The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-31
The SPELLING BEE AT cRoeANs.

Alfred fresh from colege-so fresh indeed that hard
and folsome enervstng wearing and tearing
upon the narves and muscles well as the mind of
collegiate just Loose stampede the common
ofrural finally PEI after much teas
ing to accompany the folks Crogan's. where grand
spelling bee be held for the benefit of the Baptist
Sunday school library.
in the first place, said Alfred. with wave of his
scholarly hand and dip his student-like
bend commonly d-forsteadygTub waist
spelling the jay birds of this jungle
and county the burg of the
Empire There time when spelling
hard nut for the embryouc mind OF the average chld
crack. present day it is TO
than passing glance Indeed spelling is only
ghtngly glanced the higher of learning;
gets al a jump a T, and then to
Lofty attachments OF intellectual requirements.
Jake. The hired who held the ribbons over the
dapped grays. gave displeasure the words
his from the center of the sleigh. where
Alfred held the in the bunch wrapped in
robes. with Mndy his left weight ls and Per
ry his right weight 1850. Along the drive to Gro
gans Alfred quite eloquent expariatng upon the
beauties of in its wintry garb also ne touched
upon luminosity moons refugent they
outlined succulent cedars and unduatory willows.
But Jake good natured chap and las Alfred had
given him pointers in the Firesde Guest he only
chewed his tuft of spinach and kept num-
The load dumped at the Yellow Tavern where all
was warm and rosy. The ballroom its glory, for
here place the feast of mind as 1t strug
ged through labyrinhian depths of photographed
jungles.
While the hired man. farmers the of the
busy arranging the horses. Alfred again
the spot in the bunch the big Long
that its the ball room floor and
roared its loudest up the chimney.
we will be in it tonight. Mr.. slushington if you
spell" a timid little creature seated few
yards down the line
Possibly possibly, Miss"
Amy Snow Alfred know you met Miss
Snow at the candy pull said Permily-
Alfred tossed Amy a fetching glance and uttered:
quite forgot YOU Miss Snow; did, indeed Delightful
occasion Glad meet you"
collegiate brain wander; the fair
fairly upon words expounded to them
the wonderful knowledge that the conical
shaped skull All but Amy Snow; she lost the trend of
AIfred's talk.
The men tramped in ready for the contest and there
was something doing at appoint
'umpire" took his place back of the music stand.
with Webster's Unabridged before him.
be spellin' bee for the benefit of the
Baptist school Hbrry the gents an ladies will
please up Abe Pembroke passes down
colectin twenty-five cents from the gents an ten from
the ladies' said Stiles with great show of Importance
Abe passed down the his hat; bowed
to the floor when Alfred tossed in dollar and said mo
change"
Next Jeroham Judkins the school master, began to
fire the words at the brave Alfred held the head
line because collegiate career;
bowled over and fell by the wayside with a smoth-
cred howl of dismay when he got the little word 'Polyp
between the eyes And there sat wonder depicted
every feature while Jake, the hired puverzed
ticklers 'Quotent' 'Mammalia.' "Larghetto."
mention the well known stumbling block in the
of many clever spelled 'Frieze." But Jake ran
up against "Guaicum' and toppled like ten-pin
And did the Others all but Amy Snow the words
fired a swift. but she caught them the
fly and returned them the home plate with the proper
trademark attached She wthstood the terrific lombard
ment for half hour; the affair grew tiresome, and
Mindy after a yawn:
Amy can't be downed; it at that"
Then Uncle 81 Potts in with Joe Slocum and his
fiddle That ended the spelling bee and the festivy of
dance began. Alfred a time
especially when he crossed hands with Aunt Mindy
balanced on the corner Permilly nd down
with Amy little hand his the inspiring
strains of Go to the Devil Shake Yourself"
greatest parsonage of the whole occasion Jake
the hired man. called off the numbers
with the voice of Bashan buHorace Seymour Keller
in the New York Herald