The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-01
How to Spe I'll INDIAN"
A DAEURY Spelling MATCH.
The Danbury Ne,rs saws:

The Danbury Ne~s says:
An impromptn-swl'ing school was
inausnrated in Mrr'iil's grocery, Sa.
turtay evening. A young maa, vic
last winter aided Mr.. Couch in til,
management Of TIE North Cent-,
school, conducted the class. Tn,
first word ne gave out was Indian.
The first man said, SIN, din, tliu
-lndin."
The teacher shook his head. "Tell
l declare, | tl'ot | had it," said III.
spsller, with keen disappointxrut
but he picked up when the second
man started and eyed him with con
siderable anxiety.
The acxt man, with desperate ear.
nestness. said,, I'm, IN, de, uiv, 10,
up-lu0eun."
Then he sighed, aud gazed anxious
" at the teacher, while ap old part; y
at the end ef the bench. who wa.
watching the efforts with detisivs
amusement, turned the quid in bis
mouth and said:
''You amt within a rod ont, but
80 on; let's some moro try"
The teacher told tho sccoul srel!er
that he also had failed, wte:eupoa he
sighed again.
Theu the third man took hold. He
squared himself upon his seat. and,
holding up "ue finger, licked "a
the letters with becoming sol..n.ity,
as follows linn, l-d-l-a- 1;s, iala,
in, in-ludain."
Tho old party on the end Of the
bench, who had been teeteriug on the
precip;ca Of a laugh while this effort
was being put forth, snickersa right
out 10 u loud gnttaw ut its conclusion.
''Well, that's . spell for you,
mus say And theu he laughed
again. The spel'er said nothing, but
he grew very rcd in the face when bis
failure was announced, aud cast q
ba|efal glance at the old party, whose
turn had now come, aud VIII" said:
"And now I'll tackle that little
word,' and he smiled all over his
face, while his eyes twinkled with
merriment, aud looking sideways
from one to the other, he rapidly
spelled
~ u in, gin gin, Iugin."
HE smile decreDed into a broad
grin as he watched tho cbagrin flush
TO the cOuntenances of the other spell
lers, whs had been misiel all the
time on a wrong pronunciation ofthe
word. He was grinning with all his
might, when tho teacher said:
"You int got the right wsrd."
"Wh-ah-ot 7" and he bore down
on the 6razen. faced youth a look cal
culated to freeze him to the boue.
"lndian is the word. There is no
such word as Injin," said the teacher.
"Oh, there isn't, hey 7 (sarcastical-
Ivy You know, Of course. You
know all about it. You pimply-"
"But, my dear cir, ~
"You needn't apologize to me-"
shouted the old party, stamping the
floor with his cane. "Who 10 you,
any way, putting on your airs about
me I l could twist your acraony
neck off Of you in two minutes, you
white livered puppy, you."
"But, my dear sir, let NE ex---'
''lt tisn't ingjn, is it I" ground out
the old chap between bis teeth. "lt's
something else, l suppose. o yes {!
you know, If course. And y nice
ono you are with your eddicatisn.
Why don't your mother send back
those apples che borrowed q montl,
ago y and he looked around the store
with q triumphant glare Of sarcasm.
"But just hear Dle--"
CLEAR you! Who are yon any
way ! What's your father 7 When's
he dravsd q sober breath, l should
like to know = An where's your
smart bother Benz In prism some
where, I'll to bound. Oh, l know
yer hull family like a book. Aud a
wuss lot than they are can't be found
in this neighborI,ood, and You just
put that in your pipe aud saloks it,
you egsesrious ass. Talk to me
about spellin," end the old man,
stamping his cane, stalked passion
atsly out Of tile store.
The lesson was postponed.