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Show FOUND THEM HARD TO RAISE. Slight Mistake Made' by a Lover of Lobsters. A great gormand, who had a passion pas-sion for shellfish, lnhorlted a flno es-tato es-tato and a largo Bum ot money. He had been extravagant, and his friends were greatly rejoiced at his legacy. Mr. H. Barry, In "Ivan nt Home," tells to what uso tho money was devoted: de-voted: I went to sbwn ono day nnd soon learned that tho prince was in his usual impecunious condition. "Whcro has your legacy gono?" I asked. "Why," he replied, "you know that I am very fond of lobsters, and having hav-ing a river on my estate, I thought I would try to acclimatize them there; but unfortunately I have spent all tho legacy in the attempt .without succeeding. suc-ceeding. Tho quite forgot the water is not salt." Youth's Companion. |