The fire was got The
progress
of
under.
under.
James Russell Lowell
I give in
two columns the old style and its modern equivalent.
_Old Style. _ _New Style. _
Was hanged. Was launched into
eternity.
When the halter When the fatal
was put round noose was adjusted
his neck. about the
neck of the unfortunate
victim
of his own unbridled
passions.
A great crowd A vast concourse
came to see. was assembled to
witness.
Great fire. Disastrous conflagration.
The fire spread. The conflagration
extended its devastating
career.
House burned. Edifice consumed.
The fire was got The progress of
under. the devouring
element was arrested.
Man fell. Individual was
precipitated.
A horse and wagon A valuable horse
ran against. attached to a vehicle driven by
J. S. , in the employment of J. B. ,
collided with.
The frightened The infuriated animal.
horse.
Sent for the doctor. Called into requisition
the services of the family
physician.
The mayor of the The chief magistrate
city in a short of the metropolis, in well-
speech welcomed. chosen and eloquent
language, frequently
interrupted by the
plaudits of the
surging multitude,
officially tendered the
hospitalities.
two columns the old style and its modern equivalent.
_Old Style. _ _New Style. _
Was hanged. Was launched into
eternity.
When the halter When the fatal
was put round noose was adjusted
his neck. about the
neck of the unfortunate
victim
of his own unbridled
passions.
A great crowd A vast concourse
came to see. was assembled to
witness.
Great fire. Disastrous conflagration.
The fire spread. The conflagration
extended its devastating
career.
House burned. Edifice consumed.
The fire was got The progress of
under. the devouring
element was arrested.
Man fell. Individual was
precipitated.
A horse and wagon A valuable horse
ran against. attached to a vehicle driven by
J. S. , in the employment of J. B. ,
collided with.
The frightened The infuriated animal.
horse.
Sent for the doctor. Called into requisition
the services of the family
physician.
The mayor of the The chief magistrate
city in a short of the metropolis, in well-
speech welcomed. chosen and eloquent
language, frequently
interrupted by the
plaudits of the
surging multitude,
officially tendered the
hospitalities.
