Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-31


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said Longbow - be hesifatci bstween
the choice al coffee berry aud Glove.
. Il read IA en- authentic work . short
tifns nso thar an alligator will 20 On
exttinx for bours after the brain has
been re1a0vsd from its body.
How long hare you been studying
natural hissefyf sshrd whorpsrs with
rspA bslt comprehensive survey OF Tho.
free lunch tabs.
mot leae.~ answered Lonsbow. bat
Twas fhiaking of the extraordinary way
l,bs.c< sav ycsterisy held on 10 bis
time ca earth. went into the Arcadia
and srdeiyd,n hrutled lave lobster. After
l hsA ordered IL | told old Ssnfiies. the
head waiter. that the last ons had was
evidently boiled several days before il
was broiled. Come with me- he says.
ami took me into the kitchen. There
stood the cook. with. uplitted knife. ovpr
an ENORMOUS green bodied lobster TINT
vas frofhing az the E.ils with passion.
+. The knife came down. and Mr.. Lob
spi~ad himself out In two equal diyi-
SONS. hat was livelier than ever.
Two more blows severed the claws
from tbs body. but each claw continued
10 gnash It's teeth with rage. One caught
hold o. she knife and tried TO geti away
from the cook. but the blade WAS so
sharp ID bad to let 20. In another min
ute IL wis writhing ON the silver grill
with q vigor that would have shamed
any one OF Mr.. Fox's most active mar
tyrs. ! thought the struggle would
never end. but at last. with deep sigh,
he gave up the ghost. and ~ he did so
blushed rosy red with shame at what
he thought his weakness"
"whai'il y haves" asked whoppers
tersely.
Same" responded Longbow. sgleam
Of triumph in his eye.
As you say said Whoppers as he
paid Tor the drinks. "lobsters are very
tenacious Of life. But they're not in it
with sels.
"Isthis another fsh story asked Long
bow cynically. but with faint suspicion
Of approaching discontinue.
well, suppose an eel is u fish as
much as lobster. retorted Whoppers
CURLY. "But l was going to give you q
specimen Of what the eel can do In the
clinging 10 life line.
81 was fshing for pike in sloppy creek
q couple Of summers ago. and one day
pulled out the largest eel ever saw in
my life. won't tell yon how large he
was. because II did you nigh. doubt
the rest Of it He was not only big. he
was athletic. He was the contortionist
eel that ever sucked bait off a hook.
One minute he'd be pirouetting ON the
end Of his tail. then he'd stand on his
neck and 20 through all the evolutions
of skirt dancer with the rest Of him.
had brought with mo the biggest basket
that could find in Sloppyville, but. try
as would, I couldn't double that eel up
and get him In the basket.
Finally. when we'd both agreed on q
breathing spell. picked mp an AK while
he was resting and, with one blow. cue
him clean In two. Do you think that
quoted him? Not q bit of IL. The two
ends looked up at me with mingled
hatred and reproach and before could
get the basket anywhere near them had
ynmpei back into the creek. Now comes
the mest curious part OF II. What do
you suppose the consequence wasy
Il haven't the remotest idea" replied
Longbow uneasily.
well. III tell you said whoppers In
that Impressive way OF his that always
made his friends rquirm. Subsequent
investigation proved that the two ends
Of that eel married each other and raised
n whole colony Of bifurcated esletsr'
Longbows looked ~ whoppers long
and earnestly without uttering n word.
Mines whisky" suggested the latter.
as he returned the look with frank. in
genuous smile Ernest Graham Dewey
In Life.