Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-11-30
CATCHING A Rvastse,s i,
Brooklyn Eagle


"Say, my DEAR" calculated Mr.. Spoop-
cndykc, sitting bolt upright in bed with
a sudden jerk; "say. my dear, wake up!
hear burglars in the house."
"Who? what burgIars?' demanded
Mrs. Spoopendyke, as she popped up
beside her husband. "Who's in the
hOuse?"
"Hush! Quiet, will ye? don't know
which burglar, but hear some one mov-
ing around"
"Oh! my! What shall we do ?" inquired
Mrs. Spoopendyke. "Let's cover up our
heads.'
why don't you get up and light the
gasp propounded Mr.. Spoopendyke in
a hoarse whisper. "S'pose you can see
who it is In the dark? Strike light,
can't ye? ii You had your way we'd
both be murdered in bed. Going to light
up before we're killed?''
"I'm afraid" whispered Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke, sticking one foot out of bed and
hauling it in as if she had caught Il fish
with it.
"Going to sit there like shottower
and have our throats cut?" interrogated
Mr.. Spoopendyke "How'm I going to
find burglar without light? Find
match and light that measly gas, now,
quickr'
Mrs. Spoopendyke crawled out of bed
and hunted around Cor skirt.
whats the matter with you? Can't
you find a match? hissed MIR. Spoopen-
dyke.
II am as fast as can,' replied his wife,
her teeth chattering. "I'm looking for a
pin"
ooh! you're moving like railroad, amt
yc? never saw anything fly like you
do. All you want is to be done up in white
and blue papers to be seidlitz powder.
What dye you want of pin? Going to
stick pin in the burglar? Why don't
You light that gasp
Mrs. Spoopendyke broke half dozen
matches and finally got a light.
"That's somithing like it." continued
Mr.. Spoopendyke, "Now hand me my
pantaloons."
"You won't go down where they are,
Spoopendyke, handing over the gar
ment.
Mr.. Spoopendyke vouchased no reply,
but donncd the habiliments.
"Now, yon open the door, said he,
"and go to the head of the stairs and ask
who's there, while find my stick. Hur-
ry up. or they'll get away"
| "Suppose they are there. What'll I
do then? 2"
"Tell 'em I'm coming. Go ask en- will
ye? What's the matter with you?"
"Mrs. Spoopendyke opened the door
about an inch, squealed Who's there?'
slammed the door again and popped in
to bed.
what ails ye?" demanded her hus-
band. "What dive think YOU are, apy
way, a connical shot? Get mp, can't We,
and look out. Where's my big stick
What have You done with it +? Send it to
school, haven't ye? Go out and ask
who's there, will ye, before they come
up and slaughter u.s."
Once more Mrs. Spoopendvke ap-
preached the door and tremulously de.
manded what was going on-there was
no response, to her lncalculable relief,
and she went to the head of the
stairs.
"See anybody?" whispered Mr.
Spoopendyke looking over her shoul.
der.
. "Who's there?" squealed Mrs Spoo
pendyke. "Go right away, because m.
husband is here.'
"Oh, you've done it, now" exclaimed
! Mr.. Spoopendyke, as he hauled her bacl
into the room. "Now how dyes spos.
Tn going to catch 'em away for
What d you say anything about me for
Think this is II nominating convention
What made you leave the house open
Come on down with me, and I'll SHOW
you how to lock up,
Down they went and careful scru-
tiny demonstrated that everything was
,, fast.
II don't believe there was anybody
there" said Mrs. Soopendyke, rs they
returned to their chamber.
'It wasn't your fault" retorted Mr.
: Spoopendykc. "If you'd got up whel
l told you and kept your mouth shut
we'd have got EN-
'But you said for me"
Didn't say anything of the sort,
howled MIR. oupendyke-"never men
!, toned your name. We might have beel
killed, the way you went to work.
81 think we'd caught them if they''
, been there, said Mrs. Spoopendyke, tax
ing down her hair and proceeding te
!, put it up again.
, 20, you'd caught 'em!" sneered MI
; Soopendykc. "All you want is som
, chlorid Of lime and your accounts shor
to be penitentiary. Another time
> burglar gets in the house you stay abel
and don't you wake me up again.
won't have any dod gasted woman routing
me out this time of night, We hear!'
: "Yes, DEAR and Mrs. Spoopendyk
: wourl her hanii IN tLa collar Of hnr leo