The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-06
SPELLING BEE.

SpclliDg pee came OH aG Iile L VI. -. y.
rooms on Saturday eve last. As before,
the rooms were crowded to their utmost
capacity. Mr.. Matlaok, President of the
Association called the meeting to order and
appointed Messrs A A. Dinsmore and c.
A. Holmes to lead the respective Sides
The same rules as had governed the pre-
ceding match were adopted. The excessive
modcsty of the citizens of our little burgh
was even more apparent than on the pre-
vious occasion and the variety of excuses
with which they were supplied was aston
ishing. One young law student in town
expressed himself to the effect that he didn't
think it would be conducive to his future
prosperity in his profession in this county
to be again advertised in the JET. and he
couldn't be persuaded to spell. After a
full half an hour of coaxing, shaming, scold-
ing and threatening the following brave
twenty ranged themselves along the wall
to struggle for photographed honors:
Mr.. 4. 4. Dinsmore, Mr.. c. 4. Holmes,
{" C. B. Staples, Mrs Stroud Burson,
1" Henry Sayres, Miss Eva Edinger,
A. Van O'linda, " Ella Bush,
Miss Mary Garris, " Belle Decker,
4" Fannie Blair, Mr.. Shearman,
q Ella Garris, Miss Annie Walton,
% Ida Detrick, Mr.. Harry Walton,
Lizzie Flory, " Chas. Mcintyre,
Louisa Kohler, 4" John Smiley.
Two misses were to be allowed before
taking a seat. Mr.. Matlack commenced
the trouble with seige" siege" said
Mr.. Dinsmore Mr. Holmes transposed it
into correctness. Mrs. Burson spelled
permissible just the way she shouldn't t.
" Peregrinate" was poser to Misses Ed
niger and Bush, and Mr.. Van O'linda.-
Miss Decker spelled it pursuasible' =
Sacrament" was administered to Miss Ell
la Garris but she wasn't qualified. Harry
Walton had a little tournement" and was
worsted by Miss Lizzie Flory. Miss Koh-
ler was "dellible" Mrs Burson, having
first choice got very nice seat on "com-
modeous" Miss Ella Bush chattered Gee
tacious' for "psittaceous and flew to a
perch. "Torrefy'' half cooked Mr.. Shear
man it being his first Harry Walton and
Lizzie Flory made poor attempt at a
Hphilopena" and Lizzie came out ahead as
it was her first. Harry's poena was one Of
the hardest benches. This left only seven
Oh Mr.. Holmes side while ten happy coun-
tenances shone from the opposite wall. Mr.
Dinsmore Immediately found "knurly" too
knotty for him and he sat down. Mr.. Sta.
pies peered into obscurity Cimmerian'
and could only see one en-. Eva Eding-
er found the other Civilization" didn't
tickle Mr. Sayres but Miss Decker "Chrys
alis" sat Mr.. Van O'linda down gently.
Misses Flory and Edinger succumbed tc
+" Campaiga" and "orrery" disposed Of
Messrs. Shearman and Sayres, reducing the
sides to six for Mr.. Dinsmore's and five on
Mr.. Holmes. "Patronymic" was missed
by Misses Walton and Detrick and Mr.. Nc
Intyre and "pavier" by Mr.. Smiley, al
first misses. "Ominous" forebode seat tC
Miss Ella Garris, making the sides even
Apothegm' proved short, instructive and
destructive to Mr. Holmes Miss Decker
got " eresipelas' she called it and sought F;
chair. Mr.. Mcintyre didn't "guage" tn,
distance between the "g" and " u" just righ
and he was the seventh on his side to seel
rest and peace in chair. "Plebeian" wa
too common for Misses Walton and Mar
Garris and the former sat down. Ratio
cination was too much for the reasoning
powers of Miss Blair and Mr.. Holmes ant
the latter took walk in quest of seat
q Phlebotomy" was tried without avail il
Mr. Smilcy's case and the poor fellow sue