Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-06-24
and that's a big thing to have such

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you all feel ashamed of yourselves? I
dare say nobody with any schoolin would
hardly slip up on such plain word as
that"
"Suppose you spell it for us, Mrs.
McWorter," said Charley.
"Well, l don't mind, if it'll settle any
trouble,' said the old lady. Here's
my way, and the only right way: Sep,
sep, per, per, ct, et-sepperet."
"Oh, mother of Moses!" cried the old
man, spinning around on one leg, but
you are such s,ceet speller-you are.
You ought to have contract for polish
ing up members of Congress on orthog-
riphy."
"Mr. McWorter, l would try to have
little dignity in my own house." re-
turned his wife, placing her arms most
severely akimbo. "Even if you didn't
have many advantages in early life, l
should think that keeping company with
respectable people would have made
some improvement in your manners"
Manners be switched" cried Nc
VORTEX "Maybe I amt got many
manners; but l know how to spell a
plain. straight word. In my opinion the
Compulsory Education law ought to be
applied to all of you"
There is no saying how far the quarrel
might have gone, but just then spruce
looking young man was shown in and he
presented Mr.. McWorter with gas.
bill. This little matter having been set
tied the nobby collector was about to
depart when Charley remarked: per
haps this gentleman can decide the mat
ter"
"What matter?" queried the stranger.
" We are disagreed about the spollinG
Of the word SEPARATE" said Charley.
81 amt on the SPELL" said the man.
passing out. "Look in the dictionary"
"That's fact" chimed in Mrs. Nc
Worter. "You might have done that
long ago. But you'll find it just as /
spelled it, Tor sepperet is sepperet, any
way you twist it, and al the world over"
SECT out, old woman, you don't know
the first principles of spellin', cried Mr..
McWorter; "but bring out the book,
Annie. Wen see what Mr.. Webster has
to say, although I'd bet forty shares of
New York Central again six of Kansas
Pacific that he's got it just like had it."
The still-angry disputants now gath
cred around the center table, while Char
ley turned the leaves of the big dlction-
airy. AT last his foretinger fingered for
few moments at certain point. Then
he said, briskly, as he began to pull on
his gloves;
"Well, / must be going. I've got to
stop in at Stewards and get Matilda a
parasol, and then I've GOT"
But hold on, young man." cried Mr..
McWorter; "ain't you going to find that
word9"
"Oh!" said Charley, moving toward
the door, 81 it's matter of slight impor-
lance. Pm obliged to be in Brook"
Never do you mind about Brooklyn"
yelled old McWerter, rising and placing
his back against the door; Annie Eliza
McWorter, do you look that word up
and spell it out! Since I've seen the
way things is working I'd bet 200 share
of Western Union to six OF Wabash thai
I'm right"
Annie now ran her finger down the
open page until it stopped as Charley
had done.
"Well," said Mr.. McWorter, inpatient
ly," amt right"
"No, sir, you amt right" replied An"
ME
1.-THE ding jeremiah amt! Who the
mischief is right?'
"None of US is right" was the meek
reply.
"Lem.me-see," exclaimed the old man,
rushing up to the book and adjusting his
glasses. "Idon't believe any of you can
spell word when you are looking at il"
The examination was brief And then
Mr.. McWorter Strengthened himself up
and refectively muttered as he wiped his
eye glasses: e." Separate, separate"
cold woman" said he, you have my
forgiveness There's new kinks in spell.
in as well as everything else. Who
would have thought they could a twisted
Seppe1rate into separate? It's all them
cussed, internal, jim-crack, French no,
tons. They are creeping intew every
thing A man can't get little pork and
beans downtown nowadays without ask
ing for ally moody de polka aooka or some
such lingo
Mr.. McWorter walked out musingly
and, Mrs. McWorter having soon fol,
lowed him, the two young people were
again left together.
Annie was on one end of the sofa and
Charley was by the piano taking off his
oyercoat. lie walked TO and no awhile
and then he took seat on the other END
OF the sofa. AS soon as he sat down
Annie turned her back toward HIM and
| looking out of the window, kicked over
\ footstool.
annie" said he, slowly edging up to-
ward her, eve are all liable to be mis-
! taken some time"
yes" said she, and some people are
| liable to be fools all the time"
Annie" continued the young man,
! laying his hand very gently on her shout
/ der, A." won't do so any more"
thought you had such important
! business in Brooklyn"
ooh! hang Brooklyn! Annie, let's make
up!n he said softly, as he slipped his