The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-29
How 10 Spell "IRdian."
DlNRtTpy SPELLING MATCH,
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The Danbury Ne,os says:
An imrromptu spelling. school was inau-
gura,ed in MerrilPs grocery Saturday eve.
ming. A young man who last winter aided
Mr.. Council in the management Of the North
Centre school conducted the class. The Irst
word he gave out was Indian.
The first man said, GIN, in, din, din,
Indir."
Tho teacher shook his head. "Well, 1de.
clare thot had it," said the speller, with
keen disappointment; but be picked up when
the second NAN started, and eyed him with
considerable anxiety.
The next man, with desperate earnestness,
ssid: "I.p, in, de, nGe, u.n, un-lndeun."
Then he sighed, and gszed anxiously at the
teacher, while an old party at the end of the
bench, who was watching the efforts with do.
risive amusement, turned the Guid in his
mouth aDd said:
You amt within rod ont; but go on ;
let's some more try"
The teacher told the second speller that be
also had failed; whereupon be sighed again.
Then the third man took hold. Hesquared
himself upon bis seat, and holding up one
fioger licked off the letters with becoming
solemnity as follows: sip, in, d d.d-da, india,
in, in-Indain.
The old party on the end Of the bench, who
had been tept"ripg on the precipice Of laugh
while this effort was being put forth, snick-
cred right out in a loud gutfaw at its coz
clusion. -,
well, THAT'S spell for you, I mus say"
And then he laughed again. The speler
said nothing, but sc grew very red in the
face rhcn his failure was announced, and
cast baIcful glance at the old party, whose
turn had now come, ard who said:
"Aud now I'll tackle that little word,'
and he smiled all over his face, while bis
eyes WlirIed with merrimcnt, aud looking
sideways from one to the other, he rapidly
spelled "I-n, in, gin, gin-lusln.'
His smile deepened into broad grin as
hc watched the cbagrin flush to the counte-
nanccs Of the other spoilers, who had been
mi,ed all the time on a wrong pronunciation
Of the word. He was grinning with all bis
might, when the teacher said:
9 You amt got the right w0rd.'
Wh.ah-ot!" And he bore down on the
youth look calculated to freeze
him TO the bone.
"Irdian is the word. There is no such
word as Ineiu," said the teacher.
"Uh, there int, hey? (sarcastically). You
know, of course: You know all about it.
You limply-"
But, my dear sir, ="
"You needn't apologize to me-" shouted
the old party, stamping the floor with his
cane. "Who be you. amy way, putting on
your airs about meY l could twist your
scrawny neck off of you in two minutes, you
whitc.livered puppy, YOU"
"But, my dear sir, let me ex-"
sit tisD't iugiD. is itT ground out the
old chap between his teeth. "Irs somethin'
else, l suppose. o yes! you know, of
course. Ard nice one you are, with your
dedication. Why don't your mother send
back them apples she borrowed month
agot" and he looked around the store with
a triumphant glare of sarcasm.
"But just hear ne"
"IIcar you! Who are you, any way!
What's your father2 When's be drawed
sober breath, should like to know? AM
where's your smart brother Ben? In prism
omewLere, I'll be bound. Oh, know yer
hull family like book, and wuSs lot than
they are can't be found in this neigh5orhood;
aud J on just put that in your pipe and smoke
it, you GORGEOUS ass. Talk 10 me about
spe!lin'," and the old man, stamping his cane
again, s,alkcd passionatcly out Of the store.
The lesson was postponed.