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Show A NOVEL PLAN. How an i:oi:lll. Inn I'ro.liliil for l'ersons witli n I'tilil In tho lloud. Nothing but travel, nnd oxtenslvo travel ut thnt, will glvw n person a full Idea of tho queer ways that there nro In tho world. An Ainorleun who wns not long slneo Journeying through tho midland countiou of England rolatcs that In u small country town ho onco entered an inn, rather prot.-ntlous for tho place, nnd railed for turbot, a fu vorlto d' .a lu those parts. Tho American had had n few days of denso fog and lib nppoar.ineeiind manner man-ner perhups showed tlut ho had be-coiuo be-coiuo n llttlo whovry In consoqitcnco of tho cllniutd. Ho wns forced to havo frcqucut recourse to his pooket handkerchief, hand-kerchief, Whon tho turbot W brought tho' guest fancied, even before it reached his plate, that it was 110 longer frosh, and en attempt to cat. It couQrmed that Impression. IIo call aI the proprietor, who at onco scut u waiter for fresh turbot and removed tho objiotlonablo dish. "I beg jour p:irdlng,i.lr," said the Innkeeper, Inn-keeper, "but wu got tho Idee, blr, as you carao In, Hint you had a bad cold In yer 'cad, fair. "And Buppoo I had? What would that huvo to do with iny being served spoiled libit?'' exclaimed the American, somewhat indignantly. "llevcrythlnk, sir. Wo has this rule In this 'oiieoi I'lblt r- 1 1 lectio doubtful, Uko llint e, sir them which has lot tho savor of youth, ns I may say them wo serve to parties as appears to 'uve colds In their 'eacU, sir; und wo Uuds that, boln' aa such iKytlbs can't etnell nothlnh, they llkw tins Uth Just as well, sir, and hofteu they prefer pre-fer 'em!" - - ZZZ w - - |