Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-07-31

graveyard are we ridin' through" Oh
says |, that is only the mile-stones by the
road side.'
HE WAY TO SpELL-It happened one
day that ''the cut and split for the fire
fell short, and Jonas Patch was out
welding the axe in school time. He
had been out at work about half an hour.
when Memorus, who was perceived to
have less to do than the rest, was sent
out to take his place.-He was about
ten years old, and four years younger
than Jonas. 'Memorus, you may 90 out
and spell Jonas Our hero did not
think of the Yankee sense in which the
master used the word spell; indeed he
had never attached but one meaning to
1T whenever it was used with reference
to himself He supposed that the mas
ter was granting him ride extraordna-
ry on his favorite hobby. So he put
spelling book under his arm and went to
the wood-pile with the speed of boy
rushing.
'Ye got yer spellin lesson Jonas?' was
the first salutation. Haven't looked at
lit YETI was the reply. Il mean to cut
up this plaguy great log, spellin or no
spellin, before go in. | had as lieve
keep warm here chopin wood, as freeze
up there in that tarnel cold back seat
well, the master sent me out to hear
you SPELL Did he? well put out the
words and I'll SPELL Memorus being so
distinguished speller, Jonas did not
doubt that he was really sent out on this
errand. So our deputy spelling-master
mounted the top of the wood-pile, just
in front of Jonas, to nut out words to his
temporary pupil who still kept on cut
ting out chips.
do you know where the lesson begins,
Jonas? mo | don't, but l spose l shall
find out now.' well here it's (They
belonged to the same class. )-sSpell a.
bom-i-na-tion.' Jonas spells. A bonn
bonn Gin the mean time up goes the axe
high in the airy la bom-l down it goes
again chuck into the wood ma ma a bonn.
i ma Cup it goes AGAIN. t-i-o-n ton, abom-
ina tion--chuck the axe goes again, and
at the same time out flies furious chip
and hits Memorus on the nose. At this
moment the master appeared just at the
corner of the school house, with one
foot still on the threshold. Jonas, why
don't you come in, didn't send Memorus
out to spell your yes sir, and he has
been spelling me; how could | come in
if he spelt me here?' At this the mas
ter's eye caught Memorus perched upon
the top stick, with the book open upon
ibis lap, rubbing his nose, and Just IN the
act of putting out the succeeding word
of the column. Ac-com-mo- da ton, pro-
nounced Memorus in a broken but lou
der voice than he did before, for he
caught a glimpse of the master, and he
wished to let him know that he was do
f ing his duty. This was too much for the
masters gravity. He perceived the mis-
take, and without saying more, wheeled
back into the school room, almost burst
ling with the most tumultuous laugh that
he ever tried to suppress. The schol-
ars wondered at his looks and grinned
in sympathy. But in few minutes Jo-
mas came in, followed by Memorus with
his spelling book, who exclaimed,' Il have
heard him spell clean through the whole
lesson, and he didn't spell hardly none
right The master could hold in no
longer, and the scholars perceived the
blunder, and here was one simultaneous
roar from the pedagogue and pupils; the
scholars laughing twice as loud and up
roariously in consequence of being per-
, mitted to laugh in school time, and to do
e it with the accompaniment of the mas
. ter.
PRETTY CONSIDERABLE OF A "BoRE."-
A southerner had large shaggy dog of
what is commonly called the cur species,
of whom he gave, in the presence of a
number of persons, the following char
acter:--''He's leetle the keenest critter
you ever did see-real wild cat-muscle
/ and grizzle all over; can eat hedge
hog-dodge thunder clap, and whip
any four legged animal that ever walk
o ed the earth" ssHe must be a scrow-
!, GER" said hog merchant, shut I'll bet
r you a cool ten dollars, that I've got an
!! old boar in the field out yonder that he
= cant make run no day." "Donem ex-
claimed the southerner, taking out the
money, which was covered by that of
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