Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-01
How He Was Subdued.

II may he that some Of the married
folks will find lesson for husband,
and amusement for the wife, in the toll
lowing humorous sketch from the
Brooklyn EHete:
My dear said Mr.. Spoopendykc
feeling up the chimney. have you
seen my gold collar button?'
81 saw it the day you bought 1t.
answered Mrs. SpoopondJ ie, chcerily,
"aud l thought 1t very pretty. Why
DO you ask -
"Causc I've lost the measty tning,
responded Mr.. Spoopenlyke, running
,he broom handle up into the c"rnsce
ana shaking it AZ if 1t were II Garnet.
"You don't suppose 1t il up tilfre, do
you?' asked Mrs. Sroopenh, ~.
" Where dill you leave it?
Left 1t in my shirt. Where do you
suppose Id leave tin the nash -"
sud Mr. Spoopendyke tossed ov,- the
thngs in his wife's writing desk and
looked out of the window after it.
Where did you leave your shirt: -"
asked Mrs. Spoorendyke.
"Whcre did 1 leave my shirt !:
Where do you suppose left it? Where
does a man generally leave his shirt
Mrs. Spoopendyke
think l left it in tho ietryboat :?
Got an idea left it at prayer meeting
haven't you? Well, didn't. left It
OIL Mrs. Spoopendykc, that's where |
left it. left it off. Hear me :"
And MIR. Sroopcndyke pulled the
winter clothing out of the cedar chest
that hadn't been unlocked for IL month.
ul, ~ y 49,. a
AIRS. Spoopendyke.
"Where do You suppose it is? Where
do you imagine it is? I'll tell You
where it is, Mrs. Spoopendyke, it gone
to Bridgeport as witness IN Il land
suit.
Idea, Ask man where his shirt
is! You know l haven't been ont OF
the room since ] came home last night
and took it oil.
And MIR. Spoopendyke sailed down
stairs and raked the fire out OF the
kitchen range, but didn'. iind the but
ton.
MAY be you lost it on the way home,
suggested Mrs. Spoopendykc, as her
husband ,'ame up, hot and angry, and
began to pull II stuffed canary to pieces,
to see if the button had GOT inside.
"Oh yes! Very likely! l stood up
against u tree aud lost il! Then / Ind
behind fence SO | wouldn't see 1t
That's the way it was. 1T [ only hnd
your head, Mrs. Spoopendyke, Id turn
loose AZ \ ruZ 'r-strop. l don't know
anything sharper than you are.
Aud Mr.. Spoopendy ke got up in n
CHAIR aud clutched handful of dust
off iha ron of tina Nnr1 rnbn
cit must have fallen out" unused
Mrs. SpCopendyke.
"Ou! it must, oh! 1t must have
fallen ont! Well, l declare, never
thought of that. My impression was
balloon uud hoisted out" and Mr.
Spoopendyke crawled behind the bu
reau and commenced tearing up tht
Carpet.
land if it fell out, it must be some
where near where he lett his shirt
Now he always throws his shirt on tn.
lounge and the button 10 under thut
A moments search established tht
iutallibility OF Mrs. Spoopendy ko'.
logic
"Oh yes. Found it, didn't you?
painted MIR. Spoopendyke, rs he bumped
has head against the bureau and tiEull,
climbed TO u perpendicular.
Perhaps you'll Tx my shirtal,o tina
It won't fall ont any more, and may b.
you'll have sense enough TO mend tina
lounge, now it has made SO mucl
trouble. Ii You only tended to tn
house us do to my business, there.
never be any diff ;ulty about losing
collar button"
1T wasn't my fault began Mrs
Spoopeudyke.
Wasn't, Ell! Have you found tina
coal bill you've been looking for sine
March,"
yes"
Have. eh! Now, where did you pu
it? Where did you find it?'
In your Overc"at pocket"