Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1882-10-26

Say, my dear > observed Mr..
Spoopendyke, Strengthening up and
scratching his ear, "what did the man
say about boxing up this sewing ma
chine? ?" g.ml l. A1AgSoC '
"Why, he said to take the cover
off and .3Fkl'l2 0Il9Ie
''I've got the cover off" snorted
Mr., Spoopendyke. s'Dm he say to
take&it off twice?l IAin,t one Time
binding on this machine?''
''Certainly,'' replied Mrs. Spoop-
endykei; 'sthen you take rtheNtop ofI
and"
? "Did he say anything about box
ing up; this machine ? s hats mbata
asked you,'' vociferated Mr.. ~spoep-
endyke. ~ know all about the cover
and top. You can't teach me any
thing about the top and eepef.--I
want some information about this
sdod-gastetl birdcage looking arrange
ment! Did be sayswhether / nass to
take that off of anything?"
''The machine goes in that" NUT
tered Mrs.-Spoopendyke. "And then
this slat eeSer nails over it."
"Nowt that's the way 1 like to hear
a womantalk,' remarked MFR. Spoep-
endyke. betaking himself cheerfully
to his work. eff you'd always an
swer straight up we'd have been NOV
ed week. r
''But yea must screw the. top on
the bottom of the top and tie the
cover underneath, y said Mrs. Spoop-
endyke who, having been compli-
mented oa a detail, determined, ], wol
man-like, to. know, all about it.
'What stable have you been board
ing in now?" roared Mr.. Spoopen-
dye. dropping the hammer on his
foot. ssssWhatY asylum for inslgpaat
jackasses did you learnthat scriptnral
quotation from? How'm I going to
screw that meas1ey top on the dod-
gasted bottom of itself? Where's the
screw that does that? just jerk your
thumb in the direction of, the inter-
convertible screw that wal screw a
thing on its bottom. 4 "a r-'
II "Why, you just turn the top over
on the bottom, the man said, and
screwitto the top ;that-
"Come overl" yelled Mr. Spoop-
endyke, tugging at the works from
which he had neglected to take the
thumb-screw. 'tCome over the way
he said for YOU to! Hearame! !! Come
over! There can't any dod-gasted
piece Of seventy-dollar ingenuity get
the best of the manufacturer when
Spoopendy IKE s athin reachi Come
oyer and screw on the bottom, like the
man said! Come over!'' and Mr..
Spoopendykeb hand slipped landing
him ON the baA Of Ms nsckin tie
crate his wife had purchased to box
the machine in. g~ ere
'fNeyer nipd,s deafss' said mrs,
Spoopendyke, trembling with appre-
hension for the safety of the machine.
"Let the man come and doit himself,
if he knows so much about
"Dod gast the mant'' howled Mr..
.Spoopendyke, spri1ging to his feet
and moving on the works once more.
s'Thinks be cant shreaks this measly old
simitatiea s-ef an inebfiate
name any quicker'n 1 camp and he
'eHasped the topof ne str,me nt and
hauled away untifhis eyes hung out:
"Come over to the dalcet bottom and
be screwed on :; Oh, come where the
'Ttory of being screwed to the bottom
1.-The top awaits thee Come rover
and see this miracle Of plastexine the
Mi and bottom of the same thing to
gSsher as performed by Speopeadyke,
the anpssleo 81 ihpssihIihes Seome
to the tlood- -s''ABdt here the tfftnmb.
Fscrew broke, driving Mr. ~Spoopens
dyke into the closet IKE Z spike,
wiere. he sat holding the nutilated
.top il bis ShauaS md Icakhgibael1
dazeE az
HAre you hurt, dear?' asked Hrs,
.Spoopendyke, rushing forwapd-w~
I "Huts f7fa&a m, Ypppen.
dyke. s.Am h,ft' D,yf sps thai