The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06

He seemed jest little excited, but
he took his place with his sixteen schol-
ars on tn other side TIL platform an tn
procedin's begin.
Teacher Long, from over in Lemon
township, called out tn words from u
speller, while me an another Teller KEEP
tally. The first words 81 i've, on. was sou:
pen!y, an Quincy missed Il; He spelled
marked down one again his side. jimi:
son took her. spelled her all right an
commenced ter smile. Muthersbaugh
looked solemn. The Teller mex on his
side spelled supcrsedes correct, while
the man mex John Unison missed super
annuation, an then Happy Grove an
kisllkoquillas was even. They KEEP tibet
up an hour an half, an ! tell yer ct
was most excitin' ter see them trained
spoilers battlin'. When they quit Happy
Grove he'd two less misses then Kishiko-
Quillas. Unison commenced ter smile
triumphant. but Ounce didn't do nothin'
'cept set there quiet like.
After recess of ten minutes they
l begin ter spell down. All tn scholars
missed a word they he'd to 20 set in tn
aud 'ence. They spelled an spelled, tell
final they was no ote, left but Quincy
Muthersbqugh an. John Unison, Jest
standih' there glafiu' ct each other an
singin' out letters: ct was Eraiid sight.
Hannah elders was pale aid trenlblin',
fer she knowed tn vally of an idle word
then. Tn audience was most stretchin'
their necks outen joint they was SO in
one fixed EN-; tn air was jest blue with
tn steam made be tn snow metin' off
the ,fellers' hoots an tn stnvc begin to
smoke, an tn room was suffocatin'. but
no one thot ter put up az winder, the
excitemen' was so bad.
such words as penultimate, concaten-
alton. pentateuch an Silhouette come
glarin, at each other an spelin' like
their life depended on ct. Poor Longs
voice got weaker an weaker IL givin' out
words; / was tibet nervous l could haird-
ly see. They spelled all the ations and
entions. all the words endih'' i'll ism, die
and ness, tell ct SEEMED they'd use zip tn
book. Qdinty was gittin' ih6fe excited;
Jlmson's knees was tremblin' visible.
Then Long give out Rorybory Allus.
You could a heard a pin drop in thet
room: Unison he begin slow, rs eff ct
was dead easy: 'A-r-o-r-a, Aurora; b-o-r,
Aurora Bor; e-a-l-i-s. Aurora Borealis.'
1hey was humble went over tn
room; an he seen he was wrong an
yelled: An. I mean"
-" TOO late says Long. Only one
chanel ct 2 q, time tell one or tn other
light Arst Wins, aeeord Ti't ter I1I s'fS ct
"Jimisbn was white as 4 Sheet an
MS face an hands was a-twitchin' as he
stood there glarin' ct Quincy. Muthers-
baugh looked at tn floor like he was
stedyin'. 1 seen Hannah elders lean
for'a'd an grip tn desk with her hands,
an then | know'd she'd made up her
min which she favored.
a. Aurora B-o-r, Dor, Aurora Bor: e.
Aurora Bore; al, al, Aurora Boreal-'
lhcn ne stopped an looked ut tn floor
| and stcdied.
Il jest stood up, was tibet excited. for
! knoWd what was wrong. I seen tears
in Hannah Ciders's eyes as she leaned
for'a'd. not breathin': seen Unison grin
an an, knoWd ne renembcrcd he'd left out
as he Il get II chanct. l believed Quincy
was goin ter say a. an tibet ct was ali
up with him. an tibet Hannah elders
| know'd who she favored too late. fer She
wasn't a girl ter brcak Il grcc1ncn'.
..'fhcn sudden Teller run in tn door
an yelled: Some uns run off with Teach
err JlmiSons horse an sleigh
on unS never seen sech panic,
Th' Weemcn jumped up an yelled: tn:
men jest piled out tn door; John Jim.
son climbed out tn winder, an Tea cher
Long dropped his spellin' book an fol.
iorcd; Ter my surprise Quincy Muthers.
baugh never moved; he jest stood there
lookin at Hannah elders an snilin'
while she was gazin' back, as red as a
among tn last an turned round ter
see eff Ounce was behind me; thet's how
| come ter notice ct. jest stopped an
looked ct both Of EN-. Fer three min,
ntes them two stared ct each other an
stared ct them, not KNOWN what ter
make of ct. Meantime the room was
cleared. Outside we heard tn sleigh
bells ringin' as tn fellcrs started off aft
er IN thieves; we heard John Unison
and Tea cher Long calm to 'em ter go
in this an tibet direction: we heard til
wcemcn 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,
pered: I jest give tn 'larm in time,
Ounce, didn't I? I've hitched Teacher
.Jimison's horse right here behind tn
schoolhonse, an YOU kin take her homo
jest as soon as tn last of these fools
gifts away
Quincy smiled AM said: L thot you
was never comm an Id hey ter spell
ct out
But tn winder was shct down an
his brother was gone.
Then he steps down off til platform
an walks up ter Hannah elders, an
says: TIL last Syllable's e-a--a-s'
No. she says, quietlike, et's e-a-l-i-s.
But tibet amt no difference
Il slipped out tn winder and started
home. Bout ten minutes later John
Jimison's horse and sleigh passed me on
tn road, an from what seen I jedged
ct wouldn't done him much good, any
way. eff he he'd Il spelled down Quincy
Muthcrsbaugh. New York Evening
Sun.
Girls do the Wooing.
"A curious custom prevails in some
provinces of Holland during the carnival
season. Young women OF the working
class, especially domestic servants, who
have no sweetheart of their own, are in
the habit of hiring Followers for their
Sunday out, or for the whole of the
carnival period. These lovers arc by no
means to be had very cheap. Often two
or three, maids will club together and
share lover among them, it he comes
too expensive for one girl. This tempo,
| rary lover has many duties to perform:
Of course he must be good looking and
we'll dressed and an efficient and indie
| fatigable dancer, eft to be seen with any
ONE he must likewise possess good
conversational powers. Besides receiving
a variety of valuable presents from his
| girls" he is found" by them in victuals
and drink. If young woman can
| afford to engage Swain" all to her
self, so much the better, for the hire
! ling often develops into a real lover and
ultimately into husband. 1t can thus
be said that in some districts of Holland
| tho girls do the wooing.
No Ciaque There.
1t was at the symphony rehearsal. ac-
| cording to the Boston Transcript The
egirl who has lived in Paris said to the
Boston girl: II don't wonder that the
audience Kisses the claque when they