The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-01
The Ross SPeller OF the Bonanza.
From the Virginia CITY ENTERPRISE

The Boss sPeller OF the bonanza.
From the Virginia City Enterprise.]
Since the late s'Citizens' Spelling
Match at the Third Ward school house,
all classes seem more or less to have
spelling con the brain.'' Officer Higbee
informs us that on Monday evening, just
after dark, hearing something which ap.
peared to be an animated conversation in
the neighborhood of Lonker & Smith S
lumber yard, he stole gently to the spot
whence came the sounds. He was some
what surprised at first at seeing but one
man doing all the talking. This man, as
well as he could see in the dusk, was a
tall, gaunt, middle.aged parsonage. He
was so much interested in the business in
hand that he did not observe the officer,
though he had moved to within less than
ten PAGES Of him.
The man, who presented the appear
ance of a woodchopper or lumberman,
had taken off his tattered felt hat and
placed it on small pile Of lumber which
stood in front of him and answered for a
desk.
''Now," said he, addressing some per-
son whom he imagined to be present
probably Prof. Flint-''now, Gideon, spell
saw mill for me-
GAIL right, professor, with pleasure, sir;
S.a-w.r, sawr, MILL, mill, sawrmill.''
Fright, my boy! Go up head. Now,
Gideon, here is an easy one-Railroad."
''R.a-l-e, rale, 70 de, railroad. How's
that!'
"Right again. Why, really, you are
going to spell everybody down at this
rate, Gideon
"Me, oh, I'm speller from Bitter
Creek! Now give me hard one.''
"'Nuff sed. Now, look out, Gid, this
is aripper. Bonny .clawber.''
''Ha l suspected as much Stand out
of the way, now! B-a ugh, baugh,
n.a-u'g-h, naugh, c.l.a-u.g-h, claugh, Der,
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
rough as you do!''
ooh, don't forget my airly Wabash
eddication, sir. I've had many the tus-
sci with onny.clawbcr in nv infancy
and before I'd arrived at the year of dis
erection as you might say
SHOW, Gideon, spell Aaron
"Ah, sir, excuse my smiling; but
can't help it. I'll just knock that off
thusly; Big A, little a, ron, Aaron
II am sure Gideon that you are right,
Gideon, about the big A, and the little a,
mn al INF In
without book
You amt! Well, I'll just bet you
the chopin of ten cords Of wood that
ron ron, is right"
81 won't take it. Now, here's some
thing for you. Spell and pronounce cof-
fee-pot without sayin' tea pot
'sNo you don't! Cant come that on
me I took that in on the banks of the
Wabash, along with my bonny-clawber,
and my big A, little a. ron, ron.''
"Well, now, Gid. brace yourself, my
boy. I'm goin' to roll shorter down on
the skids, squar at YOU
''Let 'er rip, perfessor! I'm on hand
with my cant.hook. I'll stop 'er.''
swell, Gid, spell-Korral hydrate.''
"Why, that's medikil proposition"
IL know, but it's a good English word
for all that. Do you give it up?"
@.Give it upe Did ever give anything
up! No; here goes-K-o.r-r-a-l, korral,
h-i-d-r-a-t-e, hydrate.''
''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 b.
nanza. You shall go home with the pur-
test gal in the house this very night,
Gideon; I'm proud Of yer
Just here the officer forgot himself and
coughed, when Gideon caught up his hat
and scooted behind big pile of lumber.
School was out.
DIR. j. II. Ecklestonc of Philadelphia
was on Friday elected Episcopal Bishop
of Iowa on the 10th ballot, by one major
ity. The vote was: Clergy-Knicker.
hacker 8; Ecklestone IA; Anstrie l !;
Coleman l. Lsy-Knickerbacker IS;
Ecklest0ne III.