For Mrs.Aurelia Potts, whose leisure Heaven had increased, was now redoubling her efforts to make the _Argus_ a well of English undefiled--undefiled by what she called "journalisms." Solon must not, he confided to me, say "enthuse" nor "we opine" nor "disremember." He might not say that the pastor "was given" a donation party when he really meant that the party was given,--not that the pastor was given.
Further, he must be cautious in the uses of "who" and "whom," and try to break himself of the "a good time was enjoyed by all present" habit.
"And she always says 'diddy-you' instead of 'dij-you,'" broke in my namesake, who, loitering near us, had overheard the name of Mrs.Potts.
"That will _do_, Calvin!" said his father, shortly.

It seemed to me that the still young life of Solon was fast being blighted..