Eureka Reporter | 1903-08-28 | Page 6 | Cat in the Frying Pan

CAT IN THE FRYING PAN guests guest a demand for fry resulted in its eviction will J lampton the poet Is telling a sweetly poetic story these days and he insists that it Is perfectly true once upon a day be he was making a driving tour through the country near harpers ferry and stopped at a little wayside inn lor for refreshment A sign in the window announced that oysters in all styles were to bo be had and mr mir L lampton a mato a 0 ordered a try fry dont don t you want a stew r the man in charge no said mr lampton I 1 want a try fry raw wouldn t do would it queried the ma man n who seemed to entertain a prejudice against unnecessary exertion no repeated the poet I 1 want a f fry ra th the e mn walked over to the stove and sought the frying pan it was lying on the floor here said the man get out of that pan jim the gentle man wants a fry jim was a barm harm less necessary cat washington post