Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06

s.Sa-. nv DEAR calculated Mr.. SpoOpendyke,
sitting bolt upright Ia ned Win sudden jerk
''say. my dear, wake up! near burglars In the
who? what burgIars7" demanded Mrs. Spoo-
pendyke, as she popped up beside her husband.
..Hushl Quiet, Will yea / don't know which
burglar, but hear some one moving around
ION! my! What shall we do?" inquired Mrs.
Spoopendyke. Lets cover up our heads"
why don't you get up and light the gas?'
propounded Mr.. Spoopendyks IN hoI5e whis-
per. ''S'pose you can see who it is in the dark?
we'd both be murdered In bed. Going to light
up before we're Killed.
I'm afraid Whispered Mrs spoopendyke,
II she had caught fish with it.
''Going to sit there IKE shot tower and have
our threats cute" Intercepted Mr.. Spoopendyke.
liglta Find a match and hight that measiy gas,
now, quick!s
Mrs. Spoopendyke crawled out OF bed and
whats the matter W It'll yol? Can't yo1drd
a match? Why don't you mover" Missed Mr..
Spoopendyke.
81 am as fast as can" replied his wife, her
teeth chatterlng. I'm looking for Pin"
"Oh. you're moving like a railroad amt We?
/ never saw anything fly Ike you do. All you
want mt is to De done up IN white and blue papers
pin? Going to stick pin In the burglar? Why
don't you light the gaso'
Mrs. Spoopendyke broke half a dozen matches
That's something like it." continued Mr..
Spoopendyke. "Now hand me my panta-
loonsD
You won't 60 down where they are, will
your anxiously inquired Mis- Spoopendyke,
handing over the garment.
Mr.. spoopendyke vouchsafed no reply but
NOW you open the door," said he, and 90 to
the head OF the stairs and ask who's there,
while find my stick. Hurry up, or they'll get
Suppose they are there. Wnatu do
TEL em I'm coming. Go ask 'em, viii ye?
what's the matter with your
inch, squealed who's there?" slammed the door
again and popped into bed
What ais ye?" demanded her husband
What dye think you are, any way, conlcal
shot? Get up, can't We. and look out. Where's
my big stick? What have you done with 1t?
Sent it to school, haven't We? Go out and ask
who's there, Will ye. before they come up and
once more Mrs. spoopendyke approached the
door and TREMENDOUSLY demanded what was going
onere was vas response TO hF inc
"Seen aDybody?" whispered Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke looking over her shoulder.
Who's there? squealed Mrs. SpoOpendyke
$50 right away, because my husband Is here"
Oh, you've done it!' exclaimed Mr. Scoop IN
dyke as lie hauled her back into the room
Now, how dye s'poSe I'm going to catch 'em?
What co you want to scare 'em away for9
Wlat'd you say anything about me fois In nix
this is a nominating convention? What made
You leave the house open? Come OF down with
me, and I'll show you how to lock up"
Down they went, and a careful scrutiny de-
mOIstrated that every thing was fast.
81 don't believe there was anybody there"
said Mrs Spoopendyke, as they returned to their
chamber.
"It wasn't your fault" retorted Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke. I" Ii you'd got up when l told you and
kept your mouth shut wed have got EN-
But you said for nc"
Didn't say anything of the sort!' howled
Mr.. SpOOpendyke-'' never mentioned your
name. We Iotght have been killed, the way you
went to work"
AZ think we'd caught them If they'd been
there" said Mrs. SpCopendyke, taking down
her h9tr and proceeding to put 1t up again.
"Oh, you'd caught 'em." sneerC Mr.. Spoop.
endyke. ''All you want is some chloride OF lime
and your accounts short to be penitentIary.
Another time burglar gets in the house you
stay abed, and don't you wake me up again,
won't have any dod gasted woman routing me
out this time OF night, We heal?'
Ives, DEAR" and Mrs. Spoopendyke wound
her hand in the collar OF her liege lords night
shirt and went to sleep secure in his protection.
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