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Show Tho Fitness ot Things. Among tho many novol enterprises Intended to pruuoto festivity during Jiihlloo week was that of n restaurant-keeper. restaurant-keeper. Hu had thu front of Ins place, of business thickly placarded to mi iinuucu such delicacies as "Sampson soup," "Dewey clam fritters," "Lee clam chowder," "Hobsnn devilled crabs," "Oils broiled lobster," aud the like. An Idler who chanced to bo passlug remarked: "Haven't you mndo a mistake?" "Whereabouts?" "Oughtn't you to change this nround so as to make it 'Uobsou broiled lob-slcr?' lob-slcr?' " Tbo proprietor's faco showed Immediate Imme-diate resentment of thu disrespect to u bravo young man. "No, sir!" lie exclaimed, "Hobsnn IB no lobster. A little weak-headed, maybe, may-be, but no lobster, l'vu tried to kuep everything personal out of ihcsu signs, anyhow. But iheru was one tempt a tlou I couldn't resist, See that one?" hu asked, pointing to a conspicuous card. "You mean 'Bob Evans steak?" "Yep. That's the ono. t hat steak's good and tough nil tho way through, and that's my Idea of Bob." Washington Washing-ton Star. |