Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-04-05
With girls. an TIL men was lined four deem

long tn walls an DanKed up ON top OF
ono mother at tn back. On one side OF
tn platform, setting on bench long un.
der tn blackboard, was tn 16 best sohoi.
ars of tn Happy Grove school, led by John
Unison. He was smilin an confident an
gain longin at Hannah elders, who was
on one Of tn front seats an peared rather
nervous. He was all logged out in "a new
Prince Albert coat fer her benefit
Il was standin be tn stove meltin the
snow off me boots when he'd few words
with Quincy Muthersbaugh. He seemed
jest little excited, but lowed OF I'D
come out all right. Then he took his
place with his IS scholars on tn other
side tn platform, an tn proceedin' S begin.
Teacher Long from over in Lemon
township called out tn words from spell
err, while me an another Teller KEEP tally.
The first word give out was soupeny, an
Quincy missed ct. He spelled ct 's-u-p-e-
ma l jest felt sick when I marked down
Que again his side Unison took her,
spelled her all right an commenced tel
smile. Muthersbaugh looked solemn.
The Teller mex OH his side spelled super
scdeas correct, while the man mex John
Unison missed approximation, an then
Happy Grove and Kishikoquillas was even,
They KEEP tibet up an hour an half, an
tell yer ct was most exoitin ter see them
trained spoilers battlin. When they quit,
Happy Grove he'd two less misses thon
Kishikoquillas. Jimison commenced ter
smile triumphant, but Quincy didn't dc
nothin 'cept set there quietlike.
After recess Of ten minutes they be-
gin ter spell down. All tn scholars lined
up in row, an whenever one missed a
word they had ter go set in tn audience.
They spelled an spelled tell final they was
no one left but Quincy Muthersbaugh an
John Unison, jest standin there glarin at
each other an singin out letters. Eft was
grand sight. Hannah elders was pale
and tremblin, fer she knowed tn vally
of an idle word then. TIL aud ence was
most stretchin their necks outen joint,
they was SO interested. Two lamps went
out, an no one fixed 'em. TIL air was
jest blue with tn steam made be tn snow
meltin off the fellers' boots, and tn stove
begin ter smoke, an the room was suffoc;!t
in, but no one thot ter put up winder,
tn excitement was so bad.
''Sech words as penultimate, concatena-
ton, pentateuch an silhouette come dead
easy to them teachers. They KEEP glarin
ct each other an spelling like their life de-
pended ON ct. Poor Longs voice got
weaker an weaker agivin out words. I
was tibet nervous could hardly see. They
spelled all tn ations and entions, all rh'
words endin in ism, die and ness, tell ct
seemed they used up tn book. Quincy
was gettin more excited. Unison g knees
was tremblin visible.
Then Long give out roryboryallus. You
could "a heard pin drop in tibet ROOM
Jimison he began slow, as II ct was dead
easy, 'A-r-o-r-a, aurora Dor, aurora Dor,
e-a-l-i-s, aurora borealis
There was a humble went over tn
room, an he seen he was wrong an yelled,
'A-u, meant
TOO late, says Long. Only one
chance ct a time tell one or tn other
spells ct. TIL gentleman who gifts ct right
first wins, accordin ter rules.
"Jimison was white as sheet, an his
there glarin ct Quincy. Muthersbaugh
looked ct tn floor like he was stedyin. l
seen Hannah elders lean for'a'd an grip
tn desk with her hands, an then knowed
sho'd made up her min which she favored.
He bigin: 'A.u, au r-o-r, auror; a,
aurora; boz, Dor; 9, aurora bore; al, all
aurora boreal'-then he stopped an looked
ct tn floor an stedied.
Il jest stood up, was tibet excited, fer
I knowed what was wrong. seen tears
in Hannah elders eyes as she leaned
for'a'd, not breathin. I seen Unison grin
an knowed he remembered he'd left out
tn IL an I'D spell ct sure jest as quick as
he get a chance. believed Quincy was
gon ter say "a an tibet ct was all up with
him, an thet Hannah elders knowed who
she favored too late, fer she wasn't girl
ter break 'greemen'.
Then sudden Teller run In tn door
an Yelled Some uns run off with Teacher
Jimison's horse an sleigh'
You uns never seen sech panic. TIL
weemen jumped up an yelled; tn men
jest piled out tn door; John Unison
climbed out TIL winder, an Tencher Long
dropped his spellin book an follered. Ter
my surprise Quincy Muthersbaugh never
moved. He jest stood there lookin at
Hannah elders an smilin, while she was
gain back us red as beet. l was gettin
out tn winder among the last an turned
round ter see Of Quincy was behind me.
Thcts how come ter notice ct. jest
stopped all looked ct both of 'em, For
three minutes them two stared ct each
other, an I stared ct 'em, not KNOWN
what ter make of ct. Meantime the room
was cleared. Outside we heard tn sleigh
bells ringin as tn fellers started off after
tn thieves. We heard John Unison an
Teacher Long calm to 'em ter 60 in this
an tibet direction. We heard tn weemen
complainin because they'd so many hev
ter walk home.
Then tn rear winder right back OF
where Quincy was standin slid up, an his
young brother Sam stuck his head in, all
when he seen tn coast was clear whisper
ed: i jest give tn 'larm In time, Quincy,
didn't l? I've hitched Teacher Jimison's
horse right hero behind tn schoolhouse,
al you kin take her home jest as soon az
tn last Of these here fools gifts way.
Quincy smiled an said, 4 thot you
was never comm, an I'd have ter spell ct
out.
But tn winder was shet down, an his
brother was gone.
Then he steps down of the platform
an walks up ter Hannah elders an says,
THE last syllable's e-a-l-a.s.'
"No, says she quietlike. 'Et's o-a-l-i-s.
But tibet amt no difference.
Il slipped out tn winder an started
home. Bout ten minutes later JOHN
Jilnison's horse an sleigh passed me on
TIL road, an from what seen lodged ct
wouldn't "a done him much good anyway
Of he he'd spelled down Quincy Muthers-
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