They float here and there like thistle-down, and their future depends upon where they settle.

But until they are established and accepted they are out of place for children's use.

They are contrary to the perfect manner for children.

We ask that their English should be simple and unaffected, not that it should glitter with the newest importations, brilliant as they may be.

It is from the more permanent element in the language that they will acquire what they ought to have, the characteristic traits of thought and manner which belong to it.