The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-02-13

Jaw IN, and charge Admis sion Ect is
alone, viii W! fpaid thrse dollars Tor
it, and I'm gong TO chaw oifit while il
lasts! Seen enough Of 1his? Want to
stand around here any lon sSkatchlng
that thing squirt"
.sIt's 80 lovely" murmured Mrs.
Spoopendyke, turning again to the
falls. ooh, my dear. Think of man
going over those fallsn,Is- Mrs.
Spoopendyke shuddered.
HE wouldn't be any more of q
measiy ass than man who pays dol
lar to 60 under 'em!''- argued MIR.
Spoopendyke. who still retained live
" recollection Of his experience on the
American side. '.lf [ come here again.
and if God gives me nv health won t,
think Iii try to go over the falls. pro-
| vided there is any chance OF my drop
ping on tho Esquimanx who poured me
into q rubber bathing suit, with hole
under each arm and slit up the back!
Say, my dear, suppose we give this
| fatigue uniform with o bad smell to
some worthy charity"
"That's my squaws Dress" faltered
Mrs. Spoopendyke. land l wouldn't
take anything for it
| 81 wish the man bought it of had
felt that way!" groaned Mf. Spoopen-
dyke. Just pull it through the back
strap of my trousers, will We, and tie
those knock-knesl carriers around my
waist Look out for that bat le-axe. I
| want that myself to open oysters with,
Where's the shoe that belonged to the
game-legged warrior with the pip?
L 10 -L -, al
Mrs Spoopendyke found it in his
hat, and then announced her readiness
to take in the rest of the show.
There's q man down here that's got
a whirlpool" explained Mr.. Sroopen-
dyke. experiencing some difficulties in
getting under way with his trophies.
Il don't know whether he is in the
habit of exhibiting it to band wagons,
but If he is aud he don't insist on hav-
ing me buy it, we II take look at 1t.
Come along!''
lis that the suspension bridge?'
asked Mrs. Spoopendyke, as they drove
past it.
''Yes; want it?" demanded Ter hus-
band" Though L don know why
they should call it suspension when
everything else around here appears TO
be in active financial operation. Let's
figure up how much this drive is gong
to cost, Twice six hundred for the
horses is twenty-four hundred, and add
twelve hundred for the wagon makes
three thousand. Multiply that by the
distance, three miles, and you get nine
thousand dollars. Cheap. Here, my
dear. what's become of that scalps
Where's the scalp of that primeval old
convert l gave q dollar for? What's
become of the hair of the archaeological
old pirate thatsold photographs around
this corner before the foot of the adj
INJURIOUS white man ever penetrated
-ecesses? DO you discover any
these nfa geological formation in
remnants his display of untutorcd
indnstryP" howleo VIZ sPIopendyke;
rising in wrath IS he "i, pioweo
through his acquisitions for TIN 's.us
spoils Of war. ..Do you appear to oo-
serve fugue in wool lurking around |
this dime museum of pre-Adamite rel
lcsP''
..Didn't-d;dn't You put it on your
own head?'' asaed Mrs. Spoopendyke,
with q misty recollection that he
adorned himself with his prize.
shouldn't wonder" grun,ed Mr..
Spoopendyke, locating the scalp with
out further trouble. II wanted it to
feel at home. Here's the whirlpool.
Look out how you step. Now get into
this box and we'll go down where We
can soc it. Be careful how you sit on
that war hat Of dyed hen feathers! l