THE SPOOPENDYKE BABY.
with a grin that involved his whole head, and an effort at tip-toe tread that shook the whole Mrs, Spoopendyke smueS faintlylTSifMr, Spoopendyke picked un to Heiress. V It's the image of you/' she said, regarding with sbmeitrepidation MmSpoopendyke'a - Mr. Sp^jptyfe^ when my nose looked like a thumb pare of 1 boiled lobster claw. 1 ~Do I understand you that my bear rei MbOince to the Iheadof a screw?" , ' " I inurmured Mrs Spoopendyke, '•w,'4iT-ife^»jß' p6i'ar i toMK#\ll SjWdfefidyke, wfe.j infci'hls sftfqU 1 Bit ioffilf + o utf geiieral rtiyv 1 tfm sfi 'ffemnfa' y o& J jf'ltaotaiaifliAto.'' fli'Pkitfihdrf! kitoheeiv What makei'herfold up'h It tt^lik^that?*^ eJ® oan't hfelp lyfep in' ( they'llstraighfe'n ; ciutin-,tirae. J .'; ci il /i';No itimeolike fthenpresent," quite'd Mi; V ip.QPpandykey ; and he took hii daughte'rfs'jeebi i limbsii f' Ldon't'ft y'ant any bandy-legged child;in.ihis>fßinilyfr of it-'' „ R v,,,j ril r Jyl :^at!wally () t'liei ISaljy hegaaw dry,|ifl<l,Mr, 7 , Spobpeiidyke easay.Qd,tM> ; Boothe it., : s, f,n r ; ui t 'Hi,likit^hee,l M, jioii'll ; |ay,^to, l M.,tha| J! he matter with' her, any warf ~ , ~ T IM ')Me, n^leMed, heM& Mre. SOTehiijrW :"SheV"'dbing , 'wbir v enbugb'; i ''Hilyyou,!', : loli up' l°HiVen't yoii aiiything aouth'in ? 1 "It's spilling all ovtei'the neighpojr-' • lood. Hi! Topsy,- 'Genevieve,' Clebpatoi 1 dw ip.'i' rmigoing.to have tronble'breaking'thia roun'g o'ne'a temperj'l can see that)'// iend the once' 11' and M(, Spoopen-'n dyke=tried to straighten ■ np'his'rith'outavaiL■ i •' 1 •[ l-in. : ;>■ '■J !n ,",.Leth6rcome to mer.do, pltoe,'imoanetti 1 : dob Spoopendyke j.and'JMr, "Spoopendyke" vas'forCedito hand'her ovbr.. M.AV«ll,,that's tittite'a:babyi!!saidhoj : nnrp«'jfl ing hisknee and eyeing the infabtt-■■■''Whatjwia' thosel.bumps over its: eyes fort oWha't pre-'" londerance of intelligence do they'repre- ' ient?.'! ;i ,,. !; '! i!-,h j«: »r« i Ipoop'epdtye,, "Sheja tjhe .handwn\est„oMWii[ iwflo ' Weill kyii.gftt to atop, bj9? pajiw, 11 before; Bl)e : gbes any farther, with jfife prpqwffto lion., 1 ,'Here,takey,yo.nr, haflds ..put/iftfwyPßtjj 1 i noutn, .qift'tv you.? dqfl't;,yoyFp»tJh#rv/ 1 • to try," {;aid Mr, 'a® 'l' djon r t warit.'to pe jfjth 6riij|i 'the' child'^p..,; Serey : )on't ui' (Se «i|y -'Sayi deSr, ; 'ddii'^oti'mnt'to r giy J ' f ■.'•.No)' Uiift ki4k™i mW. i efe'thi^ 1 ybiixg^Wf. o ' 1 "Where's her cliiii f r T3.c(' l • 1 ab%S |, aHvtiy6 have tHei||,'upp'er jwgetW' : '< tf thfeif'SWhldawl' rkiKMe . ; e oal'p to the'bndge bthetnow.' I' '■ < oht bfellevb she|s qilite Mt,;7TO^W'{ f ireUeai ?•'' 6reat ; Mo'iesl'' HirHeAais'allo'n " .tie'ilia'ok sktW'-Wi 'pesWd/ , fhto'Hb'BHapei. , { 1 -"'!'''' ' "fi^t'^Wrl'SxelalmedW ' ;i ldi^iiiSitiyi J ''She's ' r otliiiigiti'fclie her.''' / ,* ' 1 ?•<of ■ bbiirso;ybfiv ktiow," grbWlfed'M^.Sßook r k id llie*dolioTd ; inake"a hyi&'g ttfr'a J 1 "hp tn'e? Sh&'ll- old 1 'en'oii Sb ! !to Sp'iinSt 1 'in'' a' 1 week, won't she?" . f '' yhe'li never be'bld fdD'that.i'f ((■?(» .'.ill ta'l 1 ' '!I'll .betishe ill [ ,natures up to thatiperiodi'n e ,tak? ( ~;Here, letls; haye, >:' Spopp'endykoflaJly r l<«n 1 "Keep your angAlic baby, then?"roaredini Ir, Spoogendykei,," If yoR l mt)reabpiit'' 'billies than I do, th'en.ta jiqi). jThfl.^y, icr ,1 y iu coddle her,one would think she-was ' 'piste' fo't'the' eo'mpltiicfnl 1 . f 'n ot , e ,, braii"Atid a handle,, vbii' 1 n t'tje-bok'.: 'Pit tip a; id' h ind nursery. 1 , « . And 'Mr.'Spoopendyke off 'tiS.flnd, h s.frifod'Sptoewbttle! %hb';OT#aitulatta 5 * h m, and started off with hiAvW asaiat'ih th'er 0 ai lection! of 1 , ah" oyerbdatr andiftipair.of eaW ' ii g M winter.'f-jsrooktyn:Eai>ki.i nwir w i,: " ru : " '-"""I " ll '' nv!!
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1008, 25 February 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)
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523THE SPOOPENDYKE BABY. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1008, 25 February 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)
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