sir Filp Sidny waz-nvr-s- 
 mch-a-j, mirr tho-h-wz-o England's (inglndz) nithd 
 (200) az-whn, upn-th-fld-o Zutphen (zutfn), az-h 
 la-in-hiz-on-bld, he wavd-th draft-o-cld-sprng-wtr, 
 tht-wz-brt-t quench-hiz-mrtl thrst, in-fvr-o-a diing-sldr. 
 St. Paul de-scr a-j when-h-xrtd-th Phillipian (filpn) 
 Cristnz. "Whatsvr-ingz ar just, whatsvr-ingz ar pur, 
 whatsvr-ingz ar-lovly, whatsvr-ingz ar-o-gd-rprt, 
 if-thr-b en-vrtu, and-f-thr-b-c-pras, thinc-o-thez-ingz. 
 (280) GEORGE W. DOANE. 
 
 A TRUE WOMAN. 
 
 Giv er far dautr-o-lv, to-the in-str-o prudns, and 
 let the prespts-o-trth sinc-dp-in thy-hrt; so-shl-th- 
 chrmz ov-th-mnd ad-lstr to-the elgns-o-th-frm; 
 and-th-bty, lic-th-roz it resmblth, shal retn its-swtns 
 
EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE. 117 
 
 when its-blm-iz-wthrd. In-th-sprng-o-th-yth, in-the- 
 mrning-o-th-dz, when-th iz-o-mn-gz-o-th-w-dlt, and 
 natr whisprth in-thn-er the-mning-o-thr-lcs; ah! 
 her-w-caushn thos sedsing-wrdz; gard-wel-th-( 100)hrt, 
 nor lisn-t-thr-sft-pr-sw. Remmbr-tht thou art mad 
 man'z reznbl compann, not-th slav-o-hiz-pshn; the 
 end-o thy-bing iz-nt-mrly-t gratfy hiz loos dezr, 
 bt-t-asst him in-the toilz-o-lf, to sooth-him-w-th-tndrns, 
 and recmpns-hiz-cr wi-sft endrmnts. Hoo-iz-sh-tht 
 winth-th-hrt-o-mn, that subdth him-t lov, and-rnth-in- 
 hiz-brst? Lo! yonr she wacth in madn-swtns, wi 
 inosns in-hr-mnd and mods-t on-hr-chk. Her hand 
 secth emplmnt, her foot delitth-nt (200) in gading 
 abrd. She-iz clothd-w-ntns, she-iz-fd-w-tmprns, 
 huml-t-nd mecns-r-az-a-crn-o-glry sercling-hr hd. 
 On-hr tung-dwlth muse, the swetns-o huny 
 floth-frm-hr lips. Desn-s iz-in al-hr-wrdz, in-hr ansrz 
 ar mildns-nd-trth, Sub-m and obdns ar-the-lsnz-o-hr 
 lif, and pes-nd hapns ar-hr rewrd. Befr her steps 
 wacth prudns, and-vrtu atndth at-hr rit hand. Her i 
 specth softns-nd-lv; but-dscrshn wi-a septr sitth-o-hr 
 brow. The tung of-the-lsnshs iz-(300)-dm in-hr-przns 
 the aw ov-hr-vrtu cepth-him silnt. When scandl-iz- 
 bzy, and-th-fam-o-hr-nbr iz-tst-frm-tng-to-tng; if char-t 
 and-gd-ntr opn-nt-hr-mth the fingr-o silns resth on-hr 
 lips. Her-brst iz-th-mnshn-o-gdns; and-thrfr she 
 suspctth no-vl in-othrz. Hapy wer-th-mn that-shd-mc 
 her-hiz-wf; hapy the child that-shd-cl-hr-mthr. She 
 
Il8 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 prezidth in-tha hous and-thr-iz-ps; she comandth 
 wi-jjmnt and-iz obad. She arizth in-the-mrning, she 
 (400) considrz her afrz, and apntth to-ery-o thar 
 propr-bizns. The car-o-hr-fmly-iz-hr-hl-dlit, to-tht 
 aln she aplith her study; and elgns-w-frgl-t 
 iz-sn-in-hr-mnshnz. The prudns-o-hr-mnjmnt-iz-an 
 onr to-hr huzbnd, and-he herth her praz wi-a 
 secrt-dlit. She infrmth-th-mndz ov-hr childrn-w- 
 wzdm; she fashnth thar-mnrz from-the-xmpl-o-hr-on- 
 gdns. The word-o-hr-mth iz-the law-o-thr-yth; the 
 moshn-o-hr-i comandth obdns. She specth, and-hr- 
 srvnts fli; (500) she pointh and-the-thing-iz-dn; 
 for-the law-o-lv-iz-in-thr hartz and-hr-cndns adth 
 wingz to-thr-ft. In prosprt she-iz-nt-pfd-u; in advrst 
 she helth-the-wndz-o fortn-w-pshns. The trublz-o-hr 
 husbnd ar ale-v by-hr-cnslz-nd-swtnd-b-hr endrmnts; 
 he putth-hiz-hrt in-hr boozm, and-rsvth-cmfrt. 
 Hapy-iz-th-mn-tht-hth-md-hr-hiz-wf; hap-th-chld-tht- 
 clth her-mthr. (583) 
 
 ROBERT DODSLEY. 
 
