The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-19
SPELLING SCHOOLS.

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augulation OF the now fashionable SPELL
ing school in Cairo, and we say. Ditto to
Alfred"
We would Ike II see the tun. and have
the "old time" revived in this way.
How many years ago wa, it when we
used 10 90 to spelling school? Let IT,.
see ten, twenty, twenty-five years ago.
Not 30 long ago, surely. or else We are be-
coming old-very old. Let Us see:
twenty-five years ago we could not
spell b-i,-k-c-r-could we: SO bad a
] spellcr ut twelve: No: we must b.,
mistaken. But then we never were n
good speller. aud even to this day Con
stantinople' puzzles Us sorcly. We vii.
not stand up in class against Brother
Comings.
Twenty years ago. Sometimes we
look back at that wander through
the village, rom-and live over the SCENES
Of our youth again. We shake hanGs
with jim, John. Bill, Nancy, Sarah ana
others; 20 To pasture after the cows; see
Fido skip ut our side: climb hickory.
walnut aud buticrnut trees; and-bui
what has all this got TO do with Comng-
spelling school? Nothing that we can
see; but then il is 50 easy to run OH into
retrospect, and linger over the days that
are no morc-tO ponder over the time OF
twenty years ago, III time of spelling
schools, friendship for Joe smith and love
OF Sally Jane. But in view
OF existing facts Sally Jane had
better be dropped. We might say some
thing of her beautiful eyes, red lip, and
but the subject is delicate one and
must not be touched Sally is now Mrs.
Brown. and-lct Us sec--about ten little
Browns rise up Ia the morning and call
her mother. A We remember her now
She was-but what has thi. 10 do with
Comlngs' spelling school: Nothing
whatever.
As Comings suggests, we should
spell In Cairo as the children of a larger
growth are spelling in other cities. 1t
will be an innocent advertisement. There
will be lots Of fun in it; aud no doubt
number of good spoilers will be "devcl-
oped good speller. as those oftwcnty
years ago. The best spcllcr we ever
knew was Billy Bowers. He was small |
aud not many year, old. lie wa, the SON |
OF poor but honest parents. lie ran bare |
footed in summer and iii | not wear many !
shoes in winter. His hat was AWAY, |
bad and his pantaoOns very much patch |
ed. a blue-cyed, gOod-uccd boy, wa, |
Billy, and he was Mg spcller of the school. !
lie could spell down everybody. lie |
was always one Of the captains. The |
only objection we ever had 10 Billy WAS. |
he would never choose us. lie was evil !
IDENTIFY of the opinion We couldn't smell. |
Aud Billy wa, right. When last we |
heard OF Billy he had fallen into evil |
ways lie had taken to liquor, and hold |
ing oilicc. llc--but, really. WE v.r,,
'huch rear an TINS has precious little 10 |
do with Comiug,' spelling school.
ii the Noman's Club tina, the Gentle
DeheEra don't like, would take lhi, mat
ter IN hand get up the match, and cbarg.
Ten cents admission Tor the benefit OF the
proposed library, the Club would turn
ui honest penny in tins way, and mlphl
oly several volumes as nest egy. OF
course we Of the progressive army who
u'l WIN no social, political or religion,
H"chlhe that is not ours 10
control would not drop in our dimes.
"' 'herc Is large number of the be-
"-"'cu sun IN Cairo,-a large number
VI people who have not advanced out OF
Tue uarNhesS of"twenty years ago"-ot
the past-who would pay their dime.
ma thus benefit the club thati, whm II
Nas not 10 be aud yet Wa, to be a. il I.
"emake this suggestion in good mi,h
ma nope It may be acted upon bv the
1uo' Mr. DAVIS of the San will not Oh.
ect 10 It, II he did. We wolld desDur
lie Is AN objccter OF such Drce! So,,k.
hg OF Davis reminds Us Of Sol. Grnnv
VINO Went to spelling school twenty year.
'go' The boys called him BlllrI
Head and made him the bl.t1fa Their
Jokes lie wasn't better speller than We.
ne couldn't run fast, couldn't play bali
well, couldn't swim, couldn't do anv
thing with any ability. Hs had no friends