The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-07-23

she kinder thot him pleasant company.
He was good-lookin' an sure an no
fool. Unison was amusin', toler'ble in
his looks an he'd tn advantage of
normal school edication, an kinder daZ-
zled her. Et allus 'peared ter me, still,
as if 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 fellers was
near wild with anxiousness an contin-
ual quarrelin. Then what yer s'pose
they done?"
EFT III take long time fer 'em ter
do much, tn way you tells et," the
Chronic Loafer grumbled.
''She give out" continued rinsmith,
not needing the interruption, that
she'd take tn best edicated. Tibet
tickled Unison. who bowed round ter
all his friends how he was just
ready. He was goin he put ct, like
tn male knights of old, ter tilt in tn
turning-months fer his lady. They
agreed ter hev it out on tn quiet at tn
big spellin between their schools tn
followin week | thot Quincy was
gone. He jest went ter work, though,
an fer sev'ral days before tn bee /
seen nothin' of him. He was stedyin'
tn spellin book.
"The night come, an sech crowd
as they was ct tn Happy Grove
School. They was sleighin', and fer
quarter of mile in front of tn buildin'
they was nothin' but horses hitched ter
tn fences TIL schoolroom was all
decorated with greens an lighted with
lie lamps fer tn 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, settin' on bench
long under tn blackboard. was tn
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
ed rather nervous. He was all logged
out in IL new Prince Albert coat fer
her benefit.
II was standin be tn stove meltin'
tn snow off me boots, when | he'd
few words with Ounce Muthersbaugh.
He seemed jest a little excited, but
lowed ct nd 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 Il
speller, while ME an another Teller
kept tally. The first word given out
was soupeny, an Quincy missed ct.
He spelled ct 's-u-p-e-n-a.' l jest felt
sick when | marked down one again
his side. Unison took her, spelled her
all right an commenced ter smile.
Muthersbaugh looked solemn. The
Teller 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 tibet up an hour
an half, an l tell yer ct was most
eXcitin ter see them trained spoilers
battlin'. When they quit Happy Grove
he'd two less misses tlen Kishikoquil-
las. Unison commence y ter smile trl-
umphant, but Ounce dio I do nothin'
'cept set there quiet like.
"After a recess of ten mil ates they
begin ter spell down. All tn scholars
lined up in Il row an whenever one
missed IL word they he'd to go set in tn
tell final they was no one left but
Quincy Muthersbaugh an John Jimi-
son, jest standin there glarin' ct each
other an singin' out letters. Et was
pale and tremblin', fer she knowed tn
vally of an idle word then. Tn aud
ence was most stretchin' Their neckS
outen joint, they was so interested.
L wv lillDS hNhb Jul ~ OIN bANu
'em; tn air was jest blue with tn
steam made by tn snow meltin off tn
fellers' boots, an tn stove begin to
smoke an tn room was suffocatin'.
but no one thOt ter put up Il winder,
tn excitement was so bad.
"Sech words as penultimate. concate-
nation, pentateuch an silhouette come
dead easy ter them teachers. They KEEP
glarin' ct each other an Spellin' like
their life depended on ct. Poor Long
voice got weaker an weaker a givin'
out words. was tibet nervous l could
hardly see. They spelled all the
atoms and entions, all the words end
in in ism, die and ness, tell ct seemed
they'd use up tn book. Quincy was
gettin' more excited; Jimison's knees
was tremblin' visible.
"Then Long give out ROrybory AlluS.
You could a heard pin drop in tibet
room. Unison he begin slow, as eff
it was dead easy; 'A-r-o-r-a, Aurora;
Dor, Aurora Bor; e-a-l-i-s, Aurora Bo-
realis.'
"They was humble went over tn
room, an he seen he was wrong an
yelled: 'A-u, | mean"
"'Too late says Long. Only one