Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-27

i1notHer N an Ead ner--tne 5oh-oI-A bon
he kept hsi. -IrazAs sittings
! Solemn Conversation.
SMy dear !" said Mr. Spoopen
fe. turning in his chair and
>templating bis wife with a
fmn expression on his visage,
fy dear. what would you do il
" ere suddenly called away BY
as sgses I"
Mood graciousj" exclaimed
IA Spoopendyke, dropping heI
and looking up with a
What put that idea in
eada
3n't you think thsy are just
iabie to come fi.hing nfter M
Anyone eise?" demanded Mr.
8bopsndyke. sitting up straight
"a rnInpling his hair ominonsly
Traps you have got some kind
a notion that the rest Of the
rld have a corner on this angel
Zines, and that I'm short on
}ising mlrket What / asked
ks what would you do il |
jould bo called home without
Az particular amount OF warm
agf !.
You needn't be afraid Of
hat amiled Mrs Spoopendyke
TT is great deal more likels
that I will go before you do
why. you are good for forty
Eears yet, and you know that !
pm not very strong"
s'Got it ali fxed, haven't yon?'
Demonstrated Nj. Spoopendyke
etraightening bolt upright aud
gIariug at his spouse. "Been
'naking all the rangements for
the dissolution Of this family with
out consulting anybody, haven't
yer / tell We. no man knoweth
whom the last hour cometh. and
AZ you think your candle has got
any longer wick than mine,
you're way off your nut, you
bearr'
i Yes, DEAR mnrmured Mrs
Spoopendyke, soothingly. If
you thouId die. dear, 1 think it
would kill me !"
"Now you're talking" grinned
g. Hpoopendyks. somewhat
bIlified by this concessionon the
NJ his wife. You know the
Ia US is liable to go at any
Pa, BIT, and you can't tell when
6es, lik " to be scooped up
soo you'd cry much2 and Mr
Ia peudyke folded his arms aud
~ yumed an aspect Of great resig-
Ination, as .though he alread,,
heard the bells ringing for hiin.
"Why, Of course. rep led str-.
Spoopendyks. rather puzzled by
the drift of the conversation. II
should try to th,uk thai you were
&bs'ter of. bit it would be nat
bral for me tn shai tears =
: "Just sol grunted Mr.. Spoop-
endyke "And il the natural
tears didn't hold out. ! suppose
! you'd chuck in few artlfi 'ial
. ones rather tLan not keep up your
end Of tho stickl What makes
You think I'll be better of1?' be
continued, a, hs caught tn full
forcs ut the ref sction that there
might be some consolation for his
wid ~ ia tbs fact thtt he had
doue pretty clever thing by dy-
ing. "Bs glad. would you, t.
see me lauuche in the grave like
fence posl2 Be- great deal oi
comfort TO you to know that yot
would never see me again or hea
nv voice any mor-T and here NJ
Spo ,peudyke broke down un'lel
bis emotion, and covered his fac'
with biz hands.
stD,nt you feel we'll my lea'?
asked Mrs. Spoopendyke tim,ily
LET ME make you u cup Of te
anil you'll spon get over bad lee
ings."
Never mind" whispered Nj
Spoopendyke in u broken voice
A suppose you'd get tue mos
expensive mourning you coul
fiud, and have IL made up as be
coming AZ the life inSuranc
would permit, would your"
"Csrtainly, dear. If you Wis
it," assented Mrs. Spoopendyk'
"Only / don't think / could ha,
II ready in time for the funeral.
conld borrow a black dress nut
n mine was done. but
E "And / suppose you could biz
i ONE grief to help you throue
1 he allotted period OF bereav
! rent. couldn't your" hissed NJ
l,poopendyke. forgetting that |
,as Theoretically dead nj
n ouncing off his chair 1.-THE
Il ,onldn't be time to get on all Il
ounces and ruffies bet~een n
cath and burial. and you'd ha
y rent appropriate expressions