The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-06
Energy on Tan,

81 see that Frenchmsn has got a
patent for canned energy" observed
Mrs. Spoopendyke, rs she picked up
lot of cut-steel beads on needle
and began sewing them on medallons
for dress trimming.
Got whatp" Intercepted Mr..
Spoopendyke, who was backing his
boots.
Yes. He says he can put strength
up in bundles and send il 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,
glaring at his wife.
ats 40" 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 about3"
"a Frenchman. He gets lot OF
strength and fixes it with electricity,
and you can buy it anywhere. I'm go
ing to get some and take it. It'll be
just as good as going in the country,
aud may be it'll help my headaches. |
suppose the Government will buy lot
of II for tramps'
You gone crazy againp' demanded
Mr.. Spoopendyke. What dye mean
by putting strength in boxcs' The en-
ergy is some kind of dod gasted fish?
Spose you can put main strength up in
bottle like measly shrimp II
you're going to read, why don't you
read straightp'
why, did. He has some kind OF
machine and he makes energy so it
will last, and then he soldiers it up in
tins, or something, so you can keep it
in the house. I'm 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"
Tho paper didn't say; but if it is
all they claim for it, it will be- great
help in house-cleaning and moving the
step-laddsr 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
yentlon of the age"
'Dye mean to tell me that they're
selling muscle by the keep 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 | wish you'd get some right off.
and we'll try it on Fridays sweepings"
"Quitw howled Mr.. Spoopendyke.
"Stop making an idiot asylum Of your
self +! S'pose you can make me b'lieve
that house-cleaning comes in jugsp
Think I'm going to b'lieve that a
weeks wash comes in box, like meas
ly plllsp Praps you want me to think
that your dod-gasted stuff will pay the
rent aud run my business! Next time
you strike corn salve you read it un-
derstandingly, We bearP Energy by the
pint! Strength by the yard Got that
rip sewed up in my pantsP"
Eyes, dear" murmured Mrs. Spoo-
pendyke, meekly; and Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, having arrayed himself, plunged
out Of the house and made for the fer
ryboat.
Hello, Spoopendyke" 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
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