The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-05-04

wished that he should visit the theatre.
He did 30 and his body was among the
unrecognized dead the following day.
The wife fell and fora time it was feared
she would lose her reason. Once week
at night, from the date of her recovery
to the present, this poor woman has visi-
ted the spot.
Mr.. and Mrs. SpOopendyke.
Snow, my dear" said Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke, gathering up her skirts and MAX
Ing for the door; "now, my dear, we are
already, aren't WEI You take those
pots of plants and I'll carry the cut
flowers"
"How'm to take thirteen pots of
plants in two hands?" growled Mr..
spoopendyke, surveying his job, with
dissatisfaction in his eye.
"What is there about me that seems
to give you the impression that am q
freight train? What dye call these
things, anyway? What's this ghost
standing up here with a candle in his
hand? What particular interest has he
got in the Easter business? How'm Igo-
ing to carry these thingsP That's what
want to know.
''That's Gala lily, DEAR" replied
Mrs. Spoopendyke, laying down her
flowers and turning to help her hus.
band. CHOW, 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
chlrped, opening the door for him.
snow, you are all right"
Expect me to put on my hat with my
leg, don't you?" inquired Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, trying to reach around so that he
might see out from his burden. "P'raps
you think don't need any decoration
while I am carrying these dod gasted
shrubs! May be you think I'd present
more tropical appearance without amy
hat!'
"I'll put on your hat DEAR" fluttered
Mrs: Spoopendyke, and she carefully
put it on hind side before and flattened
it down until the "back breadth, as she
called it, rested on his shoulders. CHOW
you're all right, dear, be careful of the
fowers!"
Mr.. spoopendyke followed his wife to
the street and g We the burden a sort of
hitch to relieve himself.
"Here! Look herem he cried to his
wife, "you dontload me straight! These
things are slipping! Fix en-, can't YET"
"We havn't far to CO." pleaded Mrs.
Spoopendyke, who couldn't see that any,
thing was wrong. Cant you hold them,
dear, I'LL we getto church,"
spoopendyke, "Get out OF NV eve!
can'tye 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 crockeryw
u hope. you won't break any of them,"
sighed Mrs. Spoopendyke. Then she
pulled his hat over his eyes and took
him by the elbow to lead him along.
LOOK outp yelled Mr.. Spoopendyke,
as he felt pot going. Here's deco.
ration in danger! Catch it, if We don't
want to lose big slice of this resurrec-
ton! Catch it, QuickW
But Mrs. Spoopendyke was too late.
The pot dropped with crash on Mr..
Sspoopendyke's instep and rolled into
the gutter.
"Oh, dear!" moaned Mrs. spoopen-
dyke:
"There you are!" roared Mr.. spoopen-
dyke, hopping with pain and dropping
another pot. Satisfied now? Know
anyone you want to back me against for
q Garden of Eden? Got any more hor-
ticultural, societies you want knocked
out? Here goes another" and the third
OF the series smashed on the sidewalk.
"A charge have to keep" and down
prodigious noise.
ssnop,fp3 eoroo1od M, Cna...J-1
watching the fate of her decorations
with dismay.
"I ain't!S yelled Mr.. sooopendyke,
letting go two more in the effort to keep
his hal on. "Who is? Get hold of that
of representative of the day we cele-
brate," and Mr.. Spoopendyke clutched
wildly at sliding pot. not that he cared
for the flower particularly, but he 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.
"You do, do your" 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 notion that
those pots would fall when I let 20 of
EN-! Why didn't you put 'em in bag
SO a 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"
and with this explanation Mrs. Spoop-
endyke broke down completely and
wept bitterly.
swell, amt it just as much Easter out
doors as it is in the church," demanded
Mr.. Spoopendyke, "And haven't: you
decorated as much as any: wman? Whatd
You expect? Think people are going to
take you for a cathedral Just because Won
take few shrubs to church once year?
Now you 60 in the house and don't let
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 bell in your
mouth and black collar be whole
guild!'
And with this benediction Mr.. Spoop-
endyke started off to see Speckl ewottle
and make some arrangement with him
for going fishing as soon as the trout
ponds should show signs of breaking up.
Estimates have been prepared show.