The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23
GREAT SPELLING BEE

II allus held. said tile Chronic Loa
er' as he stretched his legs along th
counter and rested his back comfort.
Diy against pile Of calicoes. "thet the
amt no sech thing as roarinborln allu.
know some sais they is electric light.
but when | seen thet big IN last nigh
said to my nissus, an hol' I'm right
thet ct was nothin' but tn iron furnace
over III mo'ntain. Fer, spose, ez ia
Teacher sais they is lights up ct Ia
north pole, does you uns believe w,
eoula see 'em all thet distanceg Wen
nowr
lie gazed impressiyely about the store
at the close Of this discourse. The NIL
Ter the Shoemaker and the G. A. II.
Man were disposed TO agree with him,
but the School Teacher was sarcastic.
If you had ever studied physical ge-
ography," he said, you would know
That the aurora borealis is not a Hight
made upon terra frma, but peculiar
magnetic condition Of the atmosphere
ior which there is no apparent account.
ing He looked toward the Chronic
isoafer "And the maner in which yon
pronounce 1t is exceedingly ludlcrous
it Is not roarlnborin always. II Is
spelled 0-r-a-b-O-r-e-a-l-i-s"
The Tinsmith, who was seated upon
nail keg, rubbing his hands IN the
warm rays Of the stove chuckled softly.
The Chronic Loafer noticed MIN and
felt convinced that the correction of his
own grammar had caused the others
mirth.
"What's you uns so tickled about
nowF he asked gruilly
Il was jest thinkin'." the Tinsmlth
replied, his countenance assuming its
natural expression. "Of the time my ole
frien' Quincy Muthersbaugh spelled
down John Unison. who tot up to Hap
py Grove school. lie done ct on thet
very word Ny. but thet there was
bee
"Now, fore you git grindln' way
sence you've got on spellin' want ter
tell good IN on"
Let him tell us about Quincy Muth-
ersbaugh," the School Teacher inter.
posed, decisively Your good un can
keep"
Compelled to silence, the Chronic
Loafer rolled over on his back and gaz.
ed dejectedly into the dim recesses Of
the ceiling, while the Tinsmith began:
Some folks is natral spoilers. lest
ms others Is nat'ral musicians. Ag'in.
cts jest as hard ter make a good speller
by edication as ct is ter make a good
bass horn blower. Fer a feller thet
hain't thet Unborn idee Of how many
letters is needed ter make word n
never spell no better than tn man thet
hain't a natral sense Of how much
winds needed fer a note II play bass
horn"
Il cannot wholly agree with you."
interrupted the School Teacher. "Givc I
a child first words Of one syllable. then (
two; then drill them in words ending in /
tion until"
I'VE won't discuss thet Teacher. fer
ct don't effect our case. John Unison
was nat'ral speller. You never seen
th' like Give him a word Of six or
seven syllables an he'd spell ct out like
ct was on a blackboard right before
MIN. When he was 20 he he'd spelled
down all the scholars in Happy Grove.
nm d won bout six bees. Then he
went to til Plkestown Normal school.
out in the western part Of Pennsylvany.
When he come back you never knowcd
Ia beat He he'd stedied Lating an
llgebray. but l guess he must a spent
considerable time a-brushin up his
spellin'. fer there was only one feller
bout these parts who could keep him
FER any time at all. He was my frlen
Quincy Muthersbaugh You uns knows
Quincy. He tot two winters up ct Kis-
school, an went west after
he mawried. lie was a powerful good
'eller-still-an' a fine teacher an spell
'r-but John Unison he'd th advantage
# a normal school edication. an
snow'd it. fer you uns never seen ih'
Ike OF tn way he kerried on when De.
sas teachin' ter Happy Grove.
Ihet was th' winter we he'd so much
now. Il he'd drifted IN th' roads. So
ve drove through tn hels if you uns
What with church soshbles
n' slngin school an spellin' bees they
vas a heap sight goin on.
''Not week passed but me an Quin-
s Muthersaaugh went s0meeres am
fore [ knoH'd ct both him an John
Unison WIS keenin comp'ny with Han
ah Siders. She was jest rs pretty ~ /
peach. plump an rosy with th slick
ST nat'ral hair an teeth you ever seen
he was powerful fond Of edication. 50
Then them two teachers was after her ]
he jest couldn't make up her mia. She
ivorrd both. But ct seemed ter me I