Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-01
GOT 1T BAD.
A Terrific OrfhOsraPhicaI Encounter
I'm Business Circles.

A Terrific OrthOgraPhicaI Encounter
I'm Business Circles.
The photographed bout at the court
house last night, for the benefit of the
!. Protestant Orphan Asylum, was well at
tended by merchants, bOOk-keepeTs and
statesmen. J. o. Griffith presided, and j.
L. WOolwine and L. D. Morris acted as
judges. Capt. VIM. e. Ewin and James
W. Thomas we're made referees and Sc
lected the following contestants, who were
equally divided of:
John Dismukes, j. G. Richardson, E. A.
Hill, II. Crandal, John kennedy, Q. c. Can
tTell, A. l.. Bryan, q. V. Bryan, Dick Wat
son, Volney James, Ewing Pendleton, A.
W. Hogan, W. p. Rutland, VIM. Nye,
Throne, Taylor Brown, II. Powers, +. w.
Gaines, Jas A. Jennings, VIM. DaT, w.
ID. WOolWiLe, Q. w. McLeSter, A. III.
Newton Cannon, II. b. Grubbs, David
Bryan and W. B. Bryan, Jr.
1t was announced before the spelling
commenced that two prizes were to be
awarded tin cup, valued al ten cents,
and a silver cup worth $40, the former to
be given to the first person that missed his
word, and the latter TO the last person left
in the class, who spelled all Of the words
| correctly.
About this time a young man entered
| the hall with a large COW belland was given
a seat in close proximity TO the reporters
| desk. The bell was used vigorously when
| ever an unfortunate member would fail to
spell his word correctly.
Words of only one and two sylables were
at first given out, and they passed around
the entire class without any one missing,
but finally young man was Tung out for
spelling ''paling' with IAN q" before the
or He withdrew from the class amid
leud shouts and yells andsthe terrific jangle
Of the cowbell. Owing 70 the respectable
| ity Of his parents, and az his own urgent
! request, we omit his name.
Hr. h. certainly does not keep his on
Cuisines" or he would not have put it
where it did no good.
Mr.. L. doubles would not have spelled
I the word i'cellafi with an "e' between the
last two letters, if he had been given time
to think, but as soon as he made the mis-
take he was shouted and rung out.
Buster spelled cholera by affixing a
| ssyn instead of ''a1 and was squelChed.
Three or four Of the class were consider
ably puzzed over ac0le-slaw," three missing
| and the other spelling correctly.
4 wholesale dealer in hats was shouted
| ont by the whole score" Of clerks.
Two other spellists went to grass on the
word auxiliary and two more on
! ''cruize."
a certain aspirant for OTthOgraphical
glory, who had been picked out with the
understanding that he was a crack speher,
did not pan out worth a cent on ''pslam."
The class finally narrowed down to
| three, all of whom missed the word Seen
SER" and, after considerable squabbling,
| it was decided to let them have another
trial. Two failed to come to time, aud
Mr.. John Dismukes was left in triumphant
! possession Of the floor.
Mr.. Griffith then presented the tin cup
10 the rash youth who missed the first
word. After having been elevated to the
reporters desk, he responded to the pre-
| sentatiOn speech by returning thanks and
remarking that they needed tin cupround
at his store.
The silver cup was presented to Mr.. Dis
mukes by Mr.. J. E. WOolwine in a neat
little speech, to which the recipient made
an equally neat response.
1t was pleasant affair and afforded much
amusement 70 all concerned.