Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-15

II haven't either. There's the Ia,
Is, l3 I've only to make them run
13, IA, Is, and then-"
Why, you can't even count. What
are you doing with the 10, IL, III"
do with them? What d We s'pose
I'm going to do with them? Think
I'm going to bore a hole in 'am and
wear them for socks2 Talk sense il
you know any. Now I'll put the 10
in here and that let's the 9 in. Then
We move the IL up and get the II in
place.
But where's your 13, Ia and 1872"
They are right here Mrs. Spoop-
endyke did you think they'd gone to
prayer-meeting? Oonfound a woman
around a puzzle, anyway. Just you
femme figure on this alone, will We?
l guess l know how to fix this"
"Ofcouse you do" said Mrs. Spoop-
endyke, soothingly " you can get it if
anyone can"
just see, now. If l can only get
the last three straight. I've got it.
H'm-ah yes. The 10 goes here.
Now, I've got it. Then the II and
then the IA. Just moye-hold on"
see where you're wrong" said
Mrs. S~poopendyke. You want to
move @
II don't want to do any such thing. y
Yes, you do; just move -"
Well, if | move it'll be about eight
miles from here, where | can have
some peace"
Don't be SO touchy all you've got
"Ifyou don't let this puzzling bust
ness alone I'll just make a hole in the
air with it. What do you know about
i, 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. 0, show me.
Why don't you show me how it's
done p"
Mrs. Sp~oopendyke moved them
around and then studied awhile.
why don't you show me ?" de-
handed Mr.. S~poopendyke. "You
said you'd show me. I'm waiting to
be shown. 90 on with your showing,
Let the show proceed"
IF one could only get that II out
of the way so that the IL would come
in, we'd be all right" unused Mrs.
Spoopendyke.
"0h, certainly, certainly. Tiff the
IL had a pair of legs and could build
a railroad around the Is and then
would give the IA a free pass, he might
ride into his place. Say, Mrs. Spoop-
endyke, if you'll quit handling that
10 block like a stove lid, and take
Your thumb out Of the blank square,
I'd be obliged to you. Lessee now.
The IA goes here"
No, it don't; it goes there"
Goes where2'
Why, there"
"There2 Where? There may mean
up the chimney or down my throat.
Where? Where do you mean?"
Why, there, Of course; can't you
seep | believe you are crazyl'
I'm not crazy, Mrs. S~pOOpendyke,
nor am [ a woman. | might Just as
well put that block in the fire as
where you say. I'll put it here"
Then you're all wrong. 1t goes
here
ga 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 q 6ne arrangement.
Nobody but a lunatic would put it
there. Put it here.
Go away from here. You amt
half,witted. | can do this puzzle"
lou Ear do anything, you old
idiot. You deserve to lose your hat.
20 stand around tare-headed and cool
your skull, you old heather. You do
a puzzlel 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 r%earranged the
blocks and went to work at them.
Thomas, said she, timidly, after
awhile, "look here"
He looked. She had solved it.
u could have done it., he growled.
Yes" said she, IF you had done it
in my way"
You only did it just as I was doing
it, be responded. "You picked it up
where l left off,"
Yes" she replied, putting out the
light, Il picked it off the floor"