The native spat tobacco juice reflectively over the wheel, and then spoke judicially:
"Waal, some spells it one way, an' some spells it another way; but in my jedgmint thar are no propeer way."
* * *
The clerk of the court directed the witness to spell his name. The man started his reply thus:
"O double t, i double u, e double l, double u, double——"
The clerk interrupted:
"Please, begin again."
The witness complied glibly:
"O double t, i double u, e double l, double u, double o——"