The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-07
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a DAaBuRY Spxr11So MarcH.-The
.Danbury Noes says:
An impromptu spelling school was in
augusnted in Merrill's grocery, Saturday
evening. A young man, who last winter
aided Mr. Couch in the North Contre
school, conducted the class. The first
word he gave out was Indian.
The first man said: lin, in. din,
din, Indin."
The teacher shook his head.
tWell, I declare, tho't had it, said
the speller, with keen disappointment:
but he picked up when the second man
started, and eyed him with considerable
anxiety.
ness, said: lin, in, de, inue, u-u, un--
lndoun."
Then h. sighed, and gazed nnaiously
at the teacher, while an old party at the
end Of the bench, who Was watching the
efforts with derisiye amusement, turned
the quid in his mouth ald said
You ain't within rod ont; but go
on; let's some more try"
The teacher told the second spellrr
that he also hud f,iled; whercup0n he
sighed again.
Then the third man took hold. He
squared himself upon his seat. and
holding up one finger licked off the
letters with becoming solcmnity ia fol-
lows: ''I-n, In, d-d-d-tia. Indn. In. In
Indain."
The old party on the cnI of the bench,
who had been lettering on the precipice
of a laugh while this effort was being put
forth, >nickered right out in a loud
guffaw at it's conclusion.
We'll. that's n spell for YOU, mus
/ l..
The spcller said nothing, but he grew
announced, and cAst y balefll glance ut
the old party, whose turn Ind now come,
and who said:
"And now Id tackle that little word, =
md he smiled all over his face, while his
eyes whirlcd with merrilnent, and look
ing sideways from one to the other, he
! rapidly spelled. In, in, GIN, gin =
lngin."
His smile lecpcnrd into broad grin
as he watched the chagrin flush To the
countenances Of the other spoilers, who
hal been misled all the time on IL WRONG
pronunciation of the word. H. war
grinning with all his might, when the
teacher said:
You ain't got the right word
"Wh -ah- -ot:" And he bore down ON
the brazen-faced youth look calculated
to freeze him to the bone.
Indian is the word. There is no
such word rs Ingin," said the tcncher
'Oh, there isn't, hey: (sarcasticnlly).
You know. of course. You know nil
about it. You pimply--"
''But, my dear sir, i
You needn't apologize to me, shout
Q ! the old party, stamping tho floor with
! his cane. "Who be you, any way, put
ting on your nirs about me? 1 could
twist your scrawny neck off of YOU
in two minutes, you white-livored puppy,
you"
''But, my dear sir, let me ex-."
1T tisn't ingin, is it?' ground out the
old chap, between his teeth. ats some
thing else, 1 suppose. Dyes! you know,
of course. And nice one you are, with
your eddication. Why don't your mother
send back them apples she borrowed q
month ago." and he looked around ths
store with triumphant glare of sar.
casm.
'But just hear mo
Hear You! Who are you, and why:
What's your father: When's he drnwed
sober breath, 1 should like to know:
An where's your smart brother Benz In
prism somewhere, I'll be bound Oh,
know yer hull family like book, md
wuss lot they are cant bo found in this
neighborhood; and you just put that in
your pipe and smoke it, you egregious
ass. Talk to me about spcllin," and the
old man. stamped his cane again, stalked
passionately out of the store.
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