The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-02
MATCH EXTRAORDINARY.


An impromptu spelling school was In
augurated in Merrilps grocery, Saturday
evening. A Young man who, last winter
sided Mr., Couch in the management Of
no North Centre school, conducted the
class. The first word he gave out was
Indian
The first man said, "I-n, in, din, din
-lndin. =,
The teacher shook his head. "Well |
declare, thought | had it, said the
speller with keen disappointment; but
he picked up wnen the second man start
ed, and eyed him with considerable anxi-
ETY..
The next man, with desperate earnest
ness, said, I-n, in, de, de, indie, u-n, un
-lndeun.
Then he sighed and gazed anxiously
at the teacher, while an old party at the
end of the bench, who was watching the
efforts with derisive amusement, turned
the quid in his mouth and said:
"You ain II within rod ont; but go on;
let some more try.
The teacher told the second speller that
he also had failed, whereupon he sighed
again.
Then the third man took mold. He
squared himself upon his seat, and hold
inr up one finger, ti:ked of the letters
with becoming solemniiy, as follows:
'I-n, in, d-d-d-a, ia, india, len, ln-ln-
dain.
The old party on the end of the bench,
who had been teetering on the preciplce
of laugh while this effort was being put
forth, snickered right out ina loud gutiaw
at its conclusion.
"Well, that's spell for you, | mus
saw" and then he laughed again. The
speller said nothing, but he grew very
red in the face when his failure was an
nounced, and cast balcful glance at the
old party, whose turn had now come, and
who said:
And now I'll tackle that little word, v
and he smiled all over his face, while his
eyes twinkled with merrimeut and look
ing sideways from one To the other he
rapidly spelled.
'I-n.in, gin gin, lngin.'
His smile deepened into broad lgrln
As he watched the chagrin flush to the
countenance of the other spoilers who
had been misled all the time Oh wrong
pronunciation Of the word
you amt got the right word
"Wh.ah-at?' 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 us ingin, says the teacher.
80, there isn't, hey? (sarcaSticallyl J;
You know, OF course. You know all
uboutit. You pimply-.'
But, my dear sir i
You needn't apologize TO me, shout
ed the old party stamping the floor with
his cane. WHO be you, any way, put,
ting on your airs about me? could
twist Your scrawny neck of OF you in two
minutes, you white-livered puppy, you.
But, my dear sir, let me ex-'
( "lf tisn't injin, is it, ground out the
I old chap between his teeth. Its some
thin else, | suppose. o, yes! You know
of course. And nice one you are with
YOUR eddication. Why don't your mother
send back them apples she borrowed
month ago. and he looked around the
store with triumphant glare OF sar'
cuSn.
But just hear me
"Hear You, Who are you, anyway
What's your father? Whcn's he drawed
II sober breath, ! should like to know
An where's your smart brother, Ben
/ In pri, II somewhere, I'll be bound. Oh
| know yer hull family like book. And
wuss lot than they are can't be found
/ in this neighborhood; an you just put
that in yonr pipe and smoke it, YOU
egregious ass Talk to me about spcllin,
-and the old man, stamping his can'
again, staIkcd passionat"ly out of the
store.
The lesson was then postponed.