Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-06-24
Vol. XVI. Whole Ne. 1926. No. 26.
A Trifling Inconvenience.

my DEAR" said Mr.. Spoopendyke, feeling
up the chimney, shave you seen my gold
collar button?"
Il saw it the day you bought it," answer
ed Mrs. Spoopendyke, cheerily, "and |
| Cause I've lost the measly thing" re-
sponded Mr.. Spoopendyke, running the
| broom handle up into the cornice and shak-
| ing i, as if it were carpet.
You don't suppose II is up there, do
you ?" asked Mrs. spoopendyke. Where
did YOU leave it"
"Lef, it in my shirt. Where do you sup
pose Id leave tin the hash P" and Mr.
Spoopendyke tossed over the things in his
| wifes writing desk and looked out of the
window after it.
Where did you leave your shir, ?" asked
Mrs Spoopendyke.
Where did leave my shirt Where do
YOU suppose left it ? Where does man
generally leave his shirt. Mrs Spoopendyke?
Think | left it in the ferryboat2 Got an
idea | left it al prayer meeting, haven't YOU?
Well didn't. left it off, Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke, that's where | left it. left il off.
Hear me ?" And Mr.. Spoopendike pulled
the winter clothing out of the cedar chest
that hadn't been unlocked for a month
Where is the shirt now ?" persisted Mrs.
Spoopendyke.
Where do YOU suppose it is9 Where do
YOU imagine it is? I'll tell YOU where il IS
Mrs, Spoopendyke, it's gone to Bridgeport
as a witness in land suit. Idea Ask
man where his shirt is You know |
haven't been out of the room since | came
home last night and took it off," and Nr.
Spoopcndyke sailed down stairs and raked
the fire out of the kitchen range, but didn't
find the button.
MAYBE YOU lost it on the way home,'
said Mrs. Spoopendykc, as hcr husband
came up, hot and angry, and began to pull
stuffed canary to pieces, to see if the button
had got inside
"Oh. YES VERY likely, stood up
against tree and lost it. That's the way
1t was. Ii | only had your head. Mrs.
Spoopcndykc I'd turn loose As a razor strop.
| don't know anything sharper than YOU
are" and Mr. Spoopcndyke got up in
chair and cutchcd handful Of dust off the
top of the wardrobe.
1T must have fallen OUT muscd Mrs
Spoopeudykc.
oh It must eh II must have fallen
out Well, declare, | never thought Of
that. Ny impression was that it took
buggy and drove out, or a balloon. and
hoisird out, aud Mr. Spoopcndyke crawled
behind the bureau and commenced tearing
up the carpet
And if It fell out, it must be somewhere
near where h. lcfl hi, shirt. Now he AWAY,
throw, HI, shirt on the lounge and the but
ton ., under that"
\ moment, search established the infalli-
bllity Of Mrs. Spoopendyke', logic.
Oh YES Found il, didn't you.' painted
Mr.. Spoopcudykc, as he bumped his head
against the bureau and finally climbed to a
perpendicular, perhaps You'll fix my shirts
so that it wont fall out any more, and may
bc youl have sense enough To mend that
lounge. nov it ha. caused SO much trouble.
II YOU only tended to the house as do to
my business, thrrc'd never be any difficulty
about losing a collar button"
1t wasn't my fault-'bcsan Mrs Spoop-
end,kc.
Wasn't. ch' Have YOU found that coal
bill you've been looking ior since March ?"
YES"
Have, Ell Now where did You pu, it,
Where did YOU find it ."
In your oyercoat pocket"
-Brookiya Eayle.