The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-05-12
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The other evening old Mr. and Mrs.
Coffin, who lived on Bus b street. sal in
-fheircezy back parIor, he reading liz pa-
per aud she knitting, and the family cat
stretched nnt under the stove and sighted
and felt sorry for cats not 50 well liked.
a was u harry, contented household,
and there was hive Iii his heart is Mir.
Coffin pat down his newspaper and re-
marked:
! see that the whole country is bea
eoiasag excited about spelling -scIiDnls Il
Well. iis good 10 snow how to spell,'
replied the vile. / didn't have tile
change some girls had, bur Ipride my
self that can spell almost any word lliat
comes along
I'll see about that, he laughed ! come
nov, spell buggy.p
Hump! that's nothing -b-u-g-g-y,
buggy she replied.
Missed the first time-ha hai' he
roared, slapping Ills ler.
Not much-that was rght'
II was, eh /? Well, I'd ike to see
anybody get two g's in buggy, / would
But II is spelled with two g's, and any
scIlooI-boy will Tell youso.' she persisted.
Well, know darn sight better tlinn
that he exclaimed, striking the table
with his fist. 1
- don't care what you know p she
squeaked know that there are two I i
in buggy p
Do you mean to tell me that I've for
gotten how TO spcll?' he asked.
II looks that way
II does, eh ? Well, want You and
all your relations 10 understand that
know more about spelling than tile whole
caboodle Of you strung on wire =
Aid | want sou 70 understand, jon
athanl Coilin, that you are m ignorant old
;auckhtad, when you don't put two 8 : ia
the word buggy y-yes, you ARE I
Don't talk lllat way 70 me " lie
warned.
Aai don't shake your fist at me 7 she
replied.
Who's a ashaking his list?'
: You were.i
.Thaiis a 10 an luisrIf', s.s'
" Don't call me q liar, your old bazaar!
i've pat up with your meanness for forty
years past, but don't all me a liar, aud
iont lay hand oa Ine !
Do You want divorce = he shouted,
springing up; you can 60 now, this
minute !
Don't spit in my face-slon't you dare
10 Il or IN niakea dead man otyou "
Size warned.
/ liaven'. spit in your frcckIed old vIs-
aye yet. bat may II you provoke me
iartler?'
who's got frcekled face, you old tnr-
key-buzzard!'
That was little too much. Hemade q
motion as II lie would strike. aud She seized
him by the neck~tie. Then he reached out
anil grabbed her right ear and tried to lift
hes OF her feet, but she twisted up on the
nrck-iie until lis tongue rannnt
Let 70 u me- you old fcnd ! she
screamed.
Cit down On your knees and beg my
pardon you old wild-cat g lie replied.
They snrgedand swayed and struggled,
aud Tie peaceful ca. was struct ~ The
ovclturning table aud had her hack bros
ken, wl,iiethc clock fell down aud the pie
,urps danced around Tie woman finally
shut her husbands supply ofair airand
IaIped him, aud as size bumped his head
up and down on Tie floor and scattered his
gray hairs she shouted
You want to get up another spelling
school with me. don't you"
ilellas been llmping around tie yard
yesterday. astoeking pinned around bis
throat. and she had court-plastcr on hcr
nose aud one finger tied up. lie wore
the look ofa martyr, while she had the
bearing Of victor, and from this tine out
.' bugsy't milibe spelled with lwog's ~
that house