Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-04-24
SPELLING "INDIAN."
An ImprOmptu OrthOgraphicaiC Com
test reported by the Danbury
News"

test reported by the Danbury
=. News"
An impromptu spelling school was in
augurated in Merrill's grocery Saturday
evening. A young man who, last Win
ter, aided Mr.. Couch in the management
OF the North Center school, conducted
the class. The first word he gave out
was Indian.
The first man said: I'm, In, din,
din, lndin."
The teacher shook his head. Well,"
l declare, | thought | had it," said the
speller with keen disappointment but he
picked up when the second man started,
aud eyed him with considerable anxiety.
The next man said with desperate earn
estness I'm, In, de, dc, lnde, u-n,
un, Indeun."
Then he sighed and gazed anxiously at
the teacher, while an old party at the end
of the bench, who was watching the ef
forts with derisive amusement, turned
the quid in his mouth and said:
"lou ain'tina n rod ont; but go on, let
su more try"
The teacher told the second speler that
he also had failed, whereupon he sighed
again.
The third man took hold. He squared
himself upon tho seat and holding up one
finger, licked off the following letters
with becoming solemnity: I'm, In, d
DID ada, luda, in, in, lndain."
The old party on the end OF the bench,
who had been teetering on he precipice
OF laugh while this effort was being put
forth, snickered right out into loud GU,
taw at its conclusion.
Well, that's spell for you, | must
say" And then he laughed again. The
speller said nothing, but he turned very
red in the face when his failure was an
nounced and cast u baletul glance at the
old party whose turn had now come and
who said /:
You people should keep away from
Oheo, you should. And now TN tackle
that little word" And he smiled all over
his tnce, while his eyes twinkled with
merriment, and looking sidewise from
one door to the other, he rapidly spelled !:
lin, In, gin, gin, Ingin."
His smile doepened into broad grin
as he watched the chugrin flush to the
countenances of the other spoilers, who
had been mi>led all the time on wrong
pronunciation OF the word. lie was grin
ming with all his might when the teacher
sad:
You amt got the right word"
VIII ah ot and he bore down on
the brazen-faccd Young man look cal
culatrd to frecz, him to the bone.
Indian is the word. There is no such
word rs lngin," said the teacher.
"Oh, there isn't (sarcaStically). You
know, Of course. You know all about it,
you pimply-"
But my dear sir, I"
ou needn't apologize to me, shout
ed the old party, stamping the floor with
his cane. Who be you, anyway, put.
tin on your airs about me | could
twist your scrawny neck off Of you in less
than two minutes, you whte-Iivered pup
py, you"
-" But my dear sir, let me ex-"
q" 1t isn't lngn, i it," ground out the
old chap between his teeth. 81 It's some
thin else, | s'pose. Oh, yes you know,
OF course. And II nice one you are, with
your eddication. Why don't your moth
er send back them apples she borrowed n
month ago 2" Aud ho looked around
in the store with II triumphant glare ol
sarcasm.
" But just hear me"
" Hear YOU Who are you, anyway
What's your father? When's he drawn
a sober breath, I'd like to know? Aud
whar's yer smart brother Ben ? In pris-
on somewhar, I'll be bound. Oh, know
yer hull family like book. An wus.
lot than they are can't be found in thi,
neighborhood, an you jest put that in
your pipe and smoke it, you eggregious
ass. Talk ter me about spelin'," and
the old man, stamping his cane again,
staIkod passionately out pf the store.
The lesson was then unstnnupI