Arizona weekly miner., 1875-04-30
SPELLING [" "INDThN.h
AyLxPR0kPTU 0RTH0GRAPHTCxL CONTEST
 REPORTED BY THE DANBURY NEVIS

i REPORTED BY THE DAEBERY SEWS
 An impromptu spelling school was inaugu- rated in Merrill's grocery, Saturday evening. young man who, last winter, aided Mr. Couch in the management of the North Gen. ter school, conducted the class. The first word be gave out was Indian.
 The first man said, 'I-n, in, din, din-ln- din"
 The teacher shook his head. "Well, de- clare, thot had it." said the speller with keen disappointment; but he picked up when the second man started, and eyed him with considerable anxiety.
 The next man, with desperate earnestpess, said. "I-n. in, de, de, inde, u-n, un-Inde- un"
 Then he sighed and gazed arxiously at the teacher, while an old party at the end Of the bench, who was watching the efforts with ! derisiye amusement, turned the quid in his mouth. and said:
 "You amt in rod ont; but go on; let's su more try"
 The teacher told the second spcller that he also had failed, whersupon be sighed again.
 Then the third man took hold He squared himself upon his seat, and holding up one finger ticked of the letters with be- coming soemnity, as follows: 'I-n in, d-d d-a da, inda, in n-Indain." The old party on the end of the bench, who had been teetering on the precipice of laugh while this effort was being put forth, snickered right into loud gutfaw at its con clusIon.
 "Well, that's spell for you, I mus say" And then he laughed again. The speller said nothing, but he grew very rcd in the face when his failure was announced, and cast a baleful glance at the uld party, whose turn had now come, and who sad:
 "You people should keep away from Ohio, you should And now I'll tackle that little word" and he smiled all over his face, while his eyes twinkled with merriment, and look ing sideways from one door to the other, he rapidly spelled--
 ''l-n in, gin gin. Ingin."
 His smi deepened into broad grin as he watched the chagrin flush to the countenance of the other spoilers, who had been misled all the time on wrong pronunciation of the word. He was grinning with all his might when tbe teacher said:
 'You ain't got the right word"
 "Wh-ah ot ?' and he bore down on the hrazen-iaced young man look calculated to freeze him to rbe bone.
 'Indian is the word. There is no such word as Ingin," said the teacher.
 go, there isn't (sarcastically)l You know, of course. You know all about it, you pim. ply"
 "But, my dear sir, T."
 "Inu needa't apOlog:se to me-" shouted the old party, stamping the floor win his cane. "W-o be you, anyway, puttion on your airs about me 2 l could twist your scrawny neck of in two minutes, you white vered puppy, you"
 But, my dear sir, let me ex--"
 ''It isn't Ingin'. is it 2' ground out the old ! chap between his teeth. its somethin' | else, l suppose. o, yes! you know, of course. and a nice one you are, with your ediication. l Why don't your mother send back them ap- | ples she borrowed month ago2" And he lnoked around the store with a triumphant | glare of sarcasm.
 But just hear me"
 Hear you, Who are you, anyway2 | Whats your father; when's he drawed a so- Der breath. I'd like To know An where's your smart brother Ben In prism some where, I'll be bound. O, know yer hull family like a bnok And a wuss lot than they are can't be found in this neighborhood, and you just put that in your pipe and smoke spelling" and the old man, stamping his cane again, staiked pas>innafely out of the store.
 The lesson was then postponed.