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Show Counted Himself Out. The superintendent of the Cincinnati Cincin-nati zoo was making arrangements to feed the 27-foot python and needed men to hold the reptile during the repast. re-past. His advertisement was answered an-swered by a serious-looking darky, "What we want," said the zoo man, "Is a strong, husky chap to help hold the big suake while we feed him." The darky's jaw dropped, his eyes .stuck out like golf balls and he gasped: "Yo' yo' want a man to du what?" "We want a man to help hold the big snake. What's the matterl Don't be frightened, there'll be ten of us " "Ilof on !" gasped the darky, making for the door. "IIol' on! Dej 'may be nine o' yo', but dey won't D4 ten o' us." |