The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-04-15
THE SPELLING MATCH.


said, the same terminated to the entire
satisfaction of all participating in that
memorable battle of words, in fact,
realizing even the most sanguine expect
atoms. It was credit to all who helped
agltate the affair into existence.
By half-past seven the basement of
the First Presbyterian Church was well
filed by an Interesting audience com
posed Of the elite of the city, IN which
beauty and talent were fairly represent
ed-we are backed in this by the re-
mark of an cold batch at our elbow
who gave it as his unqualified opinion
that it had been some time since he had
Toasted his eyesight on SO fine aud
large number of handsome ladies'.
Talent is our put in, in which opinion
we are amply sustained by the gallant
manner in which every contestant
maintained his OF her ground through
out the entire tournament.
The arrangement of the battlefield
for the convenience of both warriors and
camp-followers suggested the ancient
amphitheatre consisting of chairs form
ing successive circles from the center
out
When we entered the place of rendez-
vous the ear vibrated to the music of
tongues seemed
busily at work coming over some favorite
galaxy of summers on whose intricate
merits immortal laurels were to he
achieved. Alas! how many hearts were
disappointed in their fond hopes Who
at that moment but dreamt, that in the
end one of our latter day pedagogue
would come bouncing down into that
ring, gobble up the prize, and with
head and tail up, trot off with it But
such was indeed the case and there was
considerable mourning in Israel.
Precisely at s O'Clock, Chas. S. Can
right, by a series of well planned and
splendidly executed evoIutions- flank
movement from the left-took posses
sion of the rostrum and without further
ado briefly explained the situation OF
things including all the whyness of the
thusness, following up his advantage by
proclaiming nine yards of international
Rules and Exceptions by which he
hoped all belligerents would condescend
to be governed. Mr.. Canright is the
incest old orphan in town; a gentleman
who quasi represents the schoolInaster
of a past generation, having welded
the birch in this county when some of
the contestants present were as yet I'M
rrly boys and mischief-loving girls.
His fund Of good humor is inexhausti-
BILE, and contributed in no small degree
towards keeping a goodly share of the
physiognomy of that assembly pursed up
into all sorts of queer expressions.
Charley is a living trump in a spelling
school and for the sake OF good or
biography and lots of fun ought to keep
on running under full blast all the
time.
Solitary, solemn and alone, the mystic
circle environed the two Generals who
were soon to lead the frey Greeks and
sturdy Trojans to battle, Mrs. J. D.
Markham on the one side to take COM
mand of the left. and Mr. l.. J. Nash on
the other to lead the right. At this
iuncture some discussion WAS had re-
gard1ng the text books to be used,
when it was finally agreed to accept
Henderson's Test Speller and admit
both Webster and Worcester as authori-
ties in questions of difference. Next
in order came the completion Of organ
ization resulting i'll the election of J. F.
Guyles, Chairman, and Miss Annie
Cuddy, Teacher, whereupon recruiting
commenced and continued until both
sides displayed full lines of battle, that
would have done the heart of Captain
Becker, Of the Home Guards, good to
look upon. Among the few who deem
ed discretion the better part of valor
and positively refused to bear witness
against themselves, we noticed such
innocents as Mayor Jones, j. D. Mark
ham, Bro. Nash, of the Pilot, and Fred
Heineman, all good spoilers, of course,
but too modest by half. During the
engagement, j. D. tried to do some
bushwhacking and Ku-kluxing across
the line, but was promptly extinguished
by Uncle Wood, who wouldn't put up
with it. The balance wisely kept their
peace.
The armies IN line and fully equipped
were composed, as nearly as we can re-
member, of heros and heroines about as
follows: