The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-12
Spoopondyke,
The Code Fully Explained.

The Code Fully Explained.
my dear" said Mrs. Spoopendykc,
examining the baby's feet critically, to
see If they were both alike, my dear, |
see that one of the strikers, or capital,
has been hurt; do you know the facts
about itP'
"llow hurt? what did it say?' asked
Mr. Spoopendyke, turning from the glass
and strapping his razor.
81 don't remember exactly. but he
went down to u saughtcr-house to get
something for his family and somebody
shot him in the legs
"T.at's the way it happened, was itP"
demanded Mr.. Spoopendykc, grinning
through his lather, "He didn't 90 to
his family for pair Of legs and some
body shot him in the slaughter-housc,
did he? Nor he didn't go down to his
legs for slaughtcr-house. and some
body shot him in the family! That
wasn't the way it read, was it?"
''No-o-o, think not" replied Mrs.
Spoopendyke, obviously. "rm sure
it was something about slaughter
house and legs, Do yon know how it
happened,n
"Yes, ] know how it happened"
Knocked Mr., Spoopendyke, pegging away
at his yisage with the razor. "lf hadn't
found out way from home I'd always
been puzzled about it, though. Two
gentlemen fought duel, and one got
shot. That's all there is in it,"
II knew ther'd be some trouble as
soon as read about those strikes con-
iidently continued Mrs Spoopendyle.
What the strike to do with it?"
vociferated Mr. Spoopcndyke. Think
he struck for another shotp Got no.
ton he struck for more legs, haven't
We? 1t would have been bad idea,
that" soliloquizcd Mr.. Spoopendyke.
rather impressed with the combined
originality and utility of that class Of
strike.
did he get shot in both legs?" quer
led Mrs. Spoopendyke. 1T must hay,
been cannon ball, or else he held hi.
legs in front of each other"
That's the way he did it," moaneC
Mr.. Spoopendyke They always d.
that When they are fighting due
they sit down like tailor or Turk. -
What dye think they fight with, forts
Got some kind of q vague idea that the,
fight with line of battle shipsp Who sale
anything about cannon ballsp Pistols,
tell We, They fought with pistols, anc
one of them hit the other! Roll that in
formation around in yourten-acre intel
ligence"
Certainly" faltered Mrs, Spoopen
dyke. But tell me, dear, why shout,
one man shoot another for going to tn
slaughter-housePn
holy herringr calculated Mr.. Spoo
pendyke "llc went there to get sho,
1t was agreed upon, The man who she
him had reflected on his honor, aud h
went there to satisfy it,
''And did it satisfy his honor to shoe
him in the legs2" asked Mrs Spooper
dyke.
That was as near As he could get L
it, | tell you that when a man fights
duel he wipes out an insult, whether h
gets shot in the legs or the ear. 1t make
no difference.
II should think it would murmuret
Mrs. Spoopendyke. ut would to me
SO his honor is all right now, is it?"
"UI cvliso 1t is,' replied Spoopen
dyke, wiping his face, Suppose YOU
can reason on the subject without an
further information from me?o
II guess so, ruminated Mrs. Spoo
pendyke. LAS | understand it, if
mans honor is hurt all he's got to do il
get shot in the legs, though | don't Sc,
why he didn't shoot himself unless i
was that he couldn't reach round"
That's just the reasonn' roared Mr.
Spoopendyke. He shot at himself il
the looking-glaSs all the morning, ant
couldn't make it work, so he hired
man to do it for him. 1t took your shot
tower intellect to see into III What yo,
want now is squirt in one eye an,
some dod gaSted friends to interfere {,
be a revised edition Of the measly code
If You only had somebody to chalk of
six PAGES on you and Il squad of polio,
with bench warrant, you d be q reg
uar BladenSburg. I'm going out to iigh
8 !ucl and ret Shot Think you dunder
stand it thenp If had bullet through
both legs, would you want any NOR,
infomationm
mo, dear" sighed Mrs. Spoopen
dyke, and as her husband tossed hi
shaving brush into the baby's crib anc
slammed out the door, she began tc
think that u man shouldn't keep hi.
honor in his legs if they couldn't take
better care Of it.
Broohlyn Eagle.