The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-07-10
A DOMESTIC DIALOGUE.

"My DEAR" said Mr.. Spoopendyke,
feeling up the chimney, "have you seen
my gold collar button ?"
al saw it the day you bought il" an
swered Mrs. Spoopendyke, cheerily,
''and ! thought livery pretty. Why do
you ask :"
Cause I've lost the measly thing"
responded Mr.. Spoopendyke, running
the broom.handlc up into the cornice
and shaking it as if it were carpet.
"You don't suppose j, is up there, do
youS" asked Mrs. Spoopendyke.-
"Where did you leave it ?"
"Ieft il in my shirt. Where do you
suppose I'd leave tin the hash ?"
and Mr.. Spoopendyke tossed over the
things in his wife's writing desk and
looked out OF the window after it.
"Where did you leave your shirt ?"
asked Mrs. Spoopcndykc.
"Where did leave my shirt Where
do you suppose / left it3 Where docs
man generally leave his shirt, Mrs.
SpoopendykeS Think left it in the
ferry-boa,> Go, an idea ! left il at
prayer meeting, haven't yous Well,
didn't lef, il off, Mrs Spooendyke.
That's where left it. left i, Off
Hear me?" And Mr.. Spoopendyke
pulled the winter clothing out Of the
cedar chcs; that hadn'; been unlocked
for month.
Where is the shirt now" persisted
Mrs. Spoopcndyke.
Where DO YOU suppose it is? Where
do you imagine it is: I'll tell you where
II j., Mr.. Spoopendyke its gone to
Bridgeport a. 4 witness in 4 land suit.
Idea Ask man where his shlr; is -
You know haven; been ou; Of the
room since came home las, night and
took it Of" and Nh Spoopendyke
sailed down stairs and raked the fire out
Of the kitchen range, bu; didn't find the
button.
MAYBE you los, j, on the way home"
suggested Mrs. Spoopendyke, 4, her
husband came ". hot and angry, and
began 10 pull stuffed canary 10 pieces
10 SCI il the button had 20; inside.
"Oh. yes Very likely stood up
asA.n,, tree and lost Il; Then ! hid
behind fence. 50 | wouldn't see it
Ihl; the way j, was II only had
Your head. Mrs. Spoopendyke. I'd turn
loose as 4 razor-s;rop. ! don't know
anything sharper than YOU are :" and
Mr.. Spoopendyke clu;ched j handful Of
dus; of the top of the wardrobe.
Il; mus; have fallen OUT" muscd
Mrs. Spoopendyke.
"Oh i; must. eh !; mus; have fall
en- out Well. declare. neye. though;
OF that. Ny impression was tina; j,
took buggy and drove out. or bal
loon and hoisied out. and Mr.. Spoo-
pendyke orawled behind the bureau and
commenced tearing up the carpet.
And II i; fell out. II mus, be some
where near where he lett his shirt. Now
he ALWAYS throws his shirt on the lounge
and the button i under that.
\ moment, search soon established
the iniallibili;y OF Mrs. Spoopendyke's
logic
"Oh. yes Found il. didn'; YOU ?"
painted Mr. Spoopendykc. As he bumped
his head agains; the bureau and finally
climbed 10 perpendicular. Perhaps
Nou II iiN my shirts - ;ha; il won; fall
ON; any more. and maybe You'll have
sense enough 10 mend that lounge. now
II has made - much trouble Ii YOU
only tended 10 the house Is do TO nv
business. ;here'd never be any dificul-
" about losing collar button"
Il; WASH; my iauli"-began Mrs.
Spoopendlke.
Wasn't. ch Have YOU found tha;
coal bill you've been looking FOR since
March?'
YES"
Have. ch Now where did YOU pu,
it; Where did YOU find i; -
"ln your overooai pocket. Byaak-
IN EaSIC.