The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-07


when them two teachers WAS after hel
she lest couldn't make NJ her mil. SHE
| favored both. But ct seemed ter mt
| g Quincy was her favoryte without
| . KNOWN 1t. He'd so see her and Set
| !owu an never say nothin' much; nut
| she kinder thot him pleasant company.
| He was good-lookin' an sure an no
fool Unison was amuS;n', to!erOle ID
! his looks an he'd tn aux antage Of a
formal school edication, an kinder daZ-
lied her. TT allus 'peared ter ne. still,
Is if he was bit conceity, but then he
took with tn girls.
Hannah elders didn't know which
or Inem TWO ter cnoose: Er seems size
figured on ct all fall an we'll inter tn
| winter. She begin ter get thin an lose
| all her color, an both them fellers was
near wild with anXiousness an contin-
ual quarrelin'. Then what yer s'pose
they done?"
"Et II take long time fer 'em ter
10 much, tn way you tells et," the
Chronic Loafer grumbled.
She give out" continued Tinsmith,
not needing the Interruption, that
she'd take tn best edicated. Thet
iickled Jimison, who blowed round ter
| III his friends how he was just
.eady. He was goin', he put ct, like
b. male knights Of old, ter tilt in tn
turning months fer his lady They
lgreed ter hev it out on tn quiet at til
zig Spellin' between their schools tn
rollowin' week. I thot Quincy was
zone. He jest went ter work, though,
In fer sev'ral days before tn bee
seen nothin' of him. He was stedyln'
tn spellin' book.
The night come, an sech crowd
IS they was ct tn Happy Grove
School. They was sleighin', and fer a
luarter Of mile in front Of tn buildin'
hey was nothin' but horses hitched ter
h fences. Th' schoolroom was all
decorated with greens an lighted with
le lamps fer tn occasion, an was
Jest packed. All til seats was filed
with girls, an tn men was lined four
deep long tn walls an banked up on
top Of one mother at tn back. On one
side Of tn platform, settin' on bench
long under tn blackboard, was th'
sixteen best scholars Of tn Happy
Grove School, led by John Unison.
He was smilin', an conferdent, an
gain longin' at Hannah elders, who
wos on one Of tn front seats an pear
I'd rather nervous. He was all logged
out in q new Prince Albert coat fer
her benefit
II was standin' be tn stove meltin'
tn snow off me boots, when l he'd a
few words with Ounce Muthersbaugh.
He seemed jest a little excited, but
lowed ct 'ud come out all right. Then
he took his place with his sixteen
scholars on tn other side tn platform
an tn procedin's begin.
Teacher Long, from over in Lemon
Township, called out tn words from a
speller, while me an another feller
kept tally. The first word .,!ven out
was soupeny, an Quincy missed ct,
he spelled ct 's-u-p-e-n-a. 1 jest felt
sick when 7 marked down one again
his side. Unison took her, spelled her
all right an commenced ter smile.
Muthersbaugh looked solemn. The
feller mex on his side spelled super
sedes correct while tn man mex John
Unison missed approximation. an
then Happy Grove an Kishikoquillas
was even. They KEEP thet up an hour
an half, an I tell yer ct was most
eXcitin' ter see them trained spoilers
battlin'. When they quit Happy Grove
he'd two less misses then Kishikoquil-
las. Jimison commenced ter smile trl-
umphant, but Ounce didn't do nothiu
'cept set there quiet like.
After a recess Of ten minutes they
.egin ter spell down. All tn scholars
lined up in q row an whenever one
missed word they he'd to go Set in tn
audience. They spelled an spelled,
tell final they was no one left but
Quincy Muthersbaugh an John Jini-
son, jest standin' there glarin' ct each
other an singir' out letters. Et was
Il grand sight. Hannah elders was
pale AID tremblin', fer she knowed tn
vally Of an idle word then. Tn aud
cnce was most Stretchin' ther necks
outen joint, they was SO interested.
Two lamps Went out an no one fixed
EN-: tn air was jest blue with tn
steam made by tn snow meltin' Off tn
fcllcrs' boots, an tn stove begin to
smoke, an til room was SufToca tin,
but no one thot ter put up q winder,
tn eXcitemen' was so bad.
"Sech words as penultimate, concate-
nation, pentateuch an silhouette come
dead easy ter them teachers. They keep
slariu' ct each other an spellin' like
their life depended on ct. Poor Longs
voice got weaker an weaker a giviG'
out words. l was thet nervous could
hardly See. They spelled all the
ations and entions, all the words end
in In ism, die and ness. tell ct seemed
gcttin' more excited; JimisOn's knees
was tremblin' visible.
Then Long give out Roryhory Allus
You could heard a pin drop in thet
room. Unison he begin slow, as ef
it was dead easy; 'A-r-o-r-a, Aurora;
boil, Aurora Bor; e-a-[i-s, Aurora Bo
reaiis.'
They was humble went over TIL
room, an lie seen he was wrong ap
yelled: 'A-u, I mean"
TOO late says Long. Only one
chanc't ct time tell one or tn other
spells ct. tn gentleman who gifts ct
right first wins. accordiI' ter rules.
"Jimis0n was White as sheet an his
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