Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05

crabs. makes him ashamed of his kind.
One slant at young woman friend of
his reading Maeterlinck while she ate
crab meat drove him far away, never
to return.
. His friends who entertained him at
the Beach laid themselves out to be
nice to him. They secured the atten-
tions of two pretty young things all
for his particular entertainment, and
tried their best to make him feel at
home. He got along famously with the
girls. One of them was tall and slim
and the other was short and chunky,
: but both of them talked the same way.
:. "Oh. I just love bathing. don't you?"
: Miss Tallness would say.
.'Oh. L adore it," would say Miss
: Chunky. Don't your"
= Whereupon the man would aver he
= did, too. 1t was quite a nice party
I'm sort O. getting hungry" re-
: marked the man who doesn't like
: crabs.
Now you're showing your manly
qualities" declared Miss Chunky
They have the most adorable crabs
down here, and just love them. Every
time | come down here just ate crabs,
: and eat 'em and eat EN-"
: 'Oh. l love crabs" adored Miss Tall
ness.
= You can have my share" said the
: man who doesn't like 'em. and de-
: tests EN- and just hates 'em.
: Why, don't you like crabs? How
funny!"
1t had begun already.
The meal they all sat down to was
really a fine repast. There was ham,
and mashed potatoes, and bread and
butter. and little pickles, and all sorts
Of things to make the mouth water.
And there was dish of crabs.
1t was monumental dish of crabs
They were there by the dozens. No
one was SO hardy as to attempt to
count them. 1t was enough to try
10 eat them.
nj Ill
bath towels, draped over the back of
each guests chair. All one had TO do
TO bring them into action was to turn
ones head slightly. They were very
convenient as well as novel
When the man who doesn't like crabs
caught sight of the nice boiled