Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-10
HUSBAND sPO0PEHDYKR.
[From the Brooklyn Eagle. ]

J. | "NOW, my DEAR 6alQ MT. 6pOOQen.
dyke. cheerfully, isbe lively, Irs
twenty minutes past ten. and. We !,
mustn't be late at church. Most
ready 2" .t's.' ~ =ti't''sl l.is'
Yes, my dear, I'm all ready, Got
everything 2" = '"' ''.'i'3'' -. ..
II think So Hymn.book, umbfslls,
and-where'ss tho tprsy r-books7 g +.
baveu't got the prayer.book." s.ss
"Where did you leave it 2" asked
Mrs. Spoopendyke, turning over the
volumes on the table .hurriedly.
"If knew where / left it, I'd strut
to that spot and get it." retorted Mi.
Spoopendyke al left It with syou. i
Where did you putlit2 Can't you re-
member what you do with things 7'' 7".,,,,
81 haven't seen it. since last Sum
day." returned Mrs. Spoopendyke,
family. 81 know" che continued,
"perhaps it's at church." A'' :. 's-i.sss'
"Perhsps it is." mimicked Mr..
Spoopcndyke; '.perhaps it's got up
early. took q bath and gone ahead Of
us. Did you ever see prayer.book
hist up its skirts aud strike out for
the sanctuary without an escort 2
S'pose q prayer-book knows the diff
ference between achurch and ham
sandwich 2''si .bl .q til 81
IL mean you may have lett 1t in the
pew-rack. You know you did once"
suggested Mrs. SpoOpendyke.
81 didn't do anything of tho sort"
brought it homeand gave it to you.
Where do you keep itr What did you
do with 1t? 'SpOse I'm going to
swash around through that service
without knO wing whether they are
doing the apostles creed or an act of
comgress2 Spring around and find
iti can't you 2 What are you looking
tiiere, foT2 Don't you know the dif.
ference between, q. prayer. book and
tie Wandering Jcwa Find it, can't
sNever mind 1t, dear" Auttered
Mrs. Spoopendyke; 81 know all the
responses aud III help you along"
sob, yes. You know 'em all. What
you don't know about religion,
wouldn't wad gup,. All you want
isa bell and u board fence to be
theological seminary. Think you
can't find that prayer-book betwe ee,i
now and the equinoctial2 howtsd Mr..
Spoopendyke. "Got any. idea wheth.
er you sold the measly thing for china
vases or stirred It into the = heat
ycakes2 Have 1 been chawing divine
gface all the morning? Now, where's
that prayersbook Going to get Ii
before the revelations come to pass r.,
aud Mr.. Spoopendyke plugged around
the room. tumbling books about and
breathing heavily. .......5 e. T..
II don't see any use of making such
a fuss over q thing you don't really
'need,' sobbed Mrs. Spoopendyke
through her, tears.di . .sI9d - IA
"Oh, yon don't," ,raved Mr.. Spoop-o
endyke. "You don't sec any use Of
putting things where they belong, do
your How dye s'pose Pm going ID :,
know when it's my turnto chow what
Christianity has done for me unless
you can find that dod-gasted book
between now and the resurrection 2''
and Mr.. Spoopendyke spun around
on his heel like g. top and knocked
over q Partisan jar. !"
Wait Q minute, my dear,D said
Mrs. SpoopeDdyke. Then she went,
book. 80 -qs1t- '1ee''l.rg 4
..Got it. didn't you 2" he growled. !
:" " ! ad it t. all the time, 1 s'pose. Where
"Iu your coat tail pocket" and
Mrs. Spoopendyke jabbed the pow
der puff i'll her eyes, and went down
stars leaving her liege lord to fol-