, 1880-07-18

! tive Diffey reached down and ScOOpcu U
the fox by the: neck! he then took on III
tive to tie electrified Duchess, who by thl
| time had come up, and who burst into tear
| of admiration.
Need / lint the sequel? In less than
| week tnat extraordinary American @ WI.
married to the completely fascinated hunt
ress by the Very Rev. ]. Alnrcllison..C CodWel
| lin DObberson Brown, Of Cymheiil-of-Cy
pr,1s, Gabington-ln-tbe-Field, Hanway-on
the1Skids, Slaphan., Kent"
n THRILLING INCONVENIENCE.
t Brooklyn Eagle.
SHY dear" said Mr.. Spoopendyke, feeling
| up the chimney, shave you seen my golt
| collar button?''
"I saw it the day you bought it," answered
Mrs. Spoopendyke, clseerlly, "aild though
it very pretty. Why do you ask 2"
"Cause I've lost the measly thing" re
sponded Mr.. Spoopendyke, running the
broom handle Zip into the cornice and shaS
fng 1t as If it were carpet.
"You don't suppose it is up there, do you? "
asked Mrs. Spoopendyke. "Where did you
leave it?" -.
.ttLeft it in my shirt. Where do you sup
pose I'd leave it, in the llash?" aud Mr.
Spoopendyke tossed over the things III his
wlfe's whiting desk and looked out of the
winunw after it.
"Where dill you leave your shirt:e" asked
Mrs. Spoupendykc.
"Where did i leave my shirt! Where do
you suppose left it: Where does a man
generally leave his sllirt9 Mrs. Spoopendyke.
/ left it at prayer.meetinss,, haven't You?
dyke, there's where I left it. I left it off.
Hear n,e?" And Mr.. Spoopendyke pulled
the winter clothing out Of the cedar chest
Where is the shirt now?" persisted Mrs.
here do you suppose it is? Where do
you Imagine it is? I'll tell you where 1t Is,
Mrs. Spoopendyke, it's gone to Bridgeport as
where his shirt is! You know haven't
been out of the room since came home last
night and took it Off" and 3lr. Spoopandyke
sailed downstairs and raked the fire out OF
the kitchen-range, but didn't find the button:
suggested Mrs. Spoopendyke. as her llus-
bard came up, hot and angry, and began to
pull 4 stuffed canary to pieces, to see If the
'''Oh, yes! Very !ikelyi stood up against
50 wouldn't see it. That's the way it was
If I only had your head, Mrs. Spoope,Idyke,
I'd turn loose as il razor strop. don't know
anything. sharper than you are,' and Mr:
CpOOOEfHyAe gov up Ill Il ctlAlT a1tQ CtuttftEA
a handful Of dust off the top Of the ward
robe.
It must have fallen ont,'' mused Mrs.
Spoopenayke.
''Oh! it must, Ell! 1t must have fallen
out! Well, T declare, never thought of
that. NV impression was that 1t took a
buggy and drove out or Il balloon and hoiste1
out" and Mr.. Spoopenlyke craWled behind
the bureau aud commenced tearing up the
carpet
!. '.And if it fell out, it must be somewhere
near where he left his shirt. Now he always
throws his shirt on tie lounge, and the but
ton is under that-":
4 moments search established the infalli-
bility of Mrs. Spo0pendyke's logic.
Oh, ycsl Found it, didn't you ?' painted
Mr.. 'Spoopendyke, as he bumped his head
agninst the bureau and finally climbed to a
Perhaps you'll fix my shirts
so it won't fall any more, and maybe you'll
have sense enough to mend that lounge, now
it has made 50 much trouble If You only
tended to the house as do to my business, |
there'd never be any difficulty about losing !
1T wasn't my fault began Mrs. Spoo-
Wasn't, eh! Have you found that coal-bil1 /
von'ye been looking for since March 2"
"Yes''
Have, eh!'' Now, where did you put it?
Where did you find it ?"
I'm your oyercoat pocket"