Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-03-02
LEDGER.
Preparing to Enjoy Themselves.
From the BROOKLYN Eagle.

u I'LL" YAH, fepled MIS-.
spoopendyke' with a litter. ooh,
yes, 1 can dress in that time, and 1
hope you won't be disappointed in
me- e." and the little woman began to
take down her back hair.
..You might get my shaving tackle
for me-" said Mr.. spoopendyke, ap-
mopriating the only mirror. "And
now / think of it." he continued, af-
ter . pause, my dress-coat needs a
button. Sew it on, won't your"
Mrs. Spoopendyke logged out the
coat and hunted through the broken
down old bag after a button that
would do.
SCOT that button sewed on vet, %
inquired Mr.. spoopendyke, lathering
away comfortably.
SIN a minute, my dear,' respond
ed his wife.
"Well, hurry up; 1 want you to
put these studs and sleeve buttons in
nv clean shirt"
Mrs. Spoopendyke gradually got
around to these offices and laid out
the habiliment in readiness for her
lord. %.
s'Did you take these stitches in my
gloves?' inquired Mr.. Spoopendyke.
"Oh! yes, certainly" replied Mrs.
Spoopendyke, going right to work at
it.
"Well, then, you can brush my
p~antaloons, and by that time I'll be
ready to have you tie my cravat."
A few moments more found Mr..
Spoopendyke arrayed completely.
"Come, you ready?" he demanded,
having assured himself that his wife
had not accomplished a single step
toward her toilet.
"Not quite, DEAR" responded the
lady, with one-half her hair in her
mouth and the other half cracking
under the brush.
"What's the matter with you?" he
asked. Didn't you say you could
be ready in an hour? Didn't you
hear me tell you when / came in that
we only had an hour to dress in?
Why can't you go as you are? You
look well enough"
II was busy fixing your things
faltered Mrs. Spoopendyke, land l
couldn't do two things at once"
sOh, no! You can't do anything
at once. Why didn't you have my
things fixed this morning? Why don't
you keep house somehow? That dress
you've got on is good enough. Why
can't you go in that dress? If you've
got to put on all the frills you won't
be ready till next fall. Amt you
most ready now? Think I'm going te
stand around here like a jug of min.
erd water?"
Mrs. Spoopendyke twisted up hel
hair and jammed in the pins. Their
she put on her hat and twitched i
first to one side and then the other
put one hand up behind and showed i
forward, and then caught hold of
in front and pulled it down.
"Well, if you're ready, let's start
growled Mr.. Spoopendyke. "You'v
been long enough for a telegraph
wire now. Come on"
"Oh! l haven't got my dress o.
,ret," pleaded Mrs. Spoopendyke
"In be through in a minute"
''Dod CAST the dress!" calculate
Mr.. Spoopendyke. "Where's m.
paper? Give me my paper, and T.
read for a month or two. You won
be ready till spring. Where's tn
paper?'
Take a book, DEAR" recommend
ed Mrs. Spoopendyke, blushing deel
L. ly and glancing around nervously.
II don't want any measly book,
retorted Mr.. Spoopendyke. II war
the morning paper. Find that pape
the first thing you do, and then 70
get ready in four seconds
Il think you'll find the paper be
hind-the bookcase" said Mrs
Spoopendyke, as red as a brick, an
she hustled into her skirt and bega
clawing at it behind in an effort t
loop it up straight. "I'm almo'
ready" she giggled Historically, :
she drew on her waist and buttone
it up nervously. "I'l be ready b.
fore you could turn the paper insid
out" as she snatched a large ribbo
from the drawer, tied it in a bov
pinned it at her throat and backe
away from the glass to e how
looked.
II want to know whether you a
o ing to find that dod gasted pap
Tor mel" Numbered Mr.. Spoope
,iyke.
''I'm all ready except my cloak:
ierked out Mrs. Spoopendyke. I"
you'll hand me my cloak We'll sta
light away. IT'S in the closet there
And Mrs. Spoopendyke Topped do'
On the floor and began putting
her shoes.
"S'pose I'm going to hunt arou'
for that measly cloak" howled N
Spoopendyke. "Can't you get yo
things for yourself? want my pap'
and l want it now"
II can tell you what is in it, Sc
Mrs. Spoopendyke. II a tell y
all about it while l Dress and s