The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-05

lDaubury News.l


urday evening. A young man who,
last winter, aided Mr.. Couch III the
mauagemsnt of the North Centre
school, conducted the class. TT first
word he gave out was Indian.
The first man said: I'm, in, din
din Indin!''
The teacher shook his head. Well,
l declare, l thought had it, !" said the
spelier, with keen disappointment; but
he picked up when the second man
started, and eyed him with consider
able anxiety.
The next man, with desperate
earnestness, said: I'm, in, de, hide
u-n, nn,-Indeun."
Then he sighed, and gazed anxionsly
at the teacher, while an old party at the
end of the bench, who was watching the
Efforts with derlsive amusement, turn
ed the quid i'll his mouth and said:
You amt in rod ont; but 90 on /;
let's sum more try"
The teacher told the second speller
he also had failed, whereupon he
sighed again.
Then the third man took hold. He
holding MP one fingers licked off the
letters with becoming solemnlty, as
follows" LIN, III, d id a, luda-i-n.
in, -Indain."
The old party on the end of the
bench, who. had been on the precipice
OF u laugh while this effort was being
put forth snickered right out in loud
pttfaw AZ its conclusion
Well, that's spell for you, l mus
say" And then he laughed again.
The speller said nothing, but he grew
very red i'll the face when his failure
was announced, and cast 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 I'll
tackle that little wo'd, and he smiled
al over his face, while his eyes
twiukled with Rlerriment, and looking
sideways from one to the other, he
rapidly spelled;
d" In, in. g-i-n--Ingin.
His smile deepened into a broad
grin AS be watched the chagrin flush to
the countenanee of the other spoilers
who had been misled all the time on a
wrong pronunciation of the word. He
was grining with all his might when
the teacher said:
You amt got the right word. -
Wa-ah ot?" and he bore down on
the braZen-taced young man look
calculated to freeze him TO the bone.
" Indian Is the word. There Is no
snch word as Ingin." said the teacher.
"Oh, there int. hey? (sarcasti-
cally.) You know of course. You
know all about it, you pimply-'
" But my dear sir, -
lyon needn't apologize to me. -
shouted the old party, stamping the
floor with his cane. Who be You,
any way, putin e on your airs about
ME? | could twist your scrawny neck
off of you in two minutes, you white
livered puppy, YOU"
" But. my dear sir, let me ex--"
g 1t tisnt iugin, is it?' ground
out the old chap between his teeth.
It's somethin' else. SUPPOSE. Oh,
| yes! you know, Of course. And a nice
one yon are with your eddication.
Why don't your mother send back
them apples she borrowed month
ago?" and he looked around the store
with a triumphant lsre OF sarcasm.
g But inst hear G"
- Hear you'll Who are YOU. any way
What yonr father; VIII MS he drawed
a sober breath, I'd III e 10 know? An
where's yonr smart brother Ben? In
prism somewhere, j be bound. Oh.
l know yer huh family ike book.
And wnss lot than they are can't be
fonnd in the neigbborhood. and yon
| just put that in your pipe and smoke
1t, you egregious ass. L Tx 10 me
about spelin'," and the old man
stamping his cane again, stalked
passionately ont Of the store.
The lesson was then postponed.