Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04

OAN SCutiOAAabi an diHoiu OOlii Y
you have been trying TO corner tn,
market on spelling and came up short
What's the word? Tip it OUT l wa
sound On spelling in my young days.
IT'S very simple werd,' said Char
lev. It's only SEPARATE
well, well, WE'LL! exclaimed the olt
gentleman. And you two have beel
and gone and had red-hot scrimmag,
about such thing as that. Why
look how red you both are. By lingo
can almost smell birthstone. Bu
what bothers myjudgment is, how yol
ever came to disagree. That's one o
the easiest words in the English Ian
gusge-one ofthe rery easiest.
How do you spell it, pa?' asked An
ME.
How do Ispell it?' said the old gen
tleman. why, L spell it the only wa,
it should be spelled. IS p, sep-p e T
per-Sepper-r e, rate-SeppeIT0te
And that's your way" said Charley
derisively.
Yes, sir. That's the way 1 spell it
and that's the way every other educa
ted man spells it,
Il don't care ifthey do said Charley
They spell it wrong
See here, young fellow cried the OLE
gentleman, turning as red in the fac
as boiled beet. 1--WE been a kind o
thinking for some time that you ar
getting too big for your clothes. Yot
wss a very modest, well-manneret
boy several years ago, but YOU'RE
grOwed out of it awful. All them shi
ny buttons has turned your head. Now
il you want to spark my dawter you'll
have to come down out of your con
ceitedness very considerable. Got
nust rem 'mbe rthere is other folks be
side you that knows thing or two
By this time. Mr.. McWorter wa
prancing up and down in a towering
passion, while Annie alternately dart
ed looks of affectionate encouragement
at pa and glances of deep disdain a
Charley.
That young gentleman now began tt
put on his overcOat, remarking very
calmly in the meanwhile that people
who were wrong always hated to bt
told of it. Then, wishing the entire
family every success in life, he wa:
about to retire with excessive dignity
when who should enter but Mrs. Nc
Worter, with dusting- brush in hel
hand, an ample white cloth around
her head.
What's the matter of you allp she
asked in astonishment. Anybody
would think there was a trial going
on up here before a Police Justice
Annie, If | was you I'd get some ice
and put it to my face. Perhaps il
would cool you down little. And so
Mister McWorter, suppose you have
been meddlin' with something thai
don't concern you, as usual, Qfcourse
Ma said Annie, its all about the
spelling ofa word. Charley think he's
SO awful talented because he can order
few poor sailors around that
'Oh, nonsense!' broke in the old la.
dy. Don't let's have so much palaver
What's the word?'
THE word, Mrs. Worter, is separate,
said Charley, who still stood near the
door with his overooat on.
And that's big thing to have such
a whirligig about, amt it? Now don't
you all feel ashamed of yourselves?
dare say anybody with any schoolin'
would hardly slip on such a plain word
as that
Suppose you spell it for us, Mrs.
McWorter,' said Charley.
We'll, / don't mind, if it'll settle
any trouble said the old lady. Here's
my way, and the only right way:
5 e p, sep, p r, per, t, et-Sepperet.
'Oh, mother of Moses!' cried the old
man, spinning around on one leg, but
you are such sa0eet speller-yOu are.
You ought to have a contract for pol
ishing up members of Congress in o.
biography
'Mr. McWorter, should try to have
a little dignity in my own house, re-
piled his wife, placing her arms most
severely akimbo. Even if you didn't
have many advantages in early life,
should think that keeping company
with respectable people would have
made some improvement in your man.
lers.'
Manners beswitched!' cried Me-
Worter. Maybe 1 amt got many
but l know how to spell a
,lain, straight word. In my opinion
he Comp uisory Education law ought
o be applied to all of you.'
he<U 10 ho ooy liis HOW ldI tHc quar-.
ell might have gone, hut just then a
pruce looking young man was shown
d, and he presented Mr.. New orter
githS sas-bill. This matter having
cen settled, the nobby collector was
tOlt to depart, when Charley re-
narked: Perhaps this gentleman can
ecide the NATTER
What natter?' querid the stranger.
We are disagreed about the spelling
t the word separate said Charley.
Il amt on the SPELL said the man,
assing out. Look in the dictionary.
THAT'S fact,' chimed in Mrs. Nc
Vorter. You might have done that
)ng ago. But you'll find it Just as |
pelled it, for sepperet is sepperet, any
'By you fix it, and all the world over.'
Get out, old woman, you don't know
ne first principles of spellin', cried
lr. McWorter; but bring out the
Ook, Annie. Well see what Mr..
Webster has % say, although I'd bet
'rty shares of New York Central again
x of Kansas Pacific that he's got il
Ist like 1 had it,
The still angry disputants now gath
red around the centre table, while
harley turned the leaves of the big
dictionary. At last his forefinger lin
cred for few moments at a certain
oint. Then he said. briskly, as he be-
an topull on his gloves:
well, | must be going. I've got to
op in at Stewards, and get Matilda
irasol, and then I've got
But mold on, young man. cried Mr.. :
cWorter; amt you going to find that 5
ord?' 2
'Oh' said Charley, moving toward G
e door, its a matter of slight impor-
nee. Pm obliged to be in Brook !
Never do you mind about Brook
n yelled old McWerter, rising and q
acing his back against the door; sAn- a
e Eliza McWorter, do you look that !,
ord up and spell it out! Since Pve d
en- the way things is working, I'd e
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