The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-16
A SOLEMN ConYarsatiln.

the angcls?'
Good gracious!' exclaimed Mrs.
Spoopendykc, dropping her scissors aud
cooking up with jerk. what put that
idea into you head?
Don You think they are just as Ii
able TO come fishing after me as any
one el,o?' demanded Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, sitting up straight and rumpling
his hair ominouSly, "P rhaps YOU have
got some kind Of n notion that the rest
Of the world have a corner on this au-
gel business, and that | m short on a
rising market What asked was, what
would YOU do if should be called home
without any particular amount Of warn
ing?'
You needn't be afraid Of that
smiled Mrs Spoopcndyke. ut is
great deal more likely that | will 90
before YOU do, Why, YOU are good for
forty years yet, and you know ! am not
very strong,
SCOT it all fixed, haven't you9' re-
monstratcd Mr.. Spoopendyke, straight
ening bolt upright, and glazing at his
spouse. Been making all the ar
raugemcnts for the dissolution of this
f,nliIy wit6ou, con.u,tinp anvbody
hmm, o2 roll 40 mn ,3on Lnowa;b
u.,.o ,nn last rnso.Ir bnrr con,ntb and
If you ,sinL ynrr candle ha. got any
Inn,,or .v,ict ia, mine you ,re Wv III
your NUT YOU hear?'
Yes, dear, murmurcd Mrs. Spoop-
o,J'Lo ,,n,L;,IrIy III Won .borId die
ds,r ,b;rL, !, wonrd tiiI ma y
Nav y"m,ra toIl.ir~ :" grirred Mr.
s,onnorj,to .nwa,rLo, nnIIitied hv
Ill. inncos.io, an rho n,r, of bis vito
.you tno,,, tho ho., ~ ne l. Eob'e ,oco
ON, n,nn.,, and yo,,' oo,,t teII whom
am likely ~ hc .cooneJ IN Think
von'J cry murh2" and Mr. Snoonen.
5yLo foIjcd hi. arms and assumed an
a.nao, ~ ,,,oa, ra.i,na,ion 49, thnnTh
he aIreodv heard tho halls rinoing Tor
him.
"Wby. Of course" replied Mrs
Snoonrndvko rather nnlIlcd by The
drif, of Inc ronvers,tiop =" shouId
,ry to think that Won were better of.
bnr i, would he natural for me 10 shed
tears"
just sou grunted Mr.. Spoopcn-
dyke. "And if the natural tears didn't
hold out. suppose you'd chuck in
few artificial ones rather than not keep
up your end Of the stick. What makes
you think | would be better Off" he
.,r,;,roj a. No c,u,,bt ,ho fulI fnrrn
Of the reflection that there might be
some consolation for his widow in the
| faith that he had done pretty clever
thing by dying BE glad, wouldn't
Won, to sec me launched into the grave
| like fence posto BE a Great deal Of
comfor, TO YOU 10 know that YOU would
never see me arain, or hear my voice
any more" and here Mr. Spoopcndyke
broke down under his emotion and COW
cred his face with hi, hands.
"Don't YOU feel well. dear?" asked
Mrs Snoopendyke, tImidlv LET me
make You A cup of tea and you'll soon
get over your bad feelings.
Never mind, whispered Mr. Spoop-
endyke, in 2 broken voice. 81 suppose
you'd get the most expensive mourn
ing YOU could find, and have 1t made
up as becoming As the life insurance
would permit, wouldn't vou?'
Certainly, dear, if you wish it,N as.
Scntcd Mrs Spoopendyke, Only |
don think ! could have it ready in
time for the funeral. could borrow
black dress until mine was done, but
--"
And suppose YOU could hire some
rricf to help YOU through the allotted
period of bereavement, couldn't your
| Kissed Mr. Spoopendyke, forgetting
that he was theoretically dead, and
bouncing OFF his chair There wouldn
be time TO get on all the hounces aud
rufles between my death and burial,
and Won d have to rent appropriate eX.
preSsions of profound melancholy? l.
TINT the way YOU want to be under,
stood? Couldn't 90 to my funeral I'M
less YOU could outsnine all the other
dod castcd widows in our set! Tina;
fine ide, Won want to convoyp That all
tbe consolation Won want to peryade
nv last bnur wiihp"
Mo do,r y roood Mrs snooncn-
dyke, somewhat at a loss to EXPRESS
herself. What would YOU like tohaye
mo dop"
"DoN roarcd Mr.. Spoopepdyke. who
had expected the prospective widow TO