The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-29
Che Rutland Daily 6lobe.
THURSDAY, APRIL 80, 1875.
Rutland Spelling Match.

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my spelling that was "Menacious but did
not get a prize" The reasons why are as
follows: Mr.. Field, after pronouncing
menacious to me, said it was from 'men-
ace, that word | had never seen (mena-
cious), but | had seen and speit in my
younger days ''minaoious," but did not
dare disregard Mr.. Fields suggestion, so
used the last part, or termination Of nina
cious as a graft on Mr.. Fields (root) men,
ace, and made miscalculation and came
out wrong. At the time l was declaredin
correct in my spelling l was not satisfied
that there were two words pronounced ex-
actly alike and meaning the same thing,
but dare not take an appeal without ex-
animation of a dictionary, and now find
that there is no such word as menaceous in
Webster's or Wortesters unabridged die
tionaries, and therefore think | have not
had a fair chance for the prizes, and feel
very "minacious' toward the man who in
vented "menaceous, probably to show
what great fools Webster and Worcester,
and their colaborers must have been to sup
pose in their ignorance and stupidity, that
in the progress of human events mankind
could get along without the coinage of
menaceous when we had the word "mina-
cious," both pronounced exactly alike and
meaning the same thing.
Casteton in other respects Jared bad
one of our best spoilers went down on the
feudal term "fief," she was inclined to spell
it "feoff," but thinking it had been mod
ernized, spelt it "fefe," and fell into a
trap not surprising a word suitable for
an infant class would he put out to her.
Next, the Castleton part of the citizens
class had never seen the book used to pro-
nounce from. The high school, were ia
miliar with it, as we are Informed; further,
the Castleton part of the citizens class suf-
fered bad on newspaper composition by the
improper appeal and making the citizens
spell against each other while the high
school rested, when they were in the mi
nority. The school challenged, and should
have spelt an equal number of words with
the citizen class, anything else was mani
fest favoritism. 1t was a.bad night for
Castleton.
The Castleton people were very much
gratified on reading the suggestions in the
GLOBE, and were pleased to learn you did
not approve of the ill treatment shown
H.. D,.k1
invitation. She is good speler and
plucky little woman, and contended for her
rights and the rights of her class with a
woman's earnestness and directness. She
was right in all her positions and her spell
ing, until Mr.. Field put out bcd-bug to
her with an ''alias," in Latin auglicised
chronological guise. This astonished her
ladyship, as she had never seen bed-bug
fixed up SO in ''cimiss," which is not a
correct term for bed-bug as it includes
other bugs as well, and she was, ortho-
graphically, unable to spell the bug and
had TO sit down,
There was one thing particularly notice
able in Miss Worcester, and that showed
her to be good representation of her sex,
she was bound to have ''the last word"
even if she could not spell it. She is quite
a linguist.
There is an error in your report. 1t was
not a Castleton man that failed to spell
''boosy,' it was spelt correctly by Rut-
land man. and declared wrong, and l took
an appeal and the judges sustained the
spelling. You can't fool Rutland man
on boosy, he sees too much of it.
Castleton owned all her mishaps, bad
words and miscalculations in this contest
is consoled by the fact that she received
her full pro rata proportion of the honors
and premiums, and is the recipient of a
most splendid bible, which will be kept as
a souvenir of the spelling match at Rut-
land April 23d, 1875, and the only regrets
we have in the matter was in the disap-
pointment of the bright hopes and expoc-
tations of so many intelligent and good
looking pupils Of the Rutland high school
who had the pluck and audacity to chal-
| lcHBc tHtlr StulOTS 10 tnlS WOTuy COIllDat,
and the taking from Rutland a bible of
such rare worth and beauty, a place where
| the sacred truths contained in the volume
are very imperfectly understood, and much
less practiced by many persons whose
names it would not be proper to mention
with whom we have had occasion to know
"are skilled in the ways that are dark, "
and in tricks past finding out. From such
a people it seemed hard 10 take bible, but
we trust in the good Providence of God
| that when the American bible society shall
have learned that Rutland has lost its bible,
her needs will be supplied in cheaper and
more convenient form for beginners in the
study of the bible.
The Rutland prize bible was taken care
fully to Castleton and will be treasured and
kept for the glorious revelation to man
which it contains, and .also as memento
of April 23d, 1875, at Rutland. In its
transmission it awakened something the
same emotion which Rutland firemen feel
when they return successful from muster
with large surplus of brooms affixed to
their engine by way of ornamentatlon
When the contest was over no one in be-
halt of the high school congratulated Miss
Worcester on her Herculean efforts, and
made her welcome to the prize, and we are
in somewhat doubt now whether in the
opinion of the high school she took the
Bible as ''matter of course because of
her superior ability, or whether her COM
petitors were angry at her success-and
were surly.
1t is to be hoped that if another bible
is to be put up as prize at a spelling
match that some chapter therein will be
studied on kindness, charity, love and
kindred matters, and no i'll will shall be
manifested as was done at Rutland.
Yours truly,