The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-06-16

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Brooklyn Eagle
my dear, said Mrs. Spoopendyke,
as she arose from her knees, hot and
tired FROM packing, and rubbing the
small Of her back as she Strengthened
up, "pm all through now. wish you
would lock tue trunk
Certainty" replied Mr.. Spoopeu-
dyke, dropping his paper aud slammins
down the lid. Gan you've got to do is
Just at the hasp in the lock aud turn tISe
key. Sol''
But the key didn't qnite turn, and Mr..
\ Spoopendyke bit the hasp with the side
Of his fist and tried II again.
Don't it workq" asked Mrs Spdop-
epdYke, Watching the proceeding with
considerable interest
"It'll work If you'll let it alone" said
Mr.. Spoopendyke severly and he raised
the lid, dropped it again, pounded the
hasp and wreuched at the key with all
his strength. "Stand back aud give me
room, can't you?" he growled, as he
pressed down on the cover aud gave the
key quick twists in vain effort to catch
the lock unawares.
"Why don't you rest your weight on
it and let me lock it?" asked Mrs. Spoop-
endyke, fluttered around her husband
and wondering if he was thoroughly
aware that his plug hat was Immediate
1 ly under the lid.
"Have you got time to keep away
from this thing and let me work it?' de-
manded Mr.. Spoopeudyke, contemplate
ing his wife with Spartan expression
of yisage. ''S'poze can do anything
with you sitting on my elbow? If you'll
go down cellar for minute Eli lock
this trunk, aud Mr. Spoopendyke bang
ed away at the hasp aud breathed hard
But his Efforts could only turn the key
half way.
"Ohl amt glad yon couldu't lock
itI' exclaimed Mrs Spoopdyke, anxious
to stay her husbands growing wrath.
II forgot to put in your walking-caue."
'.Dod gast the camel, sputtered Mr..
Sponpenkyke. 'S'poze it's going to
lock any easier with dod gasted walk
Ing cane sticking out at one end? Who
says l cnpt lock it2 What's the reason
I can't lock it?" and he stood of aud
fetched the basp tremendous kick.
"Anythiug else you've forgotten to put
in?" and be spraug on the lid and tug
ged ut the key with bis head thrown
back and his teeth set. 'fGot couple
of mirrors you want in here? Any china
around the house that wants a ride in
this trunk? Want TO put in that dod
gasted ass on the top floor who tryes to
play the fiddler" and he topped off on
the floor aud banged at the hasp again.
"Let me sit on it," suggested Mrs.
Spoopendyke, climbing up without wait.
ing for response. "Now ny it."
Mr.. Spoopendyke fumbled around and
worked at the hasp and key, but fruit
lessly.
Cau't We sit any havder than that?"
he yelled, as the key struck and wouldn't
turn either way. "'Fraid of breaking
the measly thing? Press down, can't
ye?"
Mrs. Spoopendyke sqnirmed around
aud said, "now dear" and then looked
over to see how be was getting on, but
still the lock was obdurate.
"Dod CAST the measly trunkr. howled
Mr.. Spoopendyke, firing the key out of
the window and giving the trunk fare
well kick ''If you want it locked you
get blacksmith aud steam derrick, =
aud Mr.. Spoopendyke threw himself
, into chair and pretended to bury him
/ self in his paper.
/ Il don't know how we're going to get
it open. said Mrs. Spoopendy Ike, after
lorg silence
"Get what opeu9' growled her hus-
band
) 1.-THE trunk. Now I remember, it's
got spring lock. and when you took
the key ont it locked itself / don't
, suppose we can ever ind the key"
That's it. " yelled Mr.. Spoopendyke
t ''You know all about it nowl Why didn't
/. yon tell me it was a spring Iocka What
dye keep it to yourself for2"
|, II forgot" whimpered Mrs. Spoop-
eudyke, s'but it will be all right. can
! open it.
g "Oh, you can open itl' snorted Mr..
spoopendyke. you're an openerl All
4 You want is to be sharpened on both
9 sides to be an oyster knifel With dark
lantern and skull cap you'd make fu.l
9 set Of burglars toolsi Oh, yes, You'll
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