Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
spoopendyke 1,athes Mrs. s

Now. my dear" said MT. Spoop- endvke. as he bounced out ot ms bathing house and dumped on the door of the one occupied oy Mrs. Snoopendyke, are you ready: We must hurry into the water and get out again. or we won't get through m time for dinner"
 Mrs. Spoopendike emerged, bent almost donble and shlvering with the cold
 "Not at all, Mrs. Spoopendyke, not at all the air is rather cool, put the water is warm. If you are going Wlth me. YOU want to move along.
 As they reached the beach MT. Spoopendyke left his wife and boldly strode into the surf. A wave broke over him. filing his eyes, nose, ears and mouth. and then he strode out:
 .What are you standing there for, oh ? " he demanded. '' What do you take yourself fora lighthouse? Did ve come down here to take bath, or are ye waiting for some ship to tie up to you? What is the matter with you anyway?
 "Tm afraid of the waves whIm- pered Mrs. Spoependyke; they'r re so big" ..
 SOhl they're too big for you, ain't they" retorted MT. Spoopendyke: ss Wait till I get man to saw you oif A little one. Better get measured for one to suit, hadn't ye? It's the big waves vou want, I tell yOu. Look herel and MT. SpOopenGyke marched boldly into the sea again. Another wave caught him and landed him high and dripping on the beach.
 Why didn'tye come when called ye? What dye want to make me walk all the way up here after you for?" shrieked Mr. Spoopendyke. aA Are you waiting to be launched like a shin? Can't you walk as tar as that? What are ye hOisting up the legs of your pants for? They ain't skirts, Now look at me. See how % in, and you follow me when l beckon to you. Watch me now" MT. SpoOkendyke plunged Tn an ] swashed around few minutes in safe ty. but the tTeacherOus water was bid ing its time. Another wave caught him and rolled hIm over, and pumped itself into his stomach, drew hIm under, whirled him around, and final ly deposited hIm, bowling, on the sand.
 "Got almost ready to go in:" he ierked out, as he climbed up himsel and assumed the perpendicular. ''Think I'm going tO slam around here all day, like 8 waterspout, wait ing for you2 Find any fun in stand ing around there like a soda water sign2 Why don't you get into the water if you are going to: Come on now
 "rm afraid, sniveled Mrs. Spoop- endyke. |" If go in l know l will be drowned"
 No, you won't get drowned, either. Can't you hold on to me? What did you put on the shirt and trousers for if you meant to get drowned? What are you doing around here? Now when l go in again, you come alcng, or else you go home
 Mir. SpOopendyke plunged into the surf, but as he came up he missed the rope. For q second or two he sprawled around, and then began to yell. Mrs. Spoopendyke eyed him for moment, and then her fears for him Cvercame her fears for herself, and with yell she dashed in and hauled him out 5y the hair.
 "Dod gast the water!" choked NIT. Spoopendyke; '' I'm full of the meas ly stuff. So ye got in, didn't ye2 Let go of my hair, will ye: Let go, l tell vel What dye think you are anyway "a steam barber's shOp2 Going to let go that hair sometime?
 But frightened out of all reason Mrs. SpOOpendyke clung still, and hauled MT. SpOOpendyke to his bathing house.
 "Oh, If I hadn't saved you" she sobbed.
 ooh, yes, you saved me, didn't you,' sneered MT. Spoopendyke. "All you want is four air-tight com partments and two sets of thOle pins to be a patent life-raft. Are you gO- ing to let go of that hair"
 And as she released him they went to their separate apartments.