Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04
.MISCELL.9.VEOUS.
LOVE AND ORTH0GRAPHY.
BY HARRY MOSS.

Charley Carey is young naval Off
Ger of fair education and fine promis,
in his profession. Like most of hi
class he is in love, and his sweetheart
Annie McWorter,< " is as devoted as ,
sweetheart well can be. In fact M
lovers in Amerca could possibly bt
happier than these two.
But not long ago there came neal
being serious rupture between them
1t was all brought on by the spelling
epidemic which recently spread ovel
the land.
Charley rather prided himself on his
photographed skill, and Annie, though
perhaps shade more diffident, had al.
ways been ready enough to declare
that she did not go to school eight
winters for nothing, and read the story
papers constantly ever since.
One day this spring Charley received
letter from one of his comrades a;
sea, and being about to pay a visit to
his. dulciRea, he pOstposed its perusal
until after reaching her house. While
waiting in the parlor he availed him.
self OF the chance to see what his friend
had te say. There was nothing of i'm
pOrtance, however, and he was about
placing the nissive in his pocket when
he noticed the word separate in the
postscript. 1t struck him as incorrect,
but on the arrival of his dear intended
the circumstance was at once forgotten,
AS we have before intimsted, these
young people were quite ardently in
love and we shall therefore draw a veil
over the Interview until the time came
FOR Chariey's departure. Then the
rnfa-anolIod L i
he remarked:
Il had letter from Robinson this
morning, and how do you suppose he
spells separator
I can't imagine replied Annie.
Perhaps not said Charley, laugh
ing. He spells it sepura e, sept-
Tdte.'
Its no doubt mere slip of the pen.'
said Annie. ANY one would know
how to spell so simple word as that
How do you spell it?' asked Charley.
We'll, L am not in school now,' she
playfully replied, and don't want to
20 over any of tte hard times had
there
That's a very good excuse ex.
claimed her lover. Maybe you don't
know how?'
Annie bridled up little at this, and
slowly spelled out sepirate, sep
We'll, well!' laughed Charley, throw
fHg himself on the sofa. That's the
worst 1 euer heard. Why, Annie, YOU
are no better than Robinson
Maybe am no better than a great
many people, she retorted, reddening
70 the roots of her hair, but, at all
events, fiatter myself L know how to
spell q few simple Words
But you missed it on that one, any
way replied Charley.
How. do you spell it yourself, Mr..
Smartness" exclaimed the young lady,
now thoroughly veXed.
Why, spell it the only way it can
De spelled correctly: S perate,
SO that's your way of spelling the
WORD, is it? Well, my land! You NAV
DC very good hand at splicing ropes
or singing tar, but when it comes to
spelling you certainly ought to take a
Dack seat. Why, you amt fit to teach
a primer class.'
III Amt fit to teach a primer class.
1 didn't have to work every summer
before could go to school in the win
Ter, like some folks l know, not
thousand miles from this sofa.'
You might as well have worked
winter and summer both, as for as 4,
learning anything was concerned re-
piIed the angry miss. But, as you =
seem 70 have come here this morning
only to insult me, l shall retire from l.
The room.'
80 saying she started to leave the :
parlor with that indescribable swing of
'he skirts which only an injured fe- !,
male can give, but on reaching the :,
ioors he met her father, who was just y
,oming in tolunch. .
Why, Annie Eliza, what's the mat ~
SRI said he; you look as if you were II
'oing into fit of the high strikes.' a, y
There's nothing the matter replied - -
ne irate girl, except that Charley y
hlnks he knows it all, and l know he
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