The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-01

mad. Dye think . law case goes
prowling around oil night like .
policeman Got sn idea that . judge
Is going To strap the court house ON
his hack and fetch il up here nj day
light ." try Isw csse?'
but yOa said yuu wanted to ge;
op early. reasoned Mrs. Spo"pendyke,
and us pretty early now"
Dye s'i~se I wanted l., ge, up At
midnight u practice ps"Pounded
Mr. Spoopsudyke. Think . Law case
u liz. u church socisble. the first MAJ
there gets the hest supper! Prhaps
you we're afraid il ! d,iD'l start early
wouldn't yet = seat. The messly
court don't meet till 10 o'cl,.ck, do,i
CAST il! aud here you woke me up 1t
4! What dye .po.e . witness is, any
hos ?" shouted Mr. SpopeDdy ke. get.
ting madder and madjer. "Think he's
. dark lantern and g''es around wilh
his side turned aud the smoke COIL.
lag "nt OF the top Dye know Whist
= curt isy"
"Why. yes," said Mrs. Spooupeu-
dyke. q court is where they hang
Pe"pIe. Mrs. M.irboi-"
That's it! You struck it, first
clip" sputtered Mr.. Sp~upendyke.
with that Information. all you wan,
Is flag nat aud an di,urnment to
be a lawyer. II I had your int.ll,.
gence and bald head III hire ou, for
u judge At bosri wages. l tell We. n
curt is where they Try cases sbout
lands. and licking people. aid con.
tracts. aod-and-s and divorce cases.
Yes. indeed. continued Mr.. Spoon,,en-
dyke. solemuiy. they try divorce
cases about women waking their
husbands up at the dead Of night"
"What kind Of 4 law case are you
gong to witness" inquired Mrs.
>poonpendyks.
"A daylight, case! You under.
stand that? At ID o'clock, and To-,
). Got that through your head !.
Think YOU eau remember ID .'c,ock :?
II you can't, can you remember IL
az noon ?"
''Do they have cases every hour,"
querried Mrs. Spoop~ndyks.
Oh course tLey co They leave
every fifteen minutes. like ferry.
hat, and il | can't catch one case.
III witness in another. Got it now
DULY they don't run ss often from
midnight to 6. Begin to zee into i,,'
IL think ] do" said Mrs. Spoopen.
dyke. Eliminating. Il was thinking
that il que starred about 3 o'clock,
III gn and witness xith you"
oh! You'd make 8 witness" pro-
claimed Nc. Spppeniyks. Vita
vour capacity .r observation and
ability to recollect. you'd only wall,
la appear twice To absorb tine whore
ri . - business" aud wi,h thi. refisc-
ton Mr. S:sool'enayks wsn, back 10
nj. slulnl,srs.
At lO"cinck, sharp. his wife called
him and notified him u. the hour.
'Hnwm | To get there in time?
Why 'ildD't YOU call before, wasn't
me cent tn state prison for coD'eGp,,
Want to ge, ri # ne. don, you:"
AMI Sir. SP "psniyks darred into nj.
clothes.
Don't you want some breakfast.
nv DEAR: inquired Mrs. Sps~pen.
dy ke. tenderly.
mo. don't want any mes-lv
breakfast :" he shouted. Didn't /
tell ye was witness at ten. aud
now it's half-past! Think u man il
appointed q witness during good he
hSviur: S'pOse l hold Office ,iil my
successor is appoinied?" and Mr..
SPoopendvke plunged down stairs and
out 1T the house.
II only dill what he told me to-"
sighed Mrs. SpOop-ndyke, we,tipg a +.
piece OF court plaster aud patching up
q hole in her silk dress. Though l !
don't zee any use Of man being y
witness.if he csu't BE- witness when he I
wants 70. II I we're . man." enc con-
tinued, as she Aopped down on the :
duor to change her boots. I'D get /
appointed by the president. and then !
c"uld attend to business or n"t. as
| liked" With which sage r,hec,i.n !
Mrs SDoopendyke pulled out her
hu bands sncks and began to sew