Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-04-22
Danbury Spelling School.
[Danbury Ncw.l


agement of the North Centre school,
conducted the class. The first word
lie gave out was Indian.
The frat man said, 81 n, in, din.
din-Indin"
The teacher shook his head. "Well,
] declare. | thot l had it," said the
speller, with keen disappointment
but he picked up when the second mar
started, and eyed him with consider
able anxiety,
The next man with desperate earn>
e~stness. said. "In, in, de, de, indie, u n,
un-Indeun."
Then he sighed, and gazed anxious
ly at the teacher, while an old party at
the end Of the bench, who was watch>
ing the efforts with derisive amuse-
ment, turded the quid in his mouth,
and said:
"you amt in a rod ont; but go on !;
let's su more try"
The teacher told the second speller
that he also had failed, whereupon he
sighed again.
Then the third man took hold. He
squared himself upon his seat, and
holding up n finger, licked off the
letter with becoming solemnity, as fol.
lows 'I-n in, d-d-d.a da, inda-isn in
-IAdain."
The old party on the end of the
bench who had been lettering on the
precipice Of a laugh while the effort
was being put forth, snickered right
out into a loud guffaw at its conclu.
sion.
well that's a spell for you, l mus
say" And then he laughed again.
The speller said nothing, but he grew
very red in the face when his failure
was pronounced, and cast q baleful
glanCc 1t the old party, whose turn
had now come, and who said
"You people should keep away from
Oheo, you should, And now I'll
tackle that little word," and he smiled
all over his face, while his eyes twink
led with merriment, and looking side
wsys from n to the other, he rapidly
spelled
'I,n in, g in gin, ingin."
His emile deepened into a broad
grin as he watched the chagrin flush
TO the c%ountenance Of the other spoilers,
who had been misled all the time on a
wrong pronunciation Of the word. He
was grinning with all bis might when
the teacher said:
you amt got the right word"
"Wh>ah-otr' and he bore down on
the brazen. faced young man a look cul.
-culated to freeze him to the bone.
"1ndian is the word. There is no
such word as Ingin,'' said the teacher.
10. there isn't hey (sarcastically)?
You know, Of course. You know all
about it, you pimply-"
"But, my dear sir, l."
"You needn't apologize to me-
shouted the old party, stamping the
floor with his cane. "Who be you, any
way, putting on your airs about me?-
/ could twist your scrawny neck off of
you in two minutes, you white livered
puppy, you"
+But, my dear sir, let me ex-"
ut isn't 'ingin,' is it2" ground out
the old chap between his teeth. "Its
somethin' else, 1 suspose. o, yes
you know, of course. And 6 nice one
you are, with your ~eddication. Why
don't yolr mother send back them ap,
pies she borrowed a month ago2" and
he looked around the store With a tri.
umpbant glare of sarcasm.
'sBat just hear me-"
"Hear you'll Who are you. anyway
What's your father when's he drawed
a sober breath, I'd like to know An
where's your smart brother Ben? In
prism somewhere, I'll be bound. o,
know yer hull family like a book
And a wuss lot than they are can't be
found in this neighborhood, and you
just put that ir you pipe and smoke it,
you egregious ass, Talk to me about
spellin;" and the old man, stamping
his cane again, stalked passionately
out OF the store.
The lesson was then postnoned.