Caption: Illio - 1896
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l i n n « ach *»»» iet\ of l i l e r a l i M o i l e d it** liluc htnckiiiuh a m i *t l a h o o ' d o r a t i o n , cn>ay a m i dcl>at«-. 1 w\> to n p e l l ; iI Knew one that threw it> l>\ lawn in a v\el| # ) A L a b o r a t o r y Sub. Prof. I<>>t hi.* pate by S\ mhols changed t»> w o n l n u n e h e m i c a l . T h e M o r m i t o r v basement r o o i n n a l l lent T h e i r charartt-r* for " m i d n i g h t d e v i l m e n t . ' ' The spelling mania spread into the c i t y It went insane with orthographic craze, And every nocial club and function split. TI16 Fantastic toe " quit tripping " mystic maze. Young folks grew bold, and old folks, likewise gritty, Stood bravely up, as when in school hood days M They knew by heart " from " b a k e r " (perfectly) Unto " incomprehensibility.'' t ft • • Alethenai had twenty Amazons Who feared not diphthongs, nor regarded men Who court just in court-houses; matchless guns To face iu lingual batter v. Rashlv then They bravely challenged twenty lego sons To orthographic tilt with tongue or pen, And net the battle in old Barrett Hall. A war of words no lawyer can appall. First Lawyer quashed on " nolle prosequi. " J u d g e " Precedent failed on his " parallel," Then Miss De Lay went on " emergency," And then Miss Piety missed "clerical." Next Lawyer Brief stood not on " b r e v i t y ; " Miss Vera Prompt was not right " punctual." Then Lawyer Baker stuck and choked on " dough," And " mittimus " took " Judge " Adrift " in tow." > » < < Court Ruling passed upon wrong " evidence." One lawyer went with " posse comitates," Another on his own "recognizance." Miss F. F . V. could not stay on her " status' H e r blood (not blue) showed in her countenance. 41 Judge " Wright on wrong " procedure " blew his note H And Miss La Belle was wrong regarding " beaux # ft* W«b.t«r'i "bint back" Spelling Book. 108 *
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