The Osceola times., 1880-05-01
A Case In Bro0klyn,

A Case In Rrooklyn.
Mr.. Spoopendyke, Of Clinton street, is
one OF the most CHEEKY, cheerful
gentlemen in Brooklyn, says the Brook
lyn Eagle and his wife is the soul of
good humor
Friday afternoon. Mr.. spoopendyke
brought home fifteen puszle" and told
his wife he had bet hat he could solve
it.
Deed you can," said she, preparing
to assist him. S'Pd like to know who
can't do" and she busted of the table SO
he wouldn't muss his cuffs.
He pulled out the box,
Now" said he, "you see these blocks
run four in row up TO IL, and then
there are three, numbers l3, IA and Is.
[ muss them around, and the object is to
make them come out Just a. they were,
consecutively you know"
Certainly. That's easy," and she put
the Is block in her mouth while she
swashed around with the rest.
"What'n thunder you dolng?" de.
msnded Mr.. Spoopendyke. "You
mustn't take 'em out!'
"0hw said she, putting the block up
side down, you mustn't take 'em out eh!
well, we'lldo it with 'em in"
Mr.. Spoopendyke moved the cubes
around awhile and then pondered.
Il see," said Mrs. Spoopendyke, "Pve
got it! put that II down there and the
IL up here, and then move 'em around"
He did 1t, and they were worse than
before.
Hold on!" she exclaimed, now
put"
"S'pose you hold on" he respond
ed. This thing works by hand, not by
steam. You've got to go slow. Now,
III put the IA there and that lets the l3
come in place. Then We put the Is here
and slip down the g."
THAT amt right" That makes it IL,
10, IL. You want to get the . up and
transpose those"
"Lemme be, will ye, I'm going to fix
those. There-now III bring down the
IL and carry"
"But you can't. You've got"
Il haven't either. There's the IA. Is,
l3. I've only to make them run l3, IA,
10, and then"
why, you can't even count. What
are you going to do with the 10, IL, IL.
do with them? WHAT dye s'pose
I'm going to do with them? Think Pm
going to bore hole in 'em and wear
them for sox? Talk sense if you know
any. Now, I'll put the 10 in here and
that lets the in. Then we move the
II up and get the IL in place"
"But where's your Is. IA andl Is.
"They are right here, Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke; did you think they'd gone to
prayer meeting? Confound q woman
around a puzzle, anyway. Just you
lemme figure on this alone, will ye? l
guess know how to fix this"
"Of course you do" said Mrs. Spoop-
endyke, soethingly; "you can get it if
any one can"
"Just see now. II can only get the
last three straight, I've got it. HIM
ah! yes. The Is goes here. Now I've
got it. Then the Is and then the IA.
Just move-hold on"
IL see where you're wrong" said Mrs.
Spoopendyke. "You want to move"
IL don't want to do any such thing"
"Yes you do; just move"
"Well, if move title be about eight
miles from here, where can have some
peace"
Don't be 80 touchy; all you've got
-
"If you don't let this puzsling bust
ness alone I'll make hole in the air
with it. What do you know about it
anyway I've got it all but three
blocks"
well, I'll show you how to get
those"
Then show me; show me; just show
me; that's all. Oh, show me. Why don't
YOU shsw me how it's done7
Mrs. Spoopendyke moved them around
and then studded awhile.
why dent you show me7' demanded
Mr.. Spoopendyke. You said you'd
show me. Pm waiting to be shown. Go
on with your showing. Let the show
proceed"
"If one could only get that IL out Of
the way SO the l3 would come in, we'd
be all right" mused Mrs. Spoopendyke.
"Oh, certainly, certainly. 1f-if the
IL had pair of legs and could build a
railroad round the Is, and then give the
IA free pass, he might ride into his
place. Say Mrs. Spoopendyke, if you'll
quite handling that Is block like stove
lid, and take your thumb out of the
blank square, I'd be obliged to you. Le'
see now. The IA goes here"
"No it don't; It goes there"
"Goes whers?"
"Why, there"
There? Where, There may mean
up the chimney or down my throat.
Where? Where do you mean?"
"Why there, Of course; cant you see?
believe you are crazy"
"Tm not crazy, Mrs. Spoopendyke, nor
am woman. l nigh just as well put
that block in the FIRE as where you say.
III put it here.
here"
"a minute ago you said it went there.
Let it alone, / tell you. Drop it. Put it
back where you found it. Now, let
things be. I'll move this IL down
here"
THAT makes a fine arrangement No
body but lunatie would put it there.
Put il here.
60 away from here. Yoo amt half
witted. l can do this puzzle"
You can't do anything, you old idiot.
you deserve to loose your hat. Go
around bare headed and cool your skull,
you old heather. You do puzzle you
don't know the bottom Of the box from
the top"
Crash! Down went the outfit, and Mr..
Spoopendyke crawled into bed.
Mrs. Spoopendyke rearranged the
blocks and went to work at them.
"Thomas," said she, timidIy after
a while, "look here"
He looked. She had solved it.
1~.,ll lz-a hn
Yes" said she, "if you had done it in