Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-12
MR.. sPooPENDYKE's ARcHI-
TECTURAL EXPERIMENT..

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a coopr' retorted her husband, lay
ing the chickens on the bed while he
divested himself of his coat and vast.
Eve might keep EN- up the chimney
or in the clock, but we probably
won't. Well just keep 'em in a hen
coop, and I've got laths and nails
down stairs to build it with. Come
down in the yard" and Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke grabbed his new acquisition by
the legs and started off, followed by
his wife.
''Do you know how to build hen
coop?" asked Mrs. Spoopendyke, as
she watched her husband dig a post
hole in the corner she had reserved
for a geranium bed.
''If l don't, you probably do"
snorted Mr.. Spoopendyke, kicking
away at the spade until he loosened
his legs. ''Now, put this post here
and that one there. Then the two
fences make the rest, and | only
lath up these two-gast the post?"
he conclnded, as it toppled over his
ear. Cant you hold it up? What
are you sitting around there like a
cork in a jug? Hold it up, will YEP"
Mrs. Spoopendyke grasped the
post firmly with both hands and held
it at an angle of thirty degrees.
''Now hold it perfectly still while
dig the other hole" and Mr.. Spoo-
pendyke hacked away at the ground
again and set his second post.
Il see what you mean," giggled
Mrs. Spoopendyke. ''You slat it up
from one post to the other and then
put the chickens in. N.Y. how nice
that'll be p'
Mr.. Spoopendyke glared at her a
moment and then began putting up
his laths, standing between the posts
and the fence corner and whistling
as he worked.
''Now," said he, as he finished,
'what do you think of that?"
Mrs. Spoopendyke examined the
work critically.
"It's perfect palace !" she ex-
claimed. "But say, dear, how are
you going to get out! p
s'Yah-h-h!" roared Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, bounding into the air. "Why
didn't you tell me? What'd We want
to let me build myself in like a dod
gasted mummy for? Amt ye got
any sense at all anywheres? Why
didn't We watch what / was doing?'
and Mr.. Spoopendyke grinned through
the Stats.
II supposed you were going to
build hole in it." faltered Mrs.
Spoopendyke.
$50 l am!'' yelled Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, jamming his leg through the
structure. "Want any more holes p
and he kicked the side half way
across the yard. ''Four chickens,
four holes?'' and he smashed the roof
out with the spade. "Holes con-
stantly on hand If you don't see
the hole you want, ask for itl'' and
he blew out the end with terrible en-
ergy. "New goods coming in all the
time Second hand holes a special
ty!" and he banged out the Other
end. ''Parties wanting holes to SEND
in the country will consult their inter
ests by applying here before going
elsewhere !" and he ripped dowr
the rest of the coop with prodigou'
clatter. "Want any more holes il
this particular coop?" he roared
wrenching out the posts and slam
ming them across the yard. ''Doe
this hen coop begin to convey the i'm
preston of having a hole in it?" h
demanded, stalking up to his wife.
eyes, DEAR" replied Mrs. Spoo
pendyke, soothingly. .'Pm SO gla'
you got out, but where can we keel
the chickens now?"
"Keep 'eml'' ripped Mr.. Spoo
pendyke, with horrible grimace an
grasping the towels by the legs, ''wh
is going to keep 'em?'' and he Gu
the lashings. ''S'pose I'm going t
ruin my business just to crafty ever
measly whim of dod gasted won
an % and he jerked the chickens int
the air.
ssNever mind" cooed Mrs. Spoo
pendyke, as the last bird slid owe
the fence and disappeared. "Chick
ems are nuisance anyway. We re
ally didn't need any,"
"Why didn't you say so before
bought 'em?" blurted Mr.. Spooper
dyke, looking around on the wreck
"ands besides l don't believe W
would have had many eggs, becaus
those chickens were all roosters."
Mrs. Spoopendyke followed he
husband. who stormed around tn
rest of the evening because she coul
not find the Eagle of January Il
1879, which he had cautioned her t
save because there was something
it he wanted to read, and which b
had used the next day, in conjunc
ton with the back breadth of he
new flannel petticoat, to clean hi
. shotgun with.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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