The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-17
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THE NpOOPESDYKES.


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4 my dear" said Mr.. spoopendyke, as III
2 appeared before his wife With q broad grit
: on his idce, Gay, ny dear, Two bought
some chickens 30 we can have fresh lait
eggs. Look! and hc held out q couple 0
pair Of fowls tied by the legs for Alrs
Spoopendyke's contemplation. iiLa
4 f"Weli, upon my world" exclaimed Mrs
Spookendy ke. 4"Uf all things! chickensl
Ever since we've been married I've want.
ed n chicken" and she approached the
birds cautiously and with a look OF mis-
giving that belied her words. where can
we keep them ?" 4. 4,
.In d coop, Mrs. Spoopondyke, In a
coop!' retorted her husband, laying the
chickens on the bed while he Invested
himself OF his coat and vest 1--WE might
keep 'Gm up in the chimney or in the
clock, but We probably won't. Wen Just
keep 'eln ira hen.coop, aud Two got the
laths and nails down stairs 10 build II with
Come down In the yard" and Mr.. Spoop.
cndyke grabbed his new acquisition by
the legs and started oil, followed by his
wife. t43, '',,s'5}} n
"Do you know how 10 build coop?"
asked Mrs Spoopeudyke, rs she watched
her husband dig " post-hole In the corner
III I don't you probably do" suorted
Mr.. Spoopendyke, kicking AVA 4 the
spade until he loosened his leg. SOW 1
put this post here and that one there.
Then the two fences make tho rest, and
only lath up these two-tod gast the pos,!n
no concluded, us 1t toppled over on his eur.
Cant you hold 1t up? Whnt're you sit.
ting around tLore like n cork in jug for?
Hold itup, will yt9"
Mrs. Spoopendyko grasped the post firm.
ly with both hands and held itat IN angle OF
thirty degrees. e
s"Now hold It perfectly still while dig
tho other hole, and Mr.. Spoopendyke
hacked away at the ground again and set
his second post. f5El ~. 81 f
II sec what you mean" giggled Mrs.
spoopendyke. you Stat it up from one
post to tho other and then put the chickens
III. My! how nice that'll bem. g.
Mr.; Spoopendykc elared ut her n moment
aud then began putting up his iaths, stand.
Ing between the posts and feuce.cornera and
wtistling rs he worked. 5,,5s2l5
5"Now,n sud he, as he finished, "whas do
you think OF that ~ IF 5E 81 5.{s.
A!H, Spoopendyke examined the job
critically. Is 't
Its perfect palace!' she exclaimed.
"But say, dear, how are you going to get
out ?" $50 r 'ti9, "A = -
"Yah.h-hm roarcd Mr., spoopcndyke
bounding into the air. "Why didn't yc
tell me? Whatd ye want to let inc build
myself in like n dod-gasted mummy for?
Amt ye got any sense at all anywhercs D.?
Why didn't ye watch what I WIS doins?"
and Mr.. spoopemdykc grinned horribly
through the Stats. h
4 supposed you were going to build
hole in it." faltcred Mrs. Spoopendyke.
80 ! amp yelled Mr.. Spoopendykc,
jamming his leg through the structure.
Want any more holes?' and he kicked
the side half way across the yard. "Four
chickens, four holes y he roared, and tile
laths flew in all directions. want any
more holes ~ and he smashed the roof out
with the spade. ''..ifoles constantly on
hand II You don't see the hole you want,
ask for it and he blew out the end with
terrible energy. New goods coming in MI
the time! Secondhand holes a speciality"
and he banged out sAe other end. spar.
ties wanting holes to send in the country
will consult their interests by applying here
before going elsewherc!h und he ripped
down the rest OF the coop with prodisfous
claltcr. "Wantanv more holes in this par
ticular coop?" he roared, wrenchins out
the posts and slammin. them across the
yard. @"Docs this hen-coop begin to cor
vey the impression OF ilavinga hole in it?"
he demanded, stalking up to his wife.
tsNnv .l.Nor ~ rnF1t.1 NJ IS
soothins'y. "l'm so glad you got cut; but
where cal We keep the chickens now.,'
Keep 'cm!" ripped Dir. spoopendyke,
with u horrible grimace, and srasping the
wretchcd fowls BY the legs, "who's soingto
keep emf" and he cut thelashings. ISL pose
I'm going forum my business Just to gratify
every measlv within OF dod sasted
womanM and he jerked the chickens into
| the air. R4, 3 SIg'se !l4s'tf 80 n
Never ,nind,". coocd Mrs. spoopcndvke,
MS the last bird slid over the fence and
disappeared. Chickens arc nuisance,
anyway. We really didn't need any,"
Why didn't YOU say 30 before ! bought
emp" blurtcd Nj. Spoopendyke, as lie
dashed into the house. t'5yt
IT didn't know it,"p sighed Mrs. Snoopen-
dyke, looking around on the wreck, "and,
besides, I don't believe we woald have had
many eggs, because those chickens were
all rooster" Tn 1879 ,i35ee515
And Airs, spoopendyke followed her hus.
band, who stormed around the rest OF the
evening because she couldn't find the Etgls
OF January u, 1879. which he lad Gnu
TONED her to save, because there was some
thing in it lie wanted to read, and which
be had used the next day in conjunction
with the black breadth OF her new flannel
petticoat, to clean his shotgun with. a
Mothers: MotheTsn Mot.,crS!
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