Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-13
SPELiOXOOTLC.
Tho Eoss Speuer Of the Bonanza.

Fsom the Virginia City Enterprise.
Since the late "Citizens' Spelling
Match," at the Third Ward School-house,
all classes seem more or less to have spell
ling ION the BRAIN Officer Highbee in
forms us that on Monday evening, just
after dark, hearing what appeared to be
III animated discussion in the neighbor-
hood Of Lonkey & Smiths lumber yard,
lie stole gently to the spot whence came
at first at seeing but one man doing all
the talking. This man, as we'll as he
could see in the dusk, was tall, gaunt,
middlc-aged parsonage. lie was SO much
interested in tho business in hand that he
did not observe the officer, though he had
moved to within less than ten PAGES of
him.
Tie man, who presented the appearance
Of q wood chopper 0: lumberman, had
taken OIL his tattercd felt hat and decor.
ously placed it ON a small pile of lumber
which stood in front of Him and answered
for desk.
"Now," said he, addressing some per
son whom he imagined to be present
probably. Prof: Flint-"now, Gideon,
spell saw-lnill for me-"
"All right, perfessor, with pleasure
sir: Sa-w-r, saw1, mill, mill, sawr-
mill"
fright, my boy! Go up head. Now
Gideon, here is an easy one-Rail-
road"
"Ra-l-e, rale, 70 de, railroad. How's
that?'
fright again. Why, really, you are
going to spell everybody down ct this
rate, Gideon"
"Me, Oh, Tn spel!er from Bitter
Creek! Now give me hard one"
"'Nuff sed. Now look out, Gid, this is
a rippsr. Bonny .Clawber"
"Ha! suspected as much! Stand out
Of the way, now! B-a-u-g-h, baugh,
n-a-u-g-h, c-l-a-u.g-h, claugh, b.e-r, ber-
bonny -clawber."
"Why, Gideon, you done it the first
lick, and didn't even stop to spit ON your
hands! You surprise me, Gideon, with
your eddication. Who would think it to
see you in them close, and goin' about as
you do?"
"Oh, don't forget my early Wabash
eddication, sir. I've had many's the tus-
sic with bonny- -clawber in my infancy
and before l had arrived at the years Of
discretion, as you might say"
Now, Gideon, spell Aaron"
"Ah, sir, excuse my smiling; but l
can't help it. I'll just knock that of
like this: Big A, and little a, ron,
Aaron"
Il am sure that you are right, Gideon,
about the big A, and the little a, but about
the ron, ron, I'm not so sure without a
book"
"You ain't? Well I'll just bet you the
chopin of ten cords of wood that ron, is
right"
II won't take it. Now, here's some.
thing for You. Spell and pronounce cof-
fee pot without sayin' teapot"
mo you don't! Can't come that on
me-! I took that on the banks of the
Wabash, along with my Bonny-claw.
Der, and my big A, and little a, and ron,
ron" (.
>"Well, now, Gid, brace yourself, my
boy; I'm goin' to roll snOrter down on
the skids, squar at you."
"Let her rip: pertessor! I'm on hand
with my cant.hook. I'll stop 'r!''
Well Gid, spell-Korral hydrate."
Why, sir, that's a mcdikel PROPOSE
| toni" i@1@-
Il know. but it's good English word,
for all that. DO you give it up"
"Give it up: Did ever give anything
up? No, here goes-K-o.r.r-a-l, korral,
d.i.d.r-a.te, hydrate.'' r.. IT,. :
"By the holy poker, Gid, you've done
it. Why, saw me all up to slabs, Gid, if
you amt the boss speller of the big bonan.
"a You shall go home with the purticst
gal in the house every night, Gid; Pm
proud Of yer!'' =
Just here the officer forgot himself and
Icoughed, when Gideon caught up his hat
] and scooted behind . big pile Of lumber.