The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-02-21

his looks an he'd tn advantage OF n
normal school edication, an kinder daz-
zlcd her. Et allus 'peared ter me, still.
as II he was bit conceity, but then he
took with tn girls.
Hannah elders didn't know which
of them two ter choose. Et seems she
| figured on ct all fall an well inter tn
winter She begin ter get thin an lose
all her color. an both them fellcrs was
near wild with anxiousncss an contin-
unl Quarrelln'. Then what yer s'pose
they doneT"
"Et II take II long time fer 'cm ter
do much, tn way you tells ct" the
| Chronic Loafer grumblcd.
'Shc give out" continued Tinsmith.
not needing the interruption, "that
she'd take tn best cdicatcd. Thet
| ticklcd Jimison. who blowcd round ter
| al his friends how he was Just
ready. lie was goin'. he put 1T, like
tn male knights of old, ter tilt in tn
turning months fer his lady They
| agreed ter hev II out on tn quiet at III
| big spcllin' between their schools III
| followin' week. | thot Quincy was
| gone. He jest went ter work. though.
an fer scv'ral days before tn bee !
| seen nothin of him. lie was stcdyin
tn spcllin' book.
"Thc night come. an scch crowd
| as they was 1T tn Happy Grove
| School They was slcighin', and fer
| quarter Of n mile In front of tn buildin
| they was nothin' but horses hitchcd ter
! tn fences. Tn SChoolroom was all
decorated with greens an lighted with
! lie lamps fer IN occasion, an was
Jest packed. All tn seats was filled
with girls. an tn men was lined four
| deep long tn walls an banked up on
! top of one mother ut tn back. on one
| side Of tn platform. scttin on bench
long under tn blackboard. was tn
sixteen best scholars of tn Happy
Grove School. led by John Unison.
He was smilin', an confcrdent. an
gain longin' at Hannah elders, who
wos on one of tn front seats an pear
cd rather nervous. lie was all logged
| out In a new Prince Albert coat for
her benefit.
II was standln' be tn stove mcltln'
tn snow off me boots. when | he'd n
few words with Ounce Muthcrsbaugh.
He seemed Jest II little excited, but
lowed 1t 'ud come out all right Then
he took his place with his sixteen
scholars on tn other side tn platform
an tn proccdin's begin.
Teacher Long. from over In Lemon
Township, called out tn words from a
spcller, while me an another fellcr
kept tally. The first word given out
was soupeny, an Quincy missed ct.
He spelled 1T 's-u-p-e-n-a.' / Jest felt
sick when | marked down one again
his side. Jimison took her. spelled her
all right an commenced ter smile.
Muthcrsbaugh looked solemn. The
feller mex on his side spelled super.
scdes correct, while tn man hex John
oiiiiison iiissed superannuation, an
then Happy Grove an KishIkoquillas
was even. They KEEP thet up an hour
an n half, an | tell yer ct was most
eNcitln' ter see them trained spoilers
battlin'. When they quit Happy Grove
he'd two less misses then Kishikoqu!l.
las. Unison commenced ter smile trl.
mnphant, but ounce didn't do nothin'
'ccpt set there quiet like
after recess of ten minutes they
begin ter spoil down. All tn scholars
lined up in a row an whenever one
missed Il word they he'd TO 20 set In tn
audience. They spelled an spelled,
tell final they was no one left but
Quincy MuthcrsbauGh an John Jlmi.
son, jest standIn' there glarin' ct each
other an sinGln' out letters. Et was
grand sight Hannah elders was
pale and trcmhln', fer she knowed tn
vally of an idle word then. Tn aud.
cncc was most strctchin' ther nccks
outcn joint, they was so interested.
Two lamps went out an no one fixed
'cm: III air was jest blue with tn
steam made by tn snow meltin' off tn
fcllcrs' boots, an tn stove begin to
smoke, an III room was suffocatin'.
but no one thot ter put up windcr,
III eXcltemen was so bad.
"Sech words as penultimate. concatc.
nation, pcnuteuch an silhouette come
dead easy ter them teachers. They kcp'
their life depended on ct. Poor Longs
voice got weaker an weaker n givin'
out words | was thet nervous could
hardly see. They spelled all In.
ations and entions, all the words end.
in In ism, die and ness, tell et seemed
they'd use up tn book. Quincy was
Scttin' more excited; Jimison's knees
was trcmblln' visible.
Then Long give out Rorybory Allus.
You could heard Il pin drop IN thet
room. Unison he begin slow, as ef
1t was dead easy; 'A.r-o-r-a, Aurora;
b-o-r, Aurora Dor; calls, Aurora Bo-
reals
They was humble went over tn
room, an he seen he was wrong an
yelled: 'A-u, | mean"
TOO late says Long. only one
Chuuct ct II time tell one ar m other