Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-02-12
-sTAUNToN SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER
Mr., and Mrs. Spoopendyke Building Castles
on a Lottery Ticket.

MIR. and Mrs. Sp00pendyke Building CaStles
on a Lottery Ticket.
"My DEAR" said Mrs. Spoopendyke, who
had for some time been intently studying
slip of paper she held in both hands. MY
dear, what do you suppose this is about =
ssLet us see." demanded Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, snatching at the paper. "Why, It's
a lottery ticket. What peddler OF secret
literature have you been patronizlng now
Where'd you acquire possession OF this
monument to wealth ?'
81 found it, fluttered Mrs. Spoopendyke,
making dive for it, as though the explana-
ton of what it was made the slightest differ
ence in its contents. sis it really lottery
ticket? How much do we win ?''
"Well, if it draws prize, and the expense
of collection don't eat up the amount and
the lottery pays up, we won't be much out
of pocket" returned Mr.. Spoopendyke, ex-
aiming the ticket again.
'And I'll have my seal-skin dolman after
all p squealed Mrs Spoopendyke. clapping
her hands and peering over her husband 5
shoulder at the mysterious document, 81
wish they'd hurry up and send the money.
When do you think they'll send it, dear?''
"P'raps it's on the way now!' muttered
Mr.. Spoopendyke. 'Of course, the lottery
folks know you found it, and they'll break
their necks to pay up before the owner can
make any trouble. Have you ordered any.
thing else beside the dolman on the strength
of this find? Been making any other pur
chases of similar characier?'
"No,' cooed Mrs. Spoopendyke. "And
you shall have a. What would you like
dear? Well buy what you want, and il
there's anything left We'll think about the
| dolman."
s'Don't think there'Il be much left, y
grunted Mr.. Spoopendyke. at didn't Occur
to you that we could put this money in the
bank or | could use it in my business, die
it? Never suggested itself to you that WI
could lay it away, or speculate in stocks ant
/ double it, or buy horse we could both en-
joy, did it9 All you thought of was thu
dolman, and you want ne to advance thu
money for that"
81 didn't know" murmured Mrs. Spoop
endyke. rather crestfulleu. 81 though
maybe there would be enough for US both
and if there was I'd like to get the sack =
Say, dear, how much would the stock
cost ?"
eDepends On how much You paid 70
them,'' lucidly explained M. Spoopendyke
ssThey'll cost a gnod deal more than TIL
seal skin will. WHAT'S the matter wit
YOU? As soon as You get q few dollars yo
want to bum it away on clothes? Haven
you any notion of saving? Think you''
excite any more respect among the othe
inmates by clawing around the poor-hous
!. in seal skin coat? S'po'e I'm going t
sit around here like the label on a bottl
and have the neighbors fetch in cold pie
;; while you skin around after washing in
seal skin dolman? | tell you, this money
! ! going where it'll do some good Hear me
! Pm going to build barn and buy horse.
"Won't that be nicer' exclaimed Mrs
SpoopendylSe, her face illuminated wit
smiles. s'And at one end of the barn we
, have piggery, and at the other end We
! have hennery Oh-E'
, 1--WE won't p snorted Me-. Spoopendyke
'Think I'm going to have a lot Of measl
i hens scratching with one leg and crowin;
all night with the other? Got p notion tina
I'm going to put money into pack of pig
that'll squeal when you let up long enoug
to give 'em chance p
'But little pigs are SO sweetr' pleade
Mrs. Spoopendyke. "Aud | dote on hens.
well. you do the dcting, and I'll tax
1 care the funds - retored Mr.. Spoopendykt
81 s'pnse I've got to buy the corner lot s
as to give the barn fronting on the street.
''And I'll train some vines over the door,
said Mrs. Spoopendyke. "With vines aroun
L the door and climbing beans over the win
= dow we could make it look"
Z "Think I'm going to put half this none
| into hiring somebody TO lind ont what your
talking about, DON'T you?'' roared NJ
Spoopendyke. ''Kuow what q barn is ?
: Think it's some kind of nuisance, witt
. shelves in front for pots and broken lie
) behind Well, it amt going to have an
!; beans fooling around it The first dc
! gasted bean | find climbing over the VIII
i dow of that barn will get the chief parg
q its trousers loaded with shot -
d 81 thought it would look pretty" sghe
Mrs. Spo0pendyke.
''That's it p yawped Mr.. Spoopeudykt
"You've been thinking again With yeu
= disposition to throw eve, y,hing into til
form of thought you only want a lick
> gum and bad reputation to be q boardn.
school Don't you interfere il this bus
ness any more till call you out to look ?
\ the horse Understand ne?"
q "Yes, dear" replied Mrs. Spoopendyk.
d leaning on his shoulder and looking closel
e at the ticket. 'What do you suppose til;
June, 1881, is on there fOr?"
Mr.. Spoopendyke glared at the slip, toi
/ it into a Thousand pieces, scatter ed thei
over the floor and danced OF then..
What's it for p he yelled cts to PIT
arms and tail TO and be borne around b
:; an eighteen-caret idiot as sealskin dolmai
Where'd We get it? How many suits of m
clothes did ye trade off for this measly tel
e ct, three years old a? Which mus nm di
r ye start them dod gasted beans climbing il
ii to, with these miraculous financial results?
4 ''Never mind, DEAR" said Mrs. Spooeer
e dyke, soothingly. I'm sorry you're di
J appointed about your barn, but I'll give u
d the sealsllin sacque.
. Mr. Spoopendyke bent on her one long
: lingering look and then climbed into bed.
e Il don't care mulmned Mrs. Spooper
y dyke, as she rolled up her frizzes and pla
Q tered them with ounce seed; Il don't Cart
The horse would have runaway with hin
and broken his neck; and if il didn't W
might not have anything. At all events |,
I won't have to go to The expense Of buyin
that corner lot, and that's d saving An
L with this economical reflection. Mrs. Sponl
< endylSe measured her husbands seasal
cap to see if it contained enough nateris
for q collar and pair of cuffs, aud findm
that it did, she planted her feet in his bac
and sank into peaceful aud refreshing
Der. -BrookfyH Eaqie.