Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-06-22
Wanted His Waterproof.

bed, where IS my-iny, Where Is
my-you know what mean. What
did you call it 2
your shawl strap 2 asked Mrs.
Spoopendyke, dropping the baby
into the crib. 4'Oh, know /; yonr
dumb BELLS Is that what you
want 2 .T r y=5 /
HAS that shawl strap got sleeves
to it demanded Mr. Spoopen-
dyke, ransacking the sewing ma
chine. sAre those dumb-bclls split
up the back and tern around the
collar e. You know what l want,
my rubber overcoat. Where did
you put it 2 and Mr.. Spopendyke
pulled pile Of letters out of the
pigeon hole to his wife's desk and
spilled them along the floor.
where did you have it last 2
murmured Mrs. Spoopendyke, with
her finger in her mouth and con-
sternation in her eye.
sHad it on - growled Mr.. Spoo-
pendyke- 'Where'd ye s'pose I
had it 2 Think | had it for lunch?
Don't you know where the measly
things gone tos Spry around
new and find it Take your finger
out of your mouth l don't sup
pose it's in there! Get that coat
before it clears up, will yes' and
Mr.. Spoopendyke shook the clock
and then pcersd into the mantel
vasee.
Il don't believe its going to rain
much anyway taltered Mrs. Spoo-
pendyke, who couldn't remember
having seen the coat for month.
EsWhen it looks like this it's always
going to sunshine,' ard she follow
ed him around the room in a ffnt-
ter of apprehension.
COZ course it is = snorted Mr..
Spoopendykc. Things are going
to do just what you tell 'em to. If
You had a lot of TIN figures in front
and streak of mercury up your
spine, you'd only need sheet iron
case and a wire handle to be ba-..
rometer I If you'll look along Jour
measly information about the
weather, p'raps you'll find tina.
overcoat at tie other end of it !!
Where's that coat 2 Going 70 let
me stand here and soak while the
moths picnic that coat into shad
meta Take me oy the elbow and
lead me to the coat p and Mr..
Spoopcndyke tipped the sofa over
SO that he could see under it, and
then slapped plaster bust of Mi
nerva against the wall, under the
impression that the coat might
.. have crawled into her car.
slt's the strangest thing in the
worldI' giggled Mrs. Spoopen-
, dyke, hysterically. Are you sure
you wore it home 2
If I didn't how'd 1t get homo {:
roared Mr.. Speopendyke, putting
his hands on his knees and grin
ming ip his wife's face. 'S'pose i
hired hack and drove home 2 Oh
do [ didn't wear it home. The
last saw of it, it had its hat owe
ite ear and a female waterproof OF
it's arm, piking up Fulton street a
happy as an aldcrman's funeral
What're Ye standing there tor
Got some indistinct potion that tn
dod gasted coat has gone to ge
shaved, haven't yea Who'd y
give it to2 Been cndowing
metaphysical chair in some kind c
an old woman's home with j
haven't ye2 Where's the coat
. Develop the coat before [ vitia1
the insurance = and Mr.. Spoopen
dyke kicked his wife's work-bask'
across the room and ranmed h
= arm to the shoulder mp the chin,
ney.
sDo you remember where 20
wore it last 2 asked Mrs. Spoor
endyke, suddenly becoming cal
and analytical.
Il Il wore it on my back = protei
ed Mr.. Spoopendyke, who didr
\ remember whether he had taken
y to church or to a hospital. sMa.
be you're under the impression th
/ tied i: to stick and wheeled
along on the buttons On L
Mh lah back, I tell yet On this partic
end lar back = and Mr.. Spoopendy
GR almost broke his arm pointing c
'ns the attraction referred to. sM'
folks tit up their rubber oyereo
tn. the with bent wire and focus, a
!. q wear 'em for. spectacles, bu:
! sssed "a hadn't time, so I wore it on
Tee Ho, back |! Bring forth the coat ? ye
:. ed Mr.. Spoopcndyke, spinni
around like top. Fetch out
CIV measly coat before the proprie
lens. of these premises makes mp
y:sit asa mind whether he'll build 4
that house here or mortgage the lot
!, You it the last day
earn rained. and when it cleared of
the afternoon / noticed that
.. had on your spring oyercoat,'