| Show A Spell spelling hig bee A Detro iier who had occasion occasion tin s winter to visit gratiot county was invited to a spelling scho school in a distant school house lious and lie reached the place to find it crowded and deep interest apparent in the audience the spelling soon began and in a little time only six or eight contestants were left lefts one of these was a giant named wm win jones and it was evident that he had come there to conquer when he lie spelled jealousy with a g they tried to make him sit down but he lie rapped on the desk with his bit big fist and replied I dont know now flu thin bout webster or any other foreigner and I dont care ive allus been used to it Igea gea lousy and I aint goin to knock off to please a few woodchucks As he lie would not sit down he was allowed to go to on spelling even after lie had missed several more words at last only the and big william Villiam had the floor and while the last was struggling with the word sympathy a window near the former opened softly and a man whispered say stranger can call you spell e chromo I aromo of course I can well its goin to floor bill and dont you forget it and the teacher sent roe me around here to say to you that better climb out and skip before the climax comes what climax why alie one we had a month ago that ere bill went down on oil the word euphony and the die clial from iowa who was left standing had to b be carried home ionic in a blanket when bill gets through sympathy the next word will be chromo and better start it off kro k r o or be ready to jump through this winder and make for the woods for that ere bill is bound to out spell this dec strick if lie lias has to lick every human bein i in in i it itt the had a good eye for harmony li armony in chrome s and he wisely permitted I big bill to be the last ori one alft left standing g Free Press |
