Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-08-23
A SHORT CRUISE.

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endyke. bouncing into bis wife's room
and interrupting that lady in the
purely feminine enjoyment Of un-
packing for the summer. '.My dear,
there's no use trying to get along in
the country without a saiiboat, and 1
have bought a nice one. Come along
and I'll show you how it works.
ssassAip't that nigel .giggled Mrs.
Speopendyke, who stood in mortal
terror Of, the water and was afraid Of
anything shaped like, o boat. ''Are
You going to sail it on the pond."'
f'At first : thought I'd sail it down
CELLAR growled Mr., Spoopendyke,
4but the landlord was afraidit might
upset the milk; then l thought I'd
try the garret, hut there's too much
wind no there; so believe I'll stick
to the river. Hurry up now, and see
the biggest boat in thirteen counties. I"
sIf it's as big as that it must have
cost q, good, DEAL" murmured Mrs.
lSpoopendyke, somewhat reassured by
the size of the boat. II am glad yon
got a large boat. though Of course the
expense-'' gsf f., a,.,.. raj, e.f;.ss
- What do you think I've been buy
ing?" demanded Mr.. ,Spoopendyke,
with a flushed face ''got some kind
LOT notion that I've invested my wealth
lin salt marsh, with telegraph poles
for masts, haven't ye? Think pye
been laying out money in a town site,
don't ye? Well, / haven't, and !
haven't been buying rural district
with rudder to it. It's boat, ]
tell yea sailboat-and it won't come
up here to make formal call; so il
you are going to it, you want to &c
j where it is. Coming?" and Mr.. s,
pegged off with his hat pulled dowr
over his ears and the expressive ex'
preston of a veteran tar on his Wis
J lage. sa.s- ga .ze II zses,i...s. 80
| 'sYes, DEAR" replied Mrs. Spoop
endyke. futtering after him. ''Say
dear, I'll stand on the shore ant
watch you sail the thing"
"You won't do anything Of th'
: kind. Madam" retorted Mr.. Spoop
a endyke. ''I bought that for you
pleasure as much as mine, and your
going to sail in it. When I want yo
$ TO stand on the shore and watch any
: thing, I'll hire man to drown bin
e self. Now look at that boat. Ism
n she daisy? See how she sets on th
e water .s.. ..-,,.- al. .,e.z
). tsWhat are all these clothes linz
lc hanging from that stick for?" aske
Re Mrs. spoopendyke, surveying I'll
d yacht critically. sa - =
Il ITO play Copenhagen with" roart
Mr., Spoopendyke, who was not
h. all anxious to be examined on Il
10 technical points Of his new acquis
Of ton. ''You take hold Of these rope
ey and I slap your hands and then
a kiss. See into it now? Does the g
.
,h of navigation begin to appeal to 70
be understanding? Now, you get in al
IulPll make sail,' and Mr.. Spoope
rb ldyke handed his wife in and beg
os to tug away at the halliards. o., 3.
rs -, s'Why didn't you have q sail ma
re when the boat was built?" inquir
en- Mrs. Spoopendyke, by way OF e
ast couraging her husbands labors W
pleasant conversation. ft
L .sBecause the man was sick
,an snarled Mr.. spoopendyke, glanci
Il at the head of the mast to see vi
,Itlwas wrong. ''Come up here, =
af YEP, he grunted as he grabbed
a. halliards again. There, dod g
;fl vel I knew I'd fetch ye!'' and
not walked aft to examine the. trim
tell the mainsail. elbow does that Sc
.th- Ito set?' fn .e-.z5a..e ~
inc sit seems to be little full in
a back BREADTH commented N
be Spoopendyke, holding on the COZ
pair Ting with both hands. b.. a.5-
a 81 suppose so,'' muttered
syoopendyke, giving another haul
,.., his peak halliards. IF put .
,e., tie on it I imagine it would take
' wrinkles out. Now I'll get up
les lib, and mind, what I say, don't
w be a touching anything" s
Mrs. set his jib and pushed
n' As his sail filled the boat keeled Q
ol Ito the manifest CONSERVATION OF
~" Spoopendyke. ghs-sd p =,ti
'. sssWhas makes the thing tip
'''.s > she asked, serambling to wind
: - = and grasping Mr.. Spoopendyke
the coat-collar. g,sae'esg
~ tsLet down the eentreboal
;csss @ yelled Mr.. Spoopendyke, sude
' remembering the instructions tina
ac'i had received when he bought
s''s ssi"s boat. "Let go that centreb'
..g..,. quick l'aS9na I zss~
. vi, 81 haxn't got it, squealed
~ ,..u Spoopendyke., Il havn't seer
'o.en We must have left it ashore!
f'o myl'' The, last exclamation wa
~ dressed to o half hundred weig
waiter stopping over the coamin
b "Haul away on that jib sh
..m.l roared Spoopendyke. who four
:. was going ashore on the other
-. of the river. s.Pull her in qni
- you can! Let go Of thati' he
:. a. Itinued, as he saw bis wife clnl clio
convulsively at the peak h'
2. 81. cleat. aLet go the rneasly thii