The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-01-27
A QUESTION OF CONSTRUCTION
By sIANLY HUNliKs.

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 And so, my dear" observed Mrs. Spoopendyke. as she and her husoand | reached their room a, the Delevan. and she stepped before the glass 10 arrange her crimps. and so, my dear. tha, WAS the legislature. was II: Whoever ex- pecied that should ever see iIve iegis- lature:'
 You didn't think it was yesi...,s, be a dead one, did you: erowled Mir. Spoopendyke. who had lus, discovered | rip in the sleeve oi his overcoat you don't think brought you up here a, m enormous sacrifice of eonfor, and cash just to show you a stuffed le-islaiure do you! You'd think il was the skeleton Of sn eNtlnc, legislature. donated by 2 celebrated traveller ard auicula,ed by renowned physician with a bald head and bis bill. did you: Wha, do you suppose a legislature is. anyway :: Think Il is something to kill and hang ID by the legs until the blood iuas out and then cook with onions. Ina, Voar idea :"
 N-n-n-nn." f4ltefcd Nre. Spoop- endyke:"l didn't th4nk !; s..s exactly tiia'. &s4&N Nt NUN .s--A 4- tf stS Atlt s-. that's all.
 Well. i, was aboa, time you so, oa, If that's all. re;orted Mir spoopeu,l Sc ripping away a, the hole n h!s sleeve to see if the stitches were strong on either side of the rent. .'lt ~as about making laws. that's what II ~as about. IL wasn | about making shirts. nori II wasn't about making an ass of yourself. Though l don't know so much a@lt that. either, soliloquized Mir Spoopendyke, forgetting his wife and pondering on his last propo- sition.
 But that's just the part don't under stand" insisted Mrs. Spoopendyke. ' 4 law is something about being arrested on Sunday, butt can't get through my head how they make them
 You've got the law part right, rumi- hated Mir. Spoopendyke. and I'm no, sure but what you've hit it pretty close on the density of your head. I'll tell you my dear" he continued gravely you saw that place with the rail around il and the man behind it well that is the law machine. They throw the legislature in a, one end and the law comes out of the other. They used to buy secondhand laws and pour them into new bottles, bu, they finally caught the combination. and now they make their own stock. Bot you want to watch i, closely. None genuine without signature on the label; stand in d cool place these laws are only good for specific crimes for any other crime try our celebrated extra session laws. for sale by all druggists. See into itnow B-sin to get dim, dawning notion iha, a leg islature Is not ar aquarium Think you would know legislature from crick in your back. if you saw them coming down street arm Tn arm:
 That's different from wha, l sup posed" murmured Mrs. spoopcndyke :" thought legislature was where they all got together and made up their mind, whether the police did rigat or not.
 Did. did ye? grinned Mir. Spoopen- dyke. between his teeth. Thought tha, was question within the accomplish ment of modern wrasile: Got sort of cellar-door notion that the police and legislature have changed plac ces. and the legislature IS after the police: Some day when your rich relatives die and leave you some sense. you'll know the differ ence between an iron pot leg and ,he pre- cision of the equinox with which pro fuond prophecy, Mr. Spoopendyke strengthened out thrust his hands into his trousers pockets, and regarded his wire with severe consideration.
 Anyway. I'm glad l come. sighed Mrs. Spoopendyke, !" because saw the governor" and she .paued down the iron, of her dress, and twisted herself into a bow knot 10 see if hei pasicy hung righ, for dinner. Wasn't tha, Governor Me Manus. who sa, up n the high chair and said that after to-day he was going to clean house:
 ~Govern your Grannus" snor,ed Mir Spoopendyke. Which end of the ap- propria,ion made him governor Who elected NcManus governor. besides you:
 Il don't know, stammered Mrs. Spoopendyke :. 4 man behind me said if fMcManus hadn't cleaned ou, Mr. lry- ing's hall, he wouldn't have got the Stand-by-me nomination. 50 suppose he vas the man"
 ..Thlt's it-' roared MT. Spoopendyke. doubling up like foo, rule, and jabbing his legs into the sofa like pair of skew CTS Il, didn', take you nore'n one day to land the whole science of politics, like a dod gasted crab. With McManus for governor, and swing door, yol only need another appropriation and a flight of back stairs to be new state capitol What dye mean by McManus: Unfold the mysterious realms of unexpiored ob- scurity and point me out 10 McManus Let there be no misunderstanding here .' continued NIT. Spoopendyke, frothing a, the mouth. but assuming an expression of injured gravity. Il speak from the loftiest motives of dod gasted patriotism Point ou; 10 me the ineasly McManus = brt Mir. Spoopendyke lost all control over his voice. and spur around like top. speeches. with anger.
 I'm sure don't know" plead Mrs. Spoopesdyke. That's what the man said though thought al the time il was