The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-05-30
Spelling School.
gY B. ?. TAYLOR

-, ,orcottsn them? Wen from
;fe W. ,ons round about they se gath
> r. .ss oId log school house with its
30 ~ ~ which yawned like be main
ire Ivernus. How the slei.h bells,
see ~ 'iddle of the string. adj grow
. iDss - degrees. and beautifully less.
ia, " broad, brass buckles chimed
"A faI1 ~ ss.sctIon. long before nig,t-the
sgs1 - he clans. There cores one
H 1.ssrrgg !. Master give him acspital
II l0l - .otitIed 10 it-Msster M all
II o' q e. oue huge sleigh, strewl with
Il ode ~. 49, Of straw, and tuckilg up
!, ss1i s'Ssrss pie, with halt lozen
II 5s :
sfso - alf dozen cutters eachwith
1ssfs - r,sn AID maiden, they two and
Il = loD - hen again a pair Of jumpers,
% s9is. q treat outlandish looking tin.
s5-slhs iS-essed down, running Owe
.ssFea W Zion lion Of small specimens Of NJ
II o--'.rsd 10 en-r0ute from a dO1n
Isss9' Ell a. merry as kittens il a
- - -ool And the bright eyes, RE
skf y -, one caught sight Of benes1
:, lined quilted hoods, and tie
90 ayb that escaped the mufiiers an
Il ~ ,ksy wore then-whO does nQ
-, who can ever forget thems
"a .,oo, house, destined 10 be the
hs = roueict, has been swept and gar
- y sorybs OF evergreens acorn the
~ .,sined and battered walls. The
~ ~ eheEed paper have all been
- .' :. he ceiling. and two pals OF
=. ~ " hen brought from the spfng,
81 2. -, an A bench In the entry, with the
,sble lin cup-a wise provision n
4 IN YARN work Is that spelling.
= :. So boys have famed and replei-
il ~ Arc I'm the old chimney fairly jar.
=, : ~ - caring flames, and the sparks fly
y - 4. top ike a furnace, the orifiame
80 Masters are there, the two
~ A.. there, and such hum, and
q 4, moving 10 and fro VIII they
nn. - ao-, ,non the desk
~ n'.-,sasis. What the roll Of the drum
- -. ' 10 that rule is 10 this whispering,
,s,.ng Joung company.
x ,salIeagers are ranged on one side,
y M challenged on the ether. Back
:, middle seats, low, front seats, all
II Some OF the fathers and grand
-, rho could, no doubt, upon &C.
sboul1er the eruteh.
40 show how felds were Won
.,v he bench o. honor near The teach
issk
az ,sr the prelimInaries: the best
b., ea each side choose. susan
Out comes a round-eyed little
lime olushing Ike a peOny. Who'd
..sfhourht il. Such little thing and
"a first! Moses Jones. " Out comes
= With a shock OF red hair, shOcklngly
'-stqj surmouniing his broad brow.
E,r-ls laugh at him. but what he don't
~ in the Elementary, is not worth
~rng Jane Murray" Out trips
!, altering ike bride, takes her place
ne caller. She's pretty girl, but a
-ueller. Don't you hear the whispers
ma the room. Why that's Johns
uvheart. John is the leader. and bat
~ with Jane by bis side would be
,s.,r than a victory won without her.
Ia so they 90 on, calling names untll
o. six champions stand forth TO do
re and the contest is fairly begun.
ozn they 90. one after another, as
rs Or three syllables are followed by
= Of four. and those again by words OF
II Mar pronunciation and divers signihca-
a. until only susan and Moses remain.
II he spelling book has been exhausted,
H. there they stand. Dictionaries are
ned over, memories are ransacked fol-
Euis q ssrn'd length and laundering sound
H., by and by, Moses comes down like a
j. and Susan iutters there still. like d
H. aoa. that the frost and the fall have
Eg0usB.
?olrylables follow pollysyllables and
ni by. Susan hesitates. just breath Of
v lni twenty tongues are working thei
NJ lhrough the labyrinth Of letters in 1
tLng. Little Susan sinks into thu
isit for her in the crowded seat, ant
Hs lull in the battle. Then they al
/, 10 solid phalanx by schools, and th'
rye i 20 spell each other down. AnC
D. tbev 90 ike leaves IN winter, and tn,
| Iryls declared for our side, and The
sis dismissed.
pen comes the hurrying and bundling,
whispering and glancing, and pairing
nt tumbiing in. There are hearts that
eF no. hearts that ache; "mittens
we're and are not worn, and fond hopes
are not realized. There is a jingllns
ng the bells at the door. one after
her The sleighs dash up, receive their
-ng freight and are gone.
Oar master covers the fire and snufs
andles-don't YOU remember how he
to pinch the smoking wick with hi;
kanger and thumb, and then thrust each
ss uminary. head-first into the sock.
-and We wait Tor him.
be bells ring family in the woods over
BILL, in the valley-they are gone. The
Dol house is dark and tenantless, anC
are alone with the night.
Merry. care-tree company Some Q
are Borrowing. some are dead: an,
- iear are changed SPELL. ah, tn
9el that has come over that crowd @
-1eTs-Over you, over me. viii il eve
lSelyed In the white radiance Q
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