The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-12
Energy on Tan.

81 see that Fronchman has got q
patent for canned energy" observed
Mrs. Spoopendyke, as she picked up a
lot of cut-steel beads on needle
and began sewing them on medallions
for dress trimming.
"Got a what" Intercepted Mr..
Spoopendyke. who was backing his
boots.
| Eyes. He says he can put strength
| up in bundles and send it anywhere, so
they can run ships and things without
steam. He sent ever SO much over to
Scotland"
"What circus bill have you been read
ing nowP" queried Mr.. Spoopendyke.
glazing at his wife.
''lts sO." she replied, 81 saw it in
the Eagle. He does it up like pre-
serves and it lasts ever so long, and it's
just as fresh and strong when they open
it as it was at first"
who puts it upP Who're you talk
ing aboutp"
"A Frenchman. He gets lot OF
strength and fixes it with electricity,
aud you can buy it anywhere. I'm GO
ing to get some and take it. tn be
just as good as going in the country,
and may be it'll help my headaches. l
Of It for tramps."
"YOu gone crazy again?" demanded
Mr.. SpoOpendyke. What dye mean
by putting strength in boxes? The en-
ergy is some kind of dod gasted fishp
S'pose you can put main strength up in
a bottle like q measly shrimpp II
you're going TO read, why don't you
read straight"
"Why, I did. He has some kind Of
| q machine and he makes energy so 1t
will last, and then he soldiers it up In
tins, or something. SO you can keep 1t
in the house. Pm going to have some
to do the washing"
"Does it strengthen up the mind Of
a dod-gasted idiotP" blurted Mr.. SpOo.
pendyke. ''Can it make q measly
SpOopendyke woman talk sensep"
1.-THE paper didn't say; but II it is
all they claim for it. it will be q great
help in house-cleaning and moving tho
step-ladder around when you want to
hang pictures. And then it saves boil
ing beef-tea. Oh, you ought to read
about it. They say its the greatest in
vention of the age"
"D'ye mean to tell me that they're
selling muscle by tho kegp Want me
to understand that some frog-eater is
keeping industry on draughtp Think
I'm an assP"
That's what the Eagle says" re-
joined Mrs. Spoopendyke. with wo-
mans implicit reliance on anything in
print. "And they can make it in any
quantity cheap, so We can have all we
want. I wish you'd get some right of.
and we II try it ON Fridays sweepings."
"Quitr' howled Mr.. Spoopendyke.
stop making an idiot asylum of your
self S'posc you can make me b'lieve
that house-cleaning comes in jugsP
Think I'm going to b'lieve that q
weeks wash comes in box, like meas
ly pillsp P'raps you want me to think
that your dOd- gasted stuff will pay the
rent and run my business! Next time
YOU strike corn salve you read it I'M
derstandingly, ye bearP Energy by the
pint! Strength by the yard! Got that
rip sewed up in my pants?"
Eyes, dear." murmured Mrs. Spoo-
pendyke, meckly; and Mr.. SpOOpen-
dyke, having arrayed himself. plunged
out Of the house and made for the fer
ryb0at.
Hello. Spoopendyker' saluted his
friend Specklewottle; ''See this thing
in the paper about the Frenchman who
is boxing up energyp
Eyes. certainly" replied Mr.. Spoo-
pendyke; "and I've been all the morn
Ing trying to explain it to my wife.
but these women can't understand such
things. HOw's stocks P''i