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Show Funny Old Signs, One of tho most notable of old London Lon-don signs, "T'io Dog's Head In tho Iron Pot," had Its beginning in the early years' of thu reign of that samo bluff King Hal, snys St. Nicholas. It I stands out, a lonely flguro on Black-friars Black-friars road at tho corner of Charlotto street tho sign of a wholesalo Ironmonger's Iron-monger's estnbllshment. Tho dog la In tho net of eating out of a three- logged Iron pot which It has overturned. over-turned. Thoro woro alBO "Tho Black Dog" and "Tho Dog and Duck." "Tho Whlto Greyhound" was tho Blgn ol John Harrison In St. Paul's church- i yard, a booksollor who publlshod soma of Shakcspoaro's early works. |