Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-21
IN A SLEEPING CAR,
A spoopENDYKE SKETCH

ypu did with my nocturnni Bhr'
t1ent when you packed this meas
y grip sacka"
"Isn't it there?" asked Mrs.
Spoopendyke, holding the cur
fains together with one hand
& while she tried TO do up her back
hair with the other.
a suppose it is," growled Mr..
spoopendyke, tumbling the
things all over the lower berth
III b nst be there, it isn't herel
: Dld you bring any sleeping raj
n16nt for me or have / got to
rd6st on the edge of this berth
VINE my head under my arm,
j Iike a cooling dove, all night2
bat's this thing. anyway Any
lsate to this?" and Mr.. Spoopen-
{Iye unloaded short sleeved gar
ment with frills around the
z ee'watch pockets. II suppose this
had to come even if stayed at
Ahomel couldn't you have rented
this out and brought me some
thing TO sleep IMP" and Mr..
Spoopendyke fred the obnoxious
article into The upper berth and
continued his explorations.
"I'm sure ! put Dight-sbirt in
for you, murmured Mrs. Spoop-
'nndyke, clenching her hair in her
teeth and making dive for the
valise. "It must be in there
somewhere"
How many Of these does it
take 10 make pair?" demanded
Mr.. Spoopendyke, drawing out
four o, five stockings Of different
colors and designs. "Mayte
that's it, "and be grabbed another
mystery and examined it intently.
"Did / have any night shirts
made Of wire2 Got tired of starch
ing the measly things, and now
you put in springs to hold it out,
don'tyou?"
"Letit alonel That's mine!"
squealed Mrs. Spoopendyke. "I'll
find your night-shirt for you, il
you'll let things be-" aud she
fumbled around in the bag in
1ruitless search for the missing
garment. "Dont hurry, dear.
and III find it, if you'll give me
time"
~ spose you want to give
your notes for it, don't yer"
squealed Mr.. Spoopenkyke, tip
ping the satchel upside down and
rummaging around among the
lares and renates his wife had
spent q day in packing. "Want
thirty, sixty. ninety days and q
couple of extensions on that night
shirt, don't ye? Get me pen, ink
Aand paper!" he roared, seating
bimself on the side OF the berth
and glaring at his wife. de.
velop the measly stationery and
let us conclude this mercantile
transaction. Thirty days after
date ! promise to pay to ono
Spoopendyke a pair Of sleeves
and collarl Sixty days after date
| promise to pay the same Spoop-
endyke one back and one stom-
ach! Ninety days after date l
nromise to pay the identical
Spoopendyke one good and law
ful undivided night-shirt tail Of
the realm! Whose your indorsel?
Bring into my presence the mil
lionaire who secures the negotia-
BILE instrumental and, foaming ut
the mouth, Mr. Spoopendyke
won't for the bag again and turn
ed it inside ont. "This is cash r
he yelled. s.Give me my cash
night shirt before the rest OF the
passengers begin TO think a soda
fountain has burst in this SLEEP
ing section
II don't know" sighed
Mrs. Spoopendyke.
"Oh, 70 don'tl" howlel Mr.
Spoopendyke. EYE don't know
II we could only put sleeves ant
a buttonhole into what you dom
know, it would make night-shirtl
for the teeming millions of thi
measly vale of tearsp'
"Say. dear" pleaded Mrs
Spoopondyke, "Say. dear
couldn't you wear one of min
just for this once?"
"Certainlyp yelled Mr.. Spoor
endye. "It was constructed shoi
in the arms and thin in the necl
for that express purposel Civ
me that blue enamhled one witt
fiounces on the chest, and hem
stitched arm holes and the bo,
on the back! ! think, my dear,
he continued, with Immature
gravity, as he stepped into tn
garment as though it were a pal
Of trousers, 81 think, my dear,
is going to be little short in tn
legs"
'srhose are the sleeves" moar
ed Mrs. Spoopendyke. 81 don
belive you can get your arms !
then, but l could tie them aroun
yourneck and the skirts woul
keel yon warm enough unit
moring."
chats the ideal" yelled NJ
Spopendyke, hopping out of IL
nigl dress, and fourishing
like banner. II knew you woul
n hit before you wound NJ
VII all that brillancy, you on
warto travel backward, and ha'
twonucleuses to be q Jenk
contl Where's my night-shirt
'fsre it is, DEAR" smiled Mr.
Spependyke, who had uneartht