The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-28

Brooklyn Eagle, pulling the shalns off the
bed, where is my--my, where is my-you
know what mean. What did you do with
it?'
Your shawl strap ?" asked Mrs. Spoop.
endyke, dropping the baby into the crib.
"Oh, | know; YOUR dumb.bells. Is tina,
what you want?" =.
Has that shawl strip got sleeves to it
demanded Mr.. Spoopendyke, ransarking
thesewingmachine. Are those dumb bells
split up the back and torn around the col.
lar? You know what want, my rubber
0vercoat.-Where did YOU put it?' and Mr..
Spoopendyke pulled pile OF letters out Of
the pigeon,hole OF his wife's desk and
spilled them along the floor.
Where did you have it last?" murmured
Mrs. spoopendyke, with her finger in her
mouth and CONSERVATION in her eyes.
Had it on" growled MIR. Spooppndyke
"Where'd yes'pose had il? Think l had
it for lunch? Don't you know where the
measly things gone TO? Spry around now
and find II! Take your tingcr out OF your
mouth; | don't suppose its in there! Get
that coat before it clears up, will yr?" and
'lr. Spooptndyke shook the clock and then
peered into the mantle vases.
Il don't believe it's going to rain much
anyway" ia!trred Mrs Spoopcndyke, who
couldn't remember having seen the coat
for month. when it looks like this its
always going to sunshine" and she FOL
lowed him around the room in ilutter OF
apprehension.
"Of course 1t isl" snorted Mr.. Spoopen.
dyke. Things are going to do Just what
you tell Fem 10. Ii you had lot Of tin
figures in front and streak Of mercury up
your spine, you'd only need shcetirou
rase and wire humble to be a barometer
II you'll look along your measly informa.
lion about the weather p'raps you'll find
that overcoat at the other end OF it
Where's that coat? Going TO let me stand
here and soak while the moths picnic tina,
coat into shad net? Take me BY the
elbow and lead me to the coat" and Mr..
Spoopendyke tipped the sofa over SO thu,
he could see under it, and then slapped q
plaster bust Of Minerva against the wall
under the impression that the coat had
crawled into her eur. .. q.
sits the strongest thing in the world"
giggltd Mrs. Spoopeudkye, historically.
Are y1n sure you wore II liDme?' 4,
III Ididn't, how'd it get hone?" roared
Mr.. Spoopeudykc, putting his hands on
his knees and grinning in his wife's fuce
'.s'pose il hired u hack aud drove homei
On, no! didn't wear it home. The last
saw OF it il had its hat on It's ear and u fe.
male waterproof On its arm, piking up Full
ton street. happy US an a!dernan's fu
neral! What arc ye standing there for
Got some indistnct notion that the dod
giste,i coat Inns gone to get shaved, haven
"? Who'd We give il 10? Been eRdowinl
u metaphysical chair in some kind OF &c
old womens' home with il, haven't "?
Where's the coat? Develop the coat be
fore ytia,e the insurance. and Mir
Spoopendyke kicked his wie's work basket
across the room and manned his arm tc
the shoulder up the chimney.
"Do you remember where you wore it
las,?' asked Alrs. Spoopendyke, suddenly
becoming calm and analy,iigl.
Il wore it OH my back" protested Mr.
Spoopcndykc, who didn't remember
whether he had taken 1t to church or TO l
hospital. Maybe you're under the iln
preston that tied it 70 stick and wheel
ed il along on the buttons On my back,
tell We /! On this particular back 7" pointin.
out the attraction referred TO. Most folk.
fit up their rubber oyercoats with a bent
wire and focus and wear EN- for specta
cles, but hadn't t;Intj TO wore it OF
my back Bring forth the coati' yellet
Mr.. Spoopendyke, spinning around ike ;
top. Fetch out the metsly. coat befort
the proprietor OF these premises makes III
his mind whether he'll build new housi
here or mortgaget the lot ~ II y, 3
.""Yo gu wore it the last day it rained, an,
when it cleared OH in the afternoon ! no
ticed that you had on your spring oyer
coat,"t said Mrs SpoopGndyke. quietly.
"Great headH grunted r.Spoopendyke
beginning to feel uncomfortable, aud won
dtring how it WIS coming o,lt. aWill
perspective faculties and meteorological ed
nca,lon, You only need one more leg and 1
clear night to be dod-gslsted street tele
scope at ten cents a peep! What OF it
Spec ! did wear . spFing orercoat! II!
spring, amt it ~ ~ &
F"And i don't know continued Mrs
Spoopendykc, "but think you had it OF
over your water proof. lfyou'll look yol
may find your rubber coat inside OF YOU
other coat uow,h y. 80 - N. =.
Mr.. Spoopendyke growied and sRortet
his way to the closet like n fog horn, an,
found things as his wife had predicted.
t..>mart, amt ye,"' he grumbled, as h,
hauled ont the waterproof. "Great power
Of indncliye reasoning! Some day Pm 80
ing TO # yoa RI Will . ssiif neck and !.
4 philosophy with rou,H s.;S-,,l $55,, y
And with this throat Mr. Spoopendyk,
threw the coat over his arm, and all I'll,
way'to Coney Island entertained his irien
Specklewottle with a description OF hi
habits OF order, (which are SO perfect, sir
| that could put my thumb on anything
want, s!f-if my wife would only let thing
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