The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-29
ENERGY ON TAP.

81 see Frenchman has got pat
cnt for canned cncrgy," observed Mrs.
Spoopendyke, as she picked up lot
of cut-steel beads on a needle and be.
gan sowing Thorn on mcdalions for
dress trimming.
"Got q what?" Intercepted Mr..
Spoopendykc, who was backing his
boots.
eyes. He says he can put strength
up in punches and send it anywhere,
SO they can run ships and things with
out steam. He sent ever so much over
to Scotland"
"What circus bill have you been
reading now?" querried Mr.. SpOop-
cndyke, glaring Mt his wife.
"It's So" sho replied, 81 saw it In
the Eagle. He does it up like preserves
and it last ever SO long, and it's just AS
it was at first"
"Who puts it up:" Who are you
talking about?"
GA Frenchman. He gets q lot of
strength and fixes it with electricity,
and you can buy it anywhere. I'm
going to get some and take it. It'll DO
just as good as going in tho country,
and may he it'li help my headaches.
1 suppose the government will buy a
lot of it for traInps.'
"You gone crazy again." demanded
Mr.. SpoOpendyke. "What dye mean
by putting strength in boxes? Think
energy is some kind of dodgasted fish?
S'pose you can put main strength up
in n bottle like tneasiy shrimp? II
you're going TO read, why don't you
| read straight ?"
"Why, 1 did He had some kind of
a machine and he makes energy so it
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 straighten up the mind of u
dodgasted idiot?" .bl.lrted Mr.. Spoop-
endyke. "Can it make a measly
Spoopendyke woman talk sense?"
"The paper didn't say but if it is
all they claim for it, it will he a great
help in house. cleaning and moving the
step-ladder around when you want to
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 the keg? Want me
to understand that some frog-eater is
keeping industry on draught? Think
Pm an ass?"
"That's what the Eagle Says re-
joined Mrs. Spoopendyke, with wo-
vans implicit reliance Oh anything in
print. "And they can make it in any
quantity cheap, SO we can have all we
want. 1 wish yon'd get some right
of, and we'll try it on Fridays sweep
ings."
"Quit!" howled Mr.. Spoopendyke.
t'Stop making an idiot asylum of
yourself! S'pose you can make
b'lieve that house-cleaning comes in
jugs? Think Pm going to b'lieve
that i weeks wash comes in u box,
like mcasly pills ? P'raps yon want
me to think that your dod-gastcd stuff
will pay tho rent and run my bust
ness! Next time you strike 4 corn
salve you read it Understandings,
yo hear? Energy by the pint
Strength by the yard! Got that rip
sewcd up in my pants?" -t
ayes, DEAR" murmurcd Mrs. S,oop-
endyke, meekly; and Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, :iaving arrayed himself, plunged
out of the house and made for the
ferryboat.
"HeIlo, Spoopendyke! !" shouted his
friend Specl<lewottIe; 1880 this thing
in tho paper about the Frenchman
who is boxing up energy?"
"Yes, certainly" replied Mr.. Spoop-
endyke; Sand Pve been an the morn
ing trying to explain it to my wife,
but these women can't understand
such things. IIow's stocks?''- Brook
~" Engie.
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