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Show MR. GRISCOM'S HAIR LIP. Atrocious Pun Perpetrated by Nine-Year-Old Youngster. Clement A. Orlscom, the head Of the International Navigation company, com-pany, is not deformed In any way. Some years ago, however, when on a certain evening A. J. Cassatt, president presi-dent of tho Pennsylvania railroad company, announced to his family that Mr. Grlscom would call to see them tho next day, Robert Kelso Cassatt, Cas-satt, who was then a little fellow of eight or nlno years, said: "Mr. Grlscom Is that man with tho haro lip, Isn't he, father?" "Why, no," Mr. Cassatt nnswercd "What makes you think Mr. Grlscom has a haro lip?" "I thought ho had a wholo lot of hair on his lip," said the boy. Slnca Mr. Griscom's rntistaclio Is unusually luxuriant Mr. Cast-att wn3 obliged to admit that his friend had, In that sense, a lmlr lip. Minneapolis Journal. |