Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-18
The SpOOpendykes go q Fishing.
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fBrCoklyn Eagle
Say, my dear" said Mr.. Spoopendyke. with
Social aa'n sort OF grin chow would you like to
Wouldn't that be perfectly lovely" squealed
Mrs. Spookeldyke. Il never was fishing In
Wbe me can ana a eo,s always wanted to try IT,
Wei, there are lots Of places around
Brooklyn. Last summer 1 saw boys catch q
good many FISH off the dock at the foot OF State
street. We might go there"
just the place. conceded Mrs. Spoopen-
d 9!, ke: "PeInaps we can catch some sardines.
la pet =, s Spool, s Of thread get the first shad!
across the room and back again.
MT. Spoopendyke smiled pleasantly upon his
wife and started out into the yard to get some
worms. white Mrs Spoopendyke rugged herself
up for the pending excursion.
Loot any fish sticks?n she asked, as Mr.
Spoopendyke returned, rather warm from his
exercise.
i've got some fishing rods, If that's what
you mean," replied Mr.. Spoopendyke "but
could only find four worms"
Sr Cant we break ZEN In twos" inquired Mrs.
Could II we had buzz saw" grunted Mr..
SpoopendJ Ike. come along II you're coming"
and thoroughly equipped for the expectation
MI. ara q, MIS- Spoopendyke set Gus for the State
" How long before they bltes" asked Mrs.
spotopendyk Ike, hosting her hook out OF the
husband had impaled thereon.
"Ihey'll probably bite at that as soon as
they can borrow step ladder" retorted Mr..
Spoopendyke, cycling the dangling Hook. "If
that thing down In the water"
''Oh!' said Mrs. Spoopendyke, dropping the
hook: do you think i could catch a gold
fsh2" she inquired, after pause.
HI! hold on there. lost him!, calculated
Mr.; Spoopendyke, firing his hook up toward
SO did ~ chimed Mrs spoopendyke az sne
fell over backward and shot her sinker into
Mi. SpOOpeIdy ke'S ear, II declare we both lost
bim!"
What ye doing?' demanded Mr.. spoopen.
dyke. What did ye lose? When I'm pulling
IN fish. sou just sit still, Will ye? Think my
heads fab pond? Drop it. l tell ye! drop it
IN tle water. There; Now sit st.n and fish.
Another time IIa pulling in a Spanish MACK
that fish"
You ought to have caught him." said
MIS-. Spoopendyke,, soothingly, 'you dshed
II understand the business rejoined, MIR.
Spoopendyke, somewhat moilttied. "Yod see
he oidn't even get the bait, big as he Was"
" I'm glad OF that. because we've only got
three worries left. How I'd like to eaten an
oyster. Do you know L"
Co.. Hist! ,i sn-nh' Quiet. now: I've got him!
Mr. Spocpendyke reeled in until he landed an
OLD boot.
81 didn't know that fish had ourrs on. like a
with exciem Crack him ana let's see
What he is"
Crack your grandmother" snorted Mr..
Spocpend5se. sbieing the boot up the pier.
thiDg-"
What's the matter With my sticks Let 60.
you nasty thing! Here's another one! Q1cs!''
Pull him In. can't ye? You've got bite
Hanl up!' cried Mr.. Ssoopendyke. trying to
| untangle himself from his line and help his
wife; LIT him out Ct the water!"
dyke. holding both arms out at fulI length.
Take him OF! Scat! Go way, you monster! )
sno mt y %r RSle straight up In the ARR
eased thing rir 9Htp xn1" ke a0is' 'he dod
Mrs: spoopendyks eexerted herself and dis
closed an eel, dangling.
| ITS rattlesnake!' she yelled. "Don't 60
near him! Fire! fire! murder! police! police es!''
spoopendyRe hlm over The acas 50 M
Can Can. catch ten him, WHAT ye holding HIN out
pole straight up In the air, tell ye!"
Mrs SpoopendYke threw the pole over her
| sn9ulaer and Topped the eel into Mr.. Spoken
..Dod CAST the measly cell" he howled. as hs
spit It out. stop waving that slam nasted
ngg,h3'ning-rod a. NE Tag WIN ye? Hold ii
! Don't touch him! Throw him overheard
| He,ll sung You to death!" gurgled Mrs. Spoop-
! endyke, and, forgetting that the pole still ex-
| ercised an influence over the eel, she gave IL a
| fingers. That gentleman made spring for it,
| and sWashed Into the water.
lieu blab! bla! Wagge, glu, hic, ga, gag
| gle!" spntteled Mr.. SpoOyendyke, as some light
eImen f1shed him out.
| Did you catch cold, dear?" inquired Mrs
spoopendyke, with solicitude, as they made
! their way home.
III CID I landed IT," growled Mr.. Sooopen-
Anyway, caught an eel, didn't II" asked
Mrs. Sp0opendyke, carrying cut the woman's
Idea OF comforting man with the only thing
ne don't want to near about
"Oh! you caught it!' ripped Mr.. Sooopen.
dyke. "You're fish woman, you are. All
you want now is glass sides q nd some bubbles
running through you to be an aquarium,
home! You heaf?"
And Nth this novel mathematical sngges-
tlon. Mr.. Spoopendyke hunted himself to mis-
donicile and took rum sweat.
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