The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-11
A LOVERS LOBSTER
BY DONALD ALLEN.


copyright 1910. by Associated Literary Prea)
Miss Kitty Henderson bought all her shoes at Smith
4 Rrown's Oh. A,dr,. A. - h...n.. 81. h.a any
w,.n :. 80 - - w " . -.
sa..a 20 keep the nrm out OF bankruptcy out pc
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49,, oe'"oe o'@'s -
young man. and because In time they became sood
friends-and more.
Mr. Walpole wa. RI y,,,.,n II. wa. earning q
81. -, ~ -
Hs hsH ,So ana 'v w with ms % M,.. Mi.ty
c.r .a , .nou.n IN o. mstrnonS. wnen Mss W.. 49, ~.
With hirn WIN a ns , .mDel 49, Us, 49,, hart
He had paid more attention to IN. ,notsp than to
nr.r ee' pu' Ais: h'''s mao iar'ooAins race anu
one Also earned salary OF sl2 per week sne
srsd even no. ssnceo e. .ns young man aess a an
ns h but she also had thoughts OF matrlmons
for yonns lord prince or for an old dotArd with
AL. r . 1n, = sooo- iookihs shoe eiefA On "
,n All the young woman had to do was to keep buy
low .h. ars ., ,, S''n IN A.. ,,-,tt VA -,
90 wa. to stand ready to walt on her Cupid did
a. ~ , se's IN ms ms. wo, PHI IN snoe ''o a tss
house: then more calls Then the theatre and littls
dinners rs. Then moonlight sentiment. engagement
It was jus. a. ,hi. happy period that the good
o.neh OF the nn son lost her appetite soms'n,ns
bt ans broth ees malt. and other thing
p p. many asenea On i've az
$3.50 IooS..ia hknt'ns -"su ioos.eI. moulu 20
-, ,n ,1ae ana no,ieo ane ana n
TO s the ai'ihs mo'her ~ would either XIII OF cure
nv,
:. ",a' Hiore haturai tnai cierh IN "A snoe s.oIe
s,er .haa 70 TAKE nome I'VE
msrkt - h hlm va aohs me a. nsa
msaks. man , Drought OUT the victim, me ions.er
no nAo pl,ten MIN three tunes that oay' Was usihs
" WA ,o.i'n oit.. -. r., -. ~,
to e, reach home So did Mistress Henderson They
u u InseI on the car oy acc,aent ne Wakea
- surprising now easy It Is to talk iose on
DEAF old man, and on the other 10 an old woman
WV Is 'n.nkhs OF the pork.Ioast IN ,hs paske. -.
ncr feet and the two opposite have their noses IN
newspaper The pair can go right ahead and plan
usasi .ou.s cosy mats ana bank accounts IA az
most me same as sitting IN the parior and there
"ohs "a, ehahse o. scenery rms naa ossn so.hs
on lot weeks when the event took place 70 try ina
to-oe- brides soul
:. IN TINS particular evening she was waiting on
the corner a. nsus Not thought OF danger en-
.ered her mind Not one horror appeared on ner r
no1'son. sne was happy. sne was wa, e TOT TOT
the appearance Of the shoe sierk she adorsd, lie
his arm young man IN Mise Henderson placs
wanld have sinted with hs ss e.a man. an. ana
about IT the nrst thing Heretofore there had been
Whit. s' But pe now one ."s va. to BE- Disclosed
Mr. White Was sensitive about CARRYING paekaEes
love with him. To have stated in reply that
he was carving home live lobster was beyond
him He would perish first He would lie nrst he
did lie. He said 1t Was pair Of shoes for his
m n,N the fassnood was believed even sass
that she was soon to wed a man who cared whether
his old mother went around barefooted in tho nppinx
Once aboard the car. they sat down together a.
usual They were ohstty and happy She was 60
Ing that evening TO learn how to trim her own mats
and he going to revive his mothers lost appetite
Then. Of sudden, the dun thud came Cupid new
out and the live lobster crawled IN
Shoe store boxes get great deal OF handling
hs .ora At each other s n porvs mem The ons
In which MIR. White was carrying home the cham
pion nghting lobster had been sportsd with and