Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-07
.EP|CUREAA BARRETT
TRIES VEAlE ROAST

A'NtAAfAN Ah'fAh 80 III
temperament OF JUDGE l.. c. Barrett
occasioned a rousing bounce back al
the hard-hitting logomachlsi. Judge
John " vesle
In other words. Judge Barrett M
ed bill 81 exception to certain state
menis alleged to have been made By
the Aforementioned Judge veale. IN
the following language.
In Re- the Spelling Bee
Being a brief statement as 90 fea-
lures connected with the forthcom-
INK spelling bee. and additional e1-
plantations OF the peculiarities OF one
John W vesIe
One John ". Yeaie. he OF the rau-
cous voice. turbulen, appearance. and
obstreperous yociferatiOn. having a.
cepted my challenge TO the spelling
Doe. took occasion 20 make certain
statements and lnsinuations that
need 20 be- explained TO the public.
Ills proposal 70 have various gen
tlemen and ladies present to speak
picces and sing songs. excellent as
Il appears. Is caused simply by his
feeling thar be viii fail, and he
wants the attention OF the audi
ence distracted as much as possible
from the said failure on course.
such n speech as The BOY stood on
the Burning Deck" b. such boy
orator as Judge Browning, or simil-
ar entertainment or songs. would
create the desired distraction.
Ills proposal that the price be ten
cents. and that the time be Friday
night. November ;. at the High
School auditorium. and that the pro-
ceeds 20 10 the Cap Rock according
TO the plans OF the Mothers Club. Us
all right, though not for the reason
he gives
The most remarkable feature OF
this man Veale's statement Is his fac
etious reference 20 age and his at
tempt 20 make the people believe that
he n not an old man. One OF the
surest signs OF ghat Is most disturb
ing 10 q mans mind Is what he talks
about OF course everyone knows
that the said Veale is an old man.
but no one would have given the
matter second thought II h. had
not referred 70 u by accusing some
one else. Now, whenever IL comes
time for me TO grow old. | shall grow
old gracefully and with the due hon
ors that some with m0llowness OF
years. aud deport myself as a man
OF dignity and mature years should.
without any OF the Sittenish per
formanccs exhibited lately by said
Ncale.
Another sign that this matter OF
age (which. unfortunately. is Veale's
case does not seem TO bring an i'm
proycmont OF spelling ability and
judgment OF good spoilers as II should
Is Worrying the said Veale. Is his ref
erence 20 the ladies In his caption,
as II be we're ladies' man and a.
gallant young fellow.
All these matters being aside
from the subject aud having no con
ncction with II. Just as said Neale's
usual spelling is entirely aside from
the word he inteSds to spell and has
no connection with Il tfor instance.
.n spelling rasure." scrapping or
elimination, HE mind turned 10 the
oul, ihing h. could think OF for
scrapng or elimination. the razor
Nhich darby totes for social pur-
posas' shall dismiss them, and call
Alteration TO the fact that this spell
lax bee which will occur FRIDAY
night is going to be the biggest thing
that has over occurred In Amarillo,
and that everybody. whether so for
Uulte as 90 boz on my side or so un
fortunate az 20 be- chosen upon SAID
Nealo's side. should come prepared
o.. q Jolly good time and to see the
yanquIshment OF the yainglorous
Nealc They should look up the
old blueback speller. too.
There was vain fellow named
Nealc.
Whose bad spelling he sought to-
conceal
With noise aud with bluff. and OBJ
tseperous gulf
Bur his orthosraphy twists like an
eel
Submitted IN the interest OF truth.
science aud equity.
L. c. BARRETT