The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-10-06
CATCHING 4 SvaelAR.

Prom IL Bssoklyn Eagis.
''Say, my dear" calculated Mr..
Spoopendyke. sitting bolt upright in
bed with . sudden jerk, Say, my
dear, wake up! hear burglars In
the house."
"Who? what burglars ?" demanded
Ms. SPoopendyke, n she popped up
beside her husband. "Who Ii In the
hOuseT'
"Hush! Quiet, will yee 1 don't
know which burglar, but I hear some
one moving around"
"Oh, my! What shall we do ?" in
qulred Ms. Spoopendyke. Let's
cover up our heads."
"Why don't you get up and light
the gas?" prOpOunded Mr.. Sp0Open-
dyke, In . hosrse whisper. oppose
you can sec who It Is in the dark
Strike light, can't ye? II you had
your way, we'd both be murdered In
bed. Going tic to light up before we're
"Tm afraid" whispered Mrs. spoop-
endyke, striking one foot out Of bed
and hauling It In, - II she had caught
Q fish with Il.
"GOing to sit there like ashOt-tower
and have our thrOats cut % interrupt
ed Mr.. Sp0Opendyke. "HO'm / going
to find burglar without light?
Light q match and light that meaaly
gas, now, quick !" "a
Mrs. SpOopendyke crawled out Of
bed and hunted around for skirt i
whats the matter with you
Can't you find q match ?" Missed Mr..
SpOODendyke.n
III am as fast as can" replied his
wife, her teeth chattering. "t'm look
ing for pin" ~
"Oh, you're moving like railroad,
amt ye? l never saw anything fly
like you do. All you want IL to be
done up in white and blue papers to
be sedlitz powder. What Dye want
with pin ? Going to stick Q pin in
the burglar? Why don't you light
that gas?"
Mrs. SyOopendy ke broke half dog
en- matches, and finally got q light.
. usd m, Mr. :! spocpsndSSks. "Now. hand
"Yoa won't 20 down where they
are, will you 2" anxiously inquired
Mrs. Spoope ndyke, handing over the
garments
Mr.. Spoopendyke vouchsafed no re-
ply, but dOnned the habiliments.
"NOw, you open the door," said he,
land go to the head Of the stairs. and
ask who's there, while l find my
stick. Hurry up, or they will get
away"
Suppose they are there. what'll
do then ?'
Tell 'em Pm coming. Go ask 'em,
will yes What's the matter with
Mrs. Spoopendyke opened the door
about an inch, and squealed "WhO's
there:" slammed the door again, and
popped into bed.
What ails YEP" demanded her hus-
band. "What dye think you are,
anyways cOnical shot? Get up,
can't We, and look out? Where's my
stick? What have We done with 1t :?
Sent Il to school, haven't ye?" Get
out and ask who's there, will We, be-
fore they come up and slaughter us."
Once more Mrs. SpoOpendyke ap-
prOac he'd the door and tremulOusly
demanded what was going on-there
was no response, to her incalculable
relief, and she then went to the head
of the stairs.
'See anybody?" whispered Mr..
a. me- 'e o
"Who's there?" squealed Ms.
Spoopendyke. Go right away, be-
I'm yo";vo done ~ ~; exclaimed
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