Reading and Decoding English 9

Letter 2.4 My Generous Friend

If you know people who have Dyslexia, help them learn to read starting with this column. It takes patiences to teach them the individual sounds.

This is an excerpt from Title: Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley

I herd ov him first in rather a romantik maner, from a lade hoo oz too him the hapines ov her lif. This, brefle, iz hiz store. Som yearz ago he lovd a yung Russan lade ov moderat forchun, and having amasd a konsiderabel sum in priz-mone, the father ov the girl konsented too the mach. He saw hiz mistres wons befor the destind seremone; but she waz bathd in tearz, and throwing herself at hiz fet, entreted him too spar her, konfesing at the sam tim that she lovd another, but that he waz poor, and that her father wood never konsent too the yoonyon. Mi jenerus frend reashurd the supliant, and on being informd ov the nam ov her lover, instantle abandond hiz pursoot. He had alrede bout a farm with hiz mone, on hwich he had dezind too pas the remander ov hiz lif; but he bestod the hol on hiz rival, toogether with the remanz ov hiz priz-mone too purchas stok, and then himself solisited the yung woman’z father too konsent too her marij with her lover. But the old man desidedle refuzd, thinking himself bound in onur too mi frend, hoo, hwen he  found the father inekzorabel, kwit hiz kuntre, nor returnd until he herd that hiz former mistres waz marid akording too her inklinashonz. “Hwat a nobel fello!” yoo wil eksklam.

Letter 2.4 My Generous Friend

I heard of him first in rather a romantic manner, from a lady who owes to him the happiness of her life. This, briefly, is his story. Some years ago he loved a young Russian lady of moderate fortune, and having amassed a considerable sum in prize-money, the father of the girl consented to the match. He saw his mistress once before the destined ceremony; but she was bathed in tears, and throwing herself at his feet, entreated him to spare her, confessing at the same time that she loved another, but that he was poor, and that her father would never consent to the union. My generous friend reassured the suppliant, and on being informed of the name of her lover, instantly abandoned his pursuit. He had already bought a farm with his money, on which he had designed to pass the remainder of his life; but he bestowed the whole on his rival, together with the remains of his prize-money to purchase stock, and then himself solicited the young woman’s father to consent to her marriage with her lover. But the old man decidedly refused, thinking himself bound in honour to my friend, who, when he found the father inexorable, quitted his country, nor returned until he heard that his former mistress was married according to her inclinations. “What a noble fellow!” you will exclaim.