The Dickinson press., 1883-05-05
MIR. and Mrs. Spoopeudyke.

Mr.. and Mrs. spoopeudyke.
"Now, my DEAR" said Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke, gathering up her skirts and max
ing for the door; "now, my dear, we are
already, aren't we7 You take those
pots of plants and I'll carry the cut
flowers"
"How'm l 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 l am u
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 go
ing to carry these things? That's what |
want to know.
That's a ealla lily, DEAR" replied
Mrs. Spoopendyke, laying down her
flowers and turning to help her hus-
and. "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. S~poopendyke
arranged the pots, neatly folded in clean
white paper, in her husbands arms.
THAT'S the way to carry thcm," she
snow, you are all right
"Expett 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 olt from his burden. "P'raps
you think don't need any decoration
while | am carrying these dod gas,ed
shrubs! May be You think I'd present
Il more tropical Appearance without any
lut!''
"In put on your hat DEAR" tluttered
Mrs. ~Spoopcndykc, and she carefully
put it on hind side before and tlattenel
it down until the black BREADTH 'us she
called it, rested on his shoulders. Now
you're all right, dear, he careful of the
tlowers..'
Mr.. Spoopcndyke followed his wife to
the street and y We the burden a sort of
hitch to relieve himself.
"Here! Look here" he cried to his
wife, ''you don'tload me straight! These
things are slipping. Fix 'em, can't ye?!"
"We luvn't far to co. pleaded Mrs.
Sp%oopendyke. who couldn't secthat any
thing was wrong. Cant you hold them,
dear, Till We get to churcll?."
ooh, | can't hold emf %squcaled Mr..
Spoopendyke, sect out OF my eve!
can't We take this yaller lily ont CT my
eye? Look out for my hat. Don't YOU
see it's Slipping OIL: If you don't make
some better arrangement about these
things the neishbors will be startled by
the sound of cracking crockeryw
81 hope YOU won't break amy of them,"
pulled his hat over his eyes and took
him by the elbow to lead him along.
"L.ook out" yelled Mr.. S~poopendvke,
as he felt a pot going. "lIere'sa deco
ration i'll danger! Catch it, if We don't
want to lose a big slice of this resurrec-
ton! Catch it, quick"
But Mrs. S~poopendyke was too late.
The pot dropped with Il crash on MIR.
Spoopendyke's instep and rolled into
the gutter.
cob, dear!!" moaned Mrs. spoopen-
dyke.
There you are" roarcd Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, hopping with pain and dropping
another pot. Satisfied now! Know
anyone you want to back me against for
a 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" aud down
came the largest pot of the lot with a
prodigious noise.
"Don't!' squealed Mrs. spoopendykc,
watching the fate of her decorations
with %disnay.
81 ain't' yelled Mr.. Sroopendyke,
letting 90 two more in the effort to keep
his hu on. "Who is? Get hoM of that
oil representative of the day we ccle-
bmte," and Mr.. Spoopendyke clntched
wildly at a sliding pot, no that he cared
for the flower particularly, but I've had
some fears. "Dod CAST the pot" he
slnawked, us it eludud him, and landed
ON his best corn
IL think you're real meant" sobbed
Mrs. Spoopendyke, surveying the wreck
with streaming eyes.
"Youd do, do YOU" howled Mr.. Spoop-
endvke, who felt as badly as his wife
did now that it was all over. "P'raps
you had some kind of Il notion that
those pots would fall when | let 90 of
en-! Why didn't you put 'em in a bag
so a man could carry 'en without spill,
ing EN-? What do you want of decora-
tons, anyway"
"~Ijecallsc 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.
"Weil, amt it just as much Faster out
doors as it is in the church," demande,
Mr.. Spoopendyke, "And haven't: 20,
decorated as much Us any;wman? Wha,'c
you expect? Think people are going to
take you for Il cathedral Just because va,
take a few shrubs to church once a yealt
Now you 60 in the house and don't lie
inc hear any more whimpering. Will
your notions about duty and your desire
to get the best of the other women il
the church, you only want a bell in youl
mouth and a black collar be a wholt
guild"
And with this benediction Mr.. spoop
endyke started off to see Specklewottlt
and make some arrangement with hin
for going fishing as Don as the trou
ponds should show signs of breaking up
Estimates have been prepared show
in. that Peter Cooper gave away $4,000,
600 during his life.
Edward Gould has completed fifty