The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-06
Tho Overcoat Pocket,

"My DEAR" said Mr.. Spoopendyke, feel
ing up the chimney, shave you seen my
gold collar but.on2"
81 saw 1t the day you bought It," an
swered Mrs. Spoopendyke, cheerily, "and
ask ?" ''N
"'Cause I've lost the measy thing" re-.
sponded MIR. Spoopendyke, running the
broom handle up into the cornice and
shaking it as If 1t was carpet.
You don't suppose it is up there. do
you7' asked Mrs. Spoopendyke. "Where
did you leave it2"
Left 1t in my shirt. Where do YOU
suppose leave 1t, in the hash7 and Mr.
Spoopendykc tossed over tho things in his
wifes writing desk and looked out of the
window after it.
"Wherc did you leave your shirt3" asked
Mrs. Spoopendykc.
"Where did leave my shirt Where do
you suppose left it2 Where does man
generally leave his shirt9 Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke. Think left it in the ferry boat ?
Got al idea l left 1t at prayer meeting.
haven't you2 Well, didn't. left it Of
Mrs. Spooyendyke, there's where | left It.
left it off. Hear me7" And Mr.. Spoo-
pcndyke pulled the winter clothing out of
the cedar chest that hadn't been unlocked
for month.
"Where is the shirt now ?" persisted
Mrs. Spoopendykc.
Where do you suppose it isl Where do
you imagine it Isl I'll tell you where il ia
Mrs. Spoopcndyke, it's gone to Bridgeport
as witness in a land suit. Ideal Ask n
man where his shirt isl You know /
haven't been out of the room since I came
home last night and took it Off" and Mr.
Spoopendyke sailed down stairs and rakod
the fire out of the kitchen range, but didn't
find the button.
May be you lost it OH the way home !"
suggested Mrs. Spoopcndykc, as her bus-
Dand came up, hot and angry, and began
to pull n stuffed canary to pieces to SEQ if
tho button had got inside.
''Oh, yes Very likely! 7 stood IN
against tree and lost it. Then hid be-
hind fence 80 wouldn't sec It, That's
the way it was. If only had YOUR head
Mrs. Spoopcndykc, I'd turn loose as a
razor strop. l don't know anything
sharper than you are" and Dir. Spoopcn,
dyke got up III chair and clutchcd n
hand full of dust off the top of the ward.
robe.
~ h"Fo Aolicu CUT, muBCU Mis-.
Spoopendykc.
"Oh it must, eh It must have fallen
OUT! We'll, l declare, never thought of
that' My impression was that it took a
buggy and drove out, or balloon and
hoisted OUT" alAl MIR. Spoopcndyke
crawled behind bureau and commenced
tearing up the carpet.
"And If it fell out, it must be somc.
where near where he left his shirt. Now
he always throws his shirt on tho lounge
and the button is under that"
a moments search established the in
fallibility of Mrs. Spoopcndyke's logic.
son, ycsl Found it, didn't you?' painted
Mr.. Spoopcndyke, rs he bumped his head
against the bureau and finally climbed to a
perpendicular. 'Pcrhaps you'll fix nv
shirts 80 it won't fall out any more, and
may DC you'll have sense enough to mend
that lounge, now it has made 80 much
trouble. If you only tended to the house
rs L 40 TO my business, there'd never
DC any difficulty about losing a collar but
ton"
"It wasn't my fault" began Mrs.
Spoopendyke.
" Wasn't, chi Have yo', found that coal
Dill you've been looking for since March q"
Have, chi Now, where did you put It!
Where did you find it2"
In your ovcrcoat pocket"