Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-11-18
S2oopendyke's Burglary.

wake up! / hear burglars IN TIL
house,"
"Wbo? What burglars 2" de-
. marded Mrs. SpooFcndyk", as sh
> popped mp beside her husband
"Whn's in the house 2"
| "Hush QaiYt will yea l DON
know which burglar, but l hea
some one moving around.
'.On my What shall we d" 9
in 1nired Mrs. Spo"pend. ke. "Lct'
cover up our heads" !"
'aWhy don't y"n get mp anf
light the gasa' pr"p"undcd Mr.
Spopperd, kc in a !iuarsc whisper
IS pose you can sec who it is il
the dark 2 Strike light car. I
yal Ii vou mad your way wed
both be murdered in bed. Going
to light up h.fore we're killed 2"
"l'm alraid," whispered Mrs
Spoolen,lykr, sticking one foot ou'
of bed and hanii"g it in as il she
had caught a ti-h with it.
"Going 10 eit there like a shot
tower and have our ttrna's cal e
interrnyated Mr.. Spo"pend> Ike. =
'I1ow'nr going to find a burglar
without \ lryh, Find match
and light that mcasly gas, now,
qrirk -
Mrs. Spoopend, ke crawlcd ont
of he'd and hunted aronnd tnr II skirt.
"What's The matter with y"n
Can't yon tird match 2 Why
oon't You move e. Lisscd Mr.. Spou
pendyke.
Il am as fast AS | can" replied
his wife, her teeth cna.tciing. 81 n
looking for Il pm.
Goa e? ,ou're moving like rail
road, ain'r yc? | never saw any
thing fly like YOU do. All you
want is to be done mp in white and
blue papers To he u scIdlilz powder.
What dye want of \ pin ! Going
to stick IA pm in tie burglar? Why
dun't YOU Light thai ga> e
Mrs. Sp"opend, k- broke half a
dozen matches aid finally oblained
{, light.
That's something like it, CON
tinued Mr.. Sl""nrrnd, ke. "Nu~
hand me my pantaio"lis."
"Ynn w"n'r go down where they
are, will y"u2' anxionslv inquired
Mrs. Sp"olvndy kt, handing over
the garment.
Mr.. So"pcndvke vonchsate1 no
reply, but hastily donue! the habi.-
iinents.
"Nnw, you open the door," said
he, "and go to the head of the
stairs aud ark who's there, while ]
find stick. Hurry NJ, or they
will get away"
'.Snpr"s" they are there. What'll
[ do then -
"Te.l 'ern I'm coming. Go and
ask 'em, will yerl What's tho
matter with yer e.
AIRS. Sp"opend, ke opened the
door about an inch, squraied,
"Who's there T. slammed lie door
again. and popped in bed.
"Wl,at ails y.n 2" demanded her
husband. "WIiat dive think YOU
are, ANYWAY, a c"riral shot! Ger
up, c~n't ve, and lock out. Where's
my tig sticka What have y"u
done with iil Sen: it to school,
haven't We. Go ont and ask who's
there, will ye. before tncy cumc up
and slaughter ns."
Once more Mrs. Spoopendyke
approached the door and trcmu-
IL usly dcmande d what WAS g',ng
"n. There WAS no response, to her
incalcnlat.le relief, and che went IT,
the head Of the stairs.
"Sce anyh.dv," whispered Mr.
Sro"pendy ke, looking over her
shoulder
"Wh"'s there g. sqncaleG Mrs
Sp"operdyke. "Gc right away
because my husband is here"
"Oh, you've done ii exclaimed
Mr.. Sp"opend. k-, as he hauled
her back into the room. "Nuw,
how d'y s'pose Pun going TO catch
'rm? What de- YOU want t" scare
'en away fura What do yom sa,
anythiny about me for2 Think
this is Il nominating convention Z
What made You leave The house
open! Come on down with me-.
and LII show you how to lock up
Down they went, aud n careful
scrutiny demonstrated that every
thing WIS fast.
81 don't believe there way any
body therr," ii Ms. Spoupen-
dyke, as they returned to their
chamber.
cit wasn't vonr fai,lt," retorted
Mr.. Spontcnd, Ike. I'll you'd 90,
up when told Won ami kept yonr
n"n'h shut, we'd have got 'rm.
ssRut ynIi ,aid fnr ,n..-'b -