The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-10-14
MIR. spooPENpYKE,s SEARCH.

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"Oh, dearl' grunted Mrs. Spoopen.
dyke, I'm sure I'm going to dieI" and
the good woman Topped over in bed aHd
contemplated her husband with pale
face and look of general debility.
You will be good to baby, won't ou,
dear?"
"Oh, nor returned Mr.. Spoopeud, ke,
pounding her tenderly on the head with
his big hand. You're all right. Bear
up against it, aud you'll be well in an
hour or two. I've often had the cholera
morbus, but you never see me give up
like this. Where's the ginger"
II don't know" moaned Mrs. Sroop-
endyke. Look on the top shelf of the
closet. II it isn't there, try the bottom
drawer of the wardrobe; or it may be in
the pantry. Ow-w!" and Mrs. Spoope en-
dyke doubled up and Strengthened out
with jerk.
You can't remember any other Con-
gressional district represented by that
ginger. can you?" growled Mr. Spoopen-
dyke, prowling around the room in an
aimleSs but energetic fashion. You
don't call to mind couple more roost-
iug-places in which that ginger is 10 be
found, do you? Where bouts on the top
shelf" and Mr.. Spoopendyke ratified
around among the old bottles and emp
ty pill-boxes. Look here! I've found
that court plaster wanted day before
ytsterday!' and more than gratifed with
his fiud Mr.. Spoopendyke utterly forgot
the original object of bis search.
You'll send baby TO good school,
and see that she marries happily. dear!"
gronned Mrs. Spoopendyke, adapting a
woman's sty lie of hinting that the ginger
would be acceptable. "And you'll bury
me by mother?"
"Certainly," replied Mr. Spoopeudyke,
immersed in the contemplation of the
court plaster. where's the sheet of
flesh color that was here?" he demanded.
II don't seem to detect the presence of
that particular element of adhesiveness!
Where's the flesh colored portion of this
curativeH" and Mr.. Spoopendyke ran
over the little squares again IN vain
search for the piece he missed.
Did you look in the wardrobe lover"
asked Mrs. Spoopendyke, family.
1t isn't here" growled Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, raking over the contents of the
drawer and turning them over with his
foot. ''What-? Upon my wordl you're
pretty woman! thought you said that
old razor star of mine WAS lost when we
moved Here it is as big as life and
twice rs dirty. Glad found that strap"
mumbled Mr., Spoopendyke, rubbing it
tende-ly and blowing of the dust. Got
piece of cloth2"
"Oh, do look in the pantryi' pleaded
Mrs. Spoopendyke. "Tm sure it's in
the pantry"
Mr.. Spoopendpke charged on the psn-
try like a column of horse and hustled
around and bumped his head, but didn't
seem to meet with much success.
Il didn't see any," he muitered.
Don't you know where you keep your
cloth? I sPese l might stand around
here till doomsdaY, while the moths cor
ro le ami thieves 90 break into this ra-
zor strap and steal the whole business,
without finding piece of cloth to wipe
it on. Haven't ye got an old skirt or
som4thinl?' Aud Mr. Spoopendyke
drew the strap under his arm two or
three times and regarded it affectionate-
ly.
"Oh, please find the ginger!' squealed
Mrs Spoopendyke, as another spasm
caught her. "Never mind your old
strap! Find the ginger?'
"Ain't I looking for ii!' retorted Mr.
Spoopen iyke. Here's n cork. and the
bottle caut be far off. When fnd that
bottle I'll have clue to the ginger, and
I'm going to follow it to the bitter end
You ought to save these corks anyway
when / go fishing. What kind ofa look
ing bottle was III"
ut was long and narrow" replied
Mrs, Spoopendyke, almost in despair.
Il ought to fad it from that descripl
ton" muttered Nj Spoorudyke.
Most bottles are pecfeclly round.
Here's the arnica bottle upside down.
aud told You to keep it filled. might
knock MY tlbow into the next Presby-
terian General Assembly, aud Id have
to wait all day before could get drop
OF arnica to soothe my anguishl What's
this straw hat Of mine doing in the bot
re box. anyhow? What particular msla-
dy did This hat have that suggested sueh
disposition Of it?' aud Mr.. Spo0pen-
dyke sm1othed out tie crown aud squint-