 THE DIGNITY OF LABOR. 
 
 Thar-iz-a-dgn-t in toil in-tl of-the-hnd-az-wl-az-tl- 
 o-th-hd, in toil to-prvd for-the bodly-wnts ov-an 
 indvdl lif az-l-az in-tl to-prmt-sm entrprz ov-wrld- 
 wd-fm. Al-lbr-tht-tendz-t supli-mn'z-wnts, to-incrs- 
 mn'z hapns, to elvt-mn'z-ctr, in-a-wrd, al-lbr-tht-iz 
 onst, iz onrbl-t. Labr clrz-th forest, and dranz-the 
 
EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 moras, and-mcs-th-wldrns-rjs-nd-blsm-az-th-rz. Labr- 
 drvz-th-plow, and convertz it-int-brd, the staf-o-lf. 
 I.abr, tending-th pastrz and-swping-th-wtrz az-l-az- 
 clt-v-th soil, provdz w-dly sustnns the nin hundrd 
 mlnz ov-th-fmly-o-mn. Labr gathrz-th gosmr-wb-o- 
 th catplr, the cotn from-th-fld and-th fles from-th-flc, 
 and wevz-it int ramnt soft-nd-wrm-nd-btfl, the purpl 
 rob-o-th prins and-th gra gown-o-th-pznt being ale 
 its hndwrc. Labr n^ldz-th-brc, and splits the slat, 
 and quarz-(200) th ston, and snaps the colm, and 
 rerz not only-th humbl cotj, but-th gorjs pals, and 
 th tapring spir, and-th statly dom. Labr, diving dep 
 int-th sold urth, bringz-u its long hidn storz-o col 
 to-fd ten-thsnd furnsz, and in milnz-o homz to defi-th 
 wintr'z cold. 
 
 Labr, lafing-at-dfcltz, spanz-mjstc-rvrz, carz vidcts 
 ovr-mrshy swamps, suspndz brijz ovr-dp-rvnz, persz 
 the solid mountn wi-its-drc-tnl, blasting rocs and filing 
 holoz, and whil lincing togthr wi-its irn but loving 
 grasp al nashnz ov-th urth, verfing (300) in-a litrl 
 sens the anshnt prof-s, "Evry valy shal-b xaltd, and 
 evry mountn and hil shal-b brot lo." Labr drawz- 
 forth its delct irn thred, and streching it from si-t 
 to si-t, from provns-t-provns, thru-mntnz-nd benth- 
 th-se, relizz-mr-thn-fnsy evr fabld, whil-it constructs 
 a chariot on which spech-m outstrp th-wnd, and 
 compet-w-th litning, for-th telgrm fliz-az rpdly az 
 thot itsl. 
 
120 ECLECTIC SHORTHAND LESSONS. 
 
 I abr, a mi-t majshn, wacs-frth int-a rejn unnhbtd 
 and wast; he loocs ernstly at-th-sn, so quit in-its 
 des-1; then (400) waving-hiz-wndr-wrcing-wnd, thoz 
 drery valyz smil-w-gldn harvsts; thoz barn mountn 
 slops ar clothd-w folj; the furns blazz; the anvl-rngz; 
 the bi-s whel whirlz-rnd, the town aprz; the mart-o 
 comers, the hal-o siens, the templ-o reljn, rer hi 
 thar-lf-t-frnts; a forst-o-msts, ga-w vard pennts, 
 rizz-frm-th-hrbr; reprsntvz-o far^f rejnz mac-it thar 
 rezrt; siens enlsts-th elmnts-o urth-nd-hen-in-its-srvs; 
 art, awcning, clothz its strenth-w beu-t; sivl-z smilz; 
 libr-t iz-gld; humn-t rejsz; pie-t xults; for-th vois-o 
 (500) inds-tr-nd-gldns-iz-hrd on evry-sid. 
 
 Worcing-mn, wac wrthy-o-yr vo-c! Yu-v-a nobl 
 escchn; disgras-it-nt. Ther-iz-nthing-rly-mn and lo 
 but sin. 
 
 Stoop-nt-frm-ur-lf-t-thrn to-dfl-urslvz by contm-n 
 wi intmprns, lisnshsns, or eny form-o-vl. Labr, alid 
 wi virtu, ma-lc up to-hen and-nt-blsh; whil al lordly 
 digntz, prost-t to vis, wil lev-thr onr-wout-a cornr 
 ov-the unvrs in-whch to hid-hiz-shm. Yu-l-mst 
 sucssfly prov-th onr ov toil by ilstrting in-ur 
 on- (600) prsns its alins-w-a-sobr, richs-nd-gdly lif. 
 Be ye-shr-o-ths, that-th-mn-o toil, hoo-wrcs in-a 
 spirt-o obdnt, loving omj to God, duz no-Is than 
 cherubm and serfm in-thr-lftst flits and holst-sngz. 
 (645) NEWMAN HALL. 
 
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