bestoj kiujn li
renkontis en la cxirkauxajxo. Ekvidante vulpon, li ankaux volis
malkvieti tiun cxi. Sed Rejnardo, auxdinte la azenanbruan vocxon,
diris:--"Nu, ja, mi ankaux timigxus se mi ne jxus estus auxdinta vin
bleki."

"_Trompantoj cxiam estos eltrovitaj_"

(6266).

_In order that this Gazette may be useful as a propaganda agent, it
has been considered advisable to include in each number a synopsis of
the Grammar of Esperanto, so that those hitherto ignorant of its
system may be the better able to appreciate the magazine._

SYNOPSIS OF THE GRAMMAR.

The ALPHABET is composed of 28 letters. They are the following:--

A B C CX D E F G GX H HX I J JX K L M N O P R S SX T U V Z and UX.

The VOWELS are always given a long sound; as in the well-known
phrase, "Pa, may we go too?" Shorthand students will at once
recognise them as the long vowels of "Pitman." Their sound can also
be illustrated by--"Bart, Bait, Beat, Boat and Boot."

The following CONSONANTS need special attention. It must be
remembered that the sounds given are invariable, because _Esperanto
spelling is phonetic and each letter has only one sound:--_

The letter C is sounded as in Czar, or as the "ts" in Bits.
" " CX " " Church.
" " G " " Gag; _i.e._, the hard sound.
" " GX " " George; _i.e._,the soft sound.
" " H " " His; _i.e._, it is aspirated and
never mute as in French.
" " HX " " Loch; _i.e._, the Scotch or German
"CH" or Spanish "J."
" " J " " the English letter Y. Thus Paroloj is
sounded Paroloy.
" " JX " " the French J in Bijou or the S in the
English word Pleasure.
" " S " " in Sun; never as in Rose
(Rozo in Esperanto).
" " SX " " in She.

* * *

The English letters Q, W, X and Y do not exist in Esperanto.

The letter UX is only found in diphthongs--Baldaux is sounded
Bahldow.

The one remaining point to be mentioned is that "AJ" is the same as
in By. "OJ" as in Boy.

ALL NOUNS end in O in the nominative singular. Birdo, a bird.

When the direct object to a verb, an N is added to this O. Mi havas
birdon, I have a bird.

All nouns form the PLURAL by adding J