Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-11
MI. and Mrs. spoopendyke.

MI. and Mrs. spoopendyke.
"Now, my dear" said Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke, gathering mp her skirts and max
Ing tor:the door; "now, my dear, we are
already, aren't vet You take those
pots Of plants and I'll carry the cut
6oWers.n
dHow'm I to take thirteen pots OF
plants in two hands," grOwled Mr..
spoopendyke, surveying his job, with
dissatisfaction In his eve.
What is there about me that seems
TO give you the impression that ! am a
freight train2 What dye call these
things. anyway What's this. ghost
hand? What particular interest has he
got in the Easter business? How'mI GO
ing to carry these things? That's what ]
want to know.
That's q Gala lily, dear" replied
Mrs. Spoopendyke, laying down her
flowers and turning to help her hus-
band. "Now, you can take these pots
in your arms by letting the edge of one
pot rest on the edge of another. Let
me show you" and Mrs. Spoopendyke
arranged the pots, neatly folded in clean
white paper, in her husbands arms.
That's the way to carry them" she
chirped, opening the door for him.
"Now, You are all right"
Expect me to put on my hat with my
leg, don'tyou?" inquired Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, trying to reach around SO that he
might see o1t from his burden. "P'raps
you think / don't need any decoration
while ] am carrying these dod gasted
chr,,hol Nav hn uoly thinl ia ~roeor<
a more tropical appearance without any
hatl"
ssI'l put on your hat dear" futtered
Mrs. Spoopendyke, and she carefully
put it on hind side before and flattened
it down until the "back breadth" as she
called il, rested on his shoulders. "Now
you're all right, dear, be careful of the
howers!"
Mr.. s%poopendyke followed his wife to
the street and z We the burden q sort Of
hitch to relieve himself.
aHere! Look here!" he cried to his
wife, you don'tload me straight! These
things are slipping! Fix 'em, cam. ye?"
I'VE havn't far to co." pleaded n rs.
~Spoopendyke. who couldn't see that any.
thing was wrong. Cant you hold them,
dear, till we getto church,"
s.Oh, I can't hold tem!" squealed Mr..
Spoopendyke, "Get out OF nv owe!
can't ye take this yaller lily out Of my
eye? Look out for my hat! Don't you
see it's slipping of? Ifyou don't make
some better arrangement about these
things the neighbors will be startled by
the sound of cracking crockeryl"
aIhope you won't break any of them"
sighed Mrs. Sp%oopendyke. Then she
pulled his hat Owe his eyes and took
him 6v <to oIhou, IN lad hsp, olon-
Look out!" yelled Mr.. Spoopendyke,
as he felt q pot going. "Here'sa deco
ration in danger! Catch it, if We don't
want to lose q big slice of this resurrec-
ton! Catch it, quick!"
But Mrs. Spoopendyke was too late,
The pot dropped with a crash on Mr..
Spoopendyke's instep and rolled into
aOh. dear!" moaned Mrs. spoopen-
There you are.n roared Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, hopping with pain and dropping
another pot. Satisfied now? Know
anyone you want TO back me against for
. Garden Of Eden? Got any more hor-
ticultRral societies You want knocked
out2 Here goes anotherl" and the third
of the series smashed on the sidewalk.
"A charge / have to keep" and down
came the largest pot Of the lot with a
prodigious noise.
"Don't!" squealed Mrs. Spoopendyke,
watching the fate of her decorations
with dismay.
q ANTI yelled Mr.. sooopendyke,
letting go two more in the effortt to keep
his hai on. "Who is? Get hold of that
brate,n and Mr.. Spoopendyke clutched
wildly at a sliding pot, not that he cared
for the flower particularly, but lie had
felt four drops on his foot, and he felt
some fears. "Dod CAST the pot" he
squawked, as it eluded him, and landed
on his best corn.
II think you're real meant sobbed
Mrs. Spoopendyke, surveying the wreck
with streaming eyes.
aYoudo, do you?" howled Mr.. Spoop-
endyke, who felt as badly as his wife
did now that it was all over. "P'raps
you had come kind of a notion that
those pots would fall when I let 90 Of
EN-! Why didn't you put EN- in a bag
go q man could carry 'em without spill
ing EN-? What do you want of decora-
tons, anyway"
Because to-morrow's Easter, and /
wanted to help make the church pretty. I,
n with this explanation Mrs. Spoop-
0Au5 Nc Ulohc 0OWu completely n
wept bitterly.
"Well amt it just as much Easter out
doors as it is in the church," demanded
M. spoopendyke, "And haven't YOU
decorated as muchas any;wman? What'd
youj expect? Think people are going to
lake you for a cathedraliust because Won
take q few shrubs to church once a year!
Nov you 60 in the house and don't lei
me hear any more whimpering. With
your notions about duty and your desire
to get the best of the other women in
the church, you only want a hell in your
mouth and a black collar be a whole
guild"
And with this benediction Mr.. Spoop.
endyke started off to see Specklewottle
and make some arrangement with him
for going fishing as soon as the trou,
ponds should show signs of breaking up
A Negro Paradise.
Captain Dow. Of the wrecked English
steamship Athos, which arrived in this
port last night, relates an interesting
story. The Athos sailed from New York
for Kingston, Jamaica, in September
last. Her cargo was worth 5000 900, and
was Observation-Disclosures character. She
had reachedt the Bahama banks in safety
but ran ashore off the Great Inagua
TRland nna nf fho Rahanaa She was