Show i 1 I i aw BON Ss they enjoy playing tt at T ton a and catch with egg do you want to we something 1 funny said a drug clerk to a reporter one evening v ning of course the reporter was v as not averse to seeing something in the humorous line and so BO informed the mixer miser of pills and powders says the washington post well if no one comes in for a moment ill show it to you yon said he placing a basket of eggs used in ma makins making egg phosphates from the top of the soda fountain to the counter now stand here and watch t the he rats and the newsman stood where he could got get a 0 view it took but a moments silence and then out popped a hoary old rat soon followed by three more they seemed to understand their part and climbed nimbly up a box about a foot foo thigh used in covering pipes and from that to the tray under the counter where the g glasses lasses are washed up on top of another box they went sad and then to the top of the counter the first decender dec ended to the floor the second remained on the box the third in the tray and the fourth on th the C hg high i 11 box seeing they were all there the 0 old id rat on top walked to the eggs ind picked up one carrying it with his front legs walking on his hind feat like a squirrel he dropped it over and it was caught by the rat beneath who in turn gave it to the one beneath him this rat jumped down and rolled railed the egg under the soda fountain in this manner they carried do down wn r six ax eggs M in exactly one minute when thinking the fun was expensive the clerk drove th them in away they will steal them by the dozen down if ill let them said the clerk and we have to keep them on top ot of the fountain 11 |