The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-07-02
Spoopendyke on the Code.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 -Mr. Spoopendyke.' = said Mrs spoop endyke examining the babys feet crit. eailv. to see f ;hey were both alike. = TnN dear. see that one of ,he strikers or capi ;al. has been hurt: de you know the fact: abou, iI:s
 How hur7: xha, did l; say?- asked Mr. Spoopcnd, ke. turning from the glass and sfrapping hls razor.
 '-i don't remember exactly. but he went down to the slaughIerhouse io gei some thing for his familF and somebody shot hiiu n the iegs.
 .' That's the Nay t happened. vas T demanded Mir SpeopendHkc. errnniag : through hls .a,her = He didn't 20 io his iaini.y for j par af leg, and somebody shot hlm m inc >laush'eFhoese. did he Nor he didn't go down .o gss les fer q ,laush;efhaase, and somebody shat a:.a n the fan .5. Ina: masn. thc a4. I read. Ras |
 N..-e-o ;hsnk ae. feplicd Mrs. opoepenIz ,se. Gaa.ausly. I'm >4rc ,; aas >sf8eih4ns abog, siaugiI;crlls'tl,t and .ess l'e zal knsN hp& t h4f- pened:
 = ' ., !nH4 Aos, ,; happened. maeked h,r ssesopeaae se. pegslne anay at hls sage wi;n ,he r.szaf. = ]; hadn't found , oa. ava frsm heme ] d 4i"ay- been faztica a5aa, ;..hoe.a. Lao gentlemen 'sa sh: | dsel. and ae g. shot hat : a.. t..ete f, .a |.
 " i,reA there 5 he s5fnc trouble q soan ..s teid aha,.: thc>e strikes. confidently lan.aaed Mr>. Sieapeilds Ike
 -Mhal- he >.ake ;o do lih i,:, xo- .fef4;ed NJ Spe peaG4 k. fhins. he ,;r..rk Tor another >he;: tso; l notion he s.G..-s IT ,aote les,. hafcn'' ic: | wouldn't haze been a bad .dea. :ha,. = sel.44s!xet! NJ. Sfpa gends Ge, rather iH- ;'.cs,e.t.. . fth lhc ce:abined risIaal.,s and ai1,,s U; ia al.>, ef s;rkc
 l5.d he - >hat n both leSs:" aueried Mr>. epe pe,.a ke ., l. mus, have been ;, antas pal er else It held h. les n fran; ef a [ a'her
 Iha,' ,he W,s he did :" n1eaneti 2If of apendfi Thev alWas> da that N hcn sheN are fs hung d duel they sit down like a taiinr. or a Turk. What dc you ihink ihcy fSht w.th. forks: e,e; >anc kHad Il 4 tagac lcea ,ha; they fight Ullt me II battle ,hip>s N ho sad any ih5uS abou; eannan ball>s Pistols l tell ye lhes taa.h; w.,h pistols. and one af ,hen h the e;her. ko.i that lnferma- ilaa round l@ sea. ;cn.as rc intelligence
 = tefta#Hls t.4.tctcd Mrs. spaapendvke . Is, ;ell .rs .le..f. nat should one man >s..lat =...-ethttizI gong ta the slaughter hoaee.2
 !ioh hernn- :" e'2cula;ed Mr Spoap- rad4 ke. 'sllc wcn, there "a .el sh .:5s...=4. -.--....--I he man who sho, ea reflected on h honor and ne wen, 'hefs - >at5-fA !,
 And did T >t.:>fX hl> hener ta skoa, h=n8 .a ;he !es5s: asked Mrs. Spoapen de sc
 Ina, wa> as near II he could get ta |. ,ei. su ,la; ~hen..a man fghts ,. duei he s'ilt- out aa insult. whether he gets ,ho; .fs .he les ar car. | make, no difference
 >hns.la ;hnk ]; would. Fmurcd Ms. epeepcnd, ke. l; Wol.c ,o me eo i1s- homer 6 all righi now ls t
 of courser ts. replied Mr. Spoopen- e5Y .sc. Wlqine l., face. Suppose YOU fe,ts'5. au ;t5c s11fcet without tf, further information ffo;n me
 -GC>s >'7 it!ialna:ca Ms. SpoepcH- l.A kc. A> unist,faHd i. If ! mans honor is hur; III hes so; ta do ls to .c, >ha' n the iess. though don, see ,sh> he didf.,t shoot himself. unless Il Was iha; he couldn't reach around.
 That's }ust the reason. roared Mr spoepcudl kc. He shot at himself m the looking glass all the morning. and couldn't make il work. a he hired man ;o d. II for hum IL look vour sho; tower intellect ,o see into it. What vou wan, now k squini IT onc eve and so3pc dad sasted friends n interfere ;o be revised edition of ihe mcaslv code If YOU onlv had somebody to chalk of SIX paces on you. and squad ef police with bench warrant. you'd be a regular Bladen,burg. I'm gong ou, to fight duel and ser shel'' Ihink yau understand | then II had d bullet through both legs. would vou want any more inferma,ion:"
 No. dear. sighed NrS. Spoopcndvkc. and as her husband tossed hl> shaving brush into the babv'> crib and slammed out the door she began 10 -i1,r1k ;t1:,. T man shouldn't keep hls honor n his legs II they eouldn'; take better care oft.