The Portland daily press., 1891-10-20
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The following test in spelling from dicta-
tlon was triumphantly passed bya young
iaoy Formerly OF this city, but more recentlv
graduate OF the schools of San Deieo. Cal.
Inc only failure was on the word Sebastonol
wnicn, py the way, is by authority spelled
with "b' or "v." The words of test ara
distinguished by question marks;
ltwas late in the afternoon ofssMichae,mos
day. when "bedizened'' "brigandn miobt
have been espied bestriding ..slothfulD nal.
fry, riding toward" the city of Seville. On
als .csrSns SSho9iders Sso6 he bora halberd" and
robust physique, stalwart. limbs and "sup.
pie" frame "sufficed" to prove that he wa1
formidable" ruffian. He halted before tbe
gate OF a monastery, from which soon Issued
osaeristan" stan in the garb of '..Capuchin"
MONK This man was not appalled, by the
"sacrilegious" bearing of the "CaucasianS
visitor and would not have been afraid of
Byron's "Glaour," son Of 'Beliah," or a
dozen buccaneers" The 'splenetic"
nomen OF the stranger In a ''bombastic''
tone. He answered that his name was Mac
leod, but that his pseudonyme was Ruy Bias
and his father was the courteous Gil Bias.
Ihis 'raillery" caused awhinny from the
Iour legged steed that scented the culinary"
Without further ado the 'jocund" stranger
lowered his "visor" and prepared to enter in
search OF supper. The hostler led the way
70 the "eqperry." and after some ..palaver"
peck of crushed ''pyrite" or iron "pyrites."
The brigand tossed 'groat" to the scom-
plaisant" menia, and entered the broad door
way Of the dining-room of late years called
Here were spread out "tufles." spinach,
"acclimated apricOtS." fine "anchovv'j
caught in a "seine" near the weir, "shew-
bread" on salver, syrup colored with
"cochineal' and almonds" The feast was
"veritable" '.Pythoness" who In .'peremap. .'ersa :
tory" voice without syllable of ''romance''
In 1t, reminding. one of the howl of "ja-
guar. ordered him to be seated. He ''con-
self, which he was not 10th to do.
After the supper "tarpaulin" was given
to him and he stretched himself on the floor
for the, night. first laying his Arkansas
.bowie-kn@l1e" @ BY his side. ready for immedi-
sooD aroused BY the sound Of distant piano.
forte played by '.pianist" with small
"pedar' extremities. who managed the "ped-
himself on his elbow with "nonchalanceS
him. The music. which was an "allegro"
movement In q symphony of Beethoven
still continued. He rose to his feet to ascer-
a grisly form clad In '.cerement." AT first
he thought this a "vagary" Of his imapina-
ti0n. BE started as If stung BY "Utah''
"tarantula" and shrleked In abject terror.
Then bracing himself for the Ordeal" he
tom, when with horrible "cachinatfon. it
vanished. He recovered his courage with
the elasticity Of ''caoutchouc" and pursued
the musical sounds with the graceful thread
Of "courtier" he found Miss Anne
walls Of which, hung the most beautiful
."mezzotints" ''extant." The lady greeted
him with "coquetry," and glanced at him in a
"piquant" manner. The sight would have
made 'hypochondriac" laugh cheerily. She
was dressed in white "samite," bombazine,"
magenta" stomacher and wore turquoise"
gems. He entreated her TO fly with him on
a "hymeneal journey to "Wyoming" by way
Of Iowa, She ''leniently" consented, first
inquiring about the state of his finances"
consisted of European ''debentures."
"mall' near the public park, Drawing all the
priests y In the synod" They set out on
severe attack of erysipelas, first bestowing a
''donative" on the middle-aged matron Of
the dining-room. The ''commandant" of
neighboring garrison supplied them with q
ukiuhiuS BuQIu lUT bu6lT Journey across
the desert They also took a supply Of
''1alap" In case of illness, dose or two of
'tartaric" acid, a quantity of 'cephalic"
medicines, and catarrh snuff to act on the
""frespirIatorya "re organs. They passed the
an as ''aeronaut," They were "aspirants'' for
happiness. They received "billet doux"
from the sultan on the way and were shortly
cheek" by ''jowP with that at.monach. He
quoted from Mrs. "Sigourney" from "frontis-
piece" to finale" to dissuade them from the
sacrifice they were about to make. They
used much "tergiversation," as was their
won't" admitting that he took precedence
of them in literature. but receiving their
coincidence with "contumely." When asked
to remain longer they saucily replied I'VE
won't" After an hours "wassal," the sui
tan and his grand "vizler" departed on
bicycles" leaving ''majolica" vase, and
''geode" of the shaps of "spheroid" as
"matutinap' offering.
The "combativeness" of the fugitive couple
was aroused when they found that their camel
had been "houghed." He had been standing
near slough" of mud and the "soughing"
OF the wind had concealed the approach of an
enemy who had come up as treacherously as
a serpent that "sl0ughs" its skin. Our hero
and heroine could not see the rationale" of
this. SO they swapped the wounded beast
for a canine" pet and proceeded in a
"brOugham" to a "gondola" lying in the
archipelago" from which "Sebastopol" had
been "bombarded" years before.
After q decade" of years wandering, they
returned in an ''equable" temper and lived
happily until they departed for that undis-
covered country from whose bourne no
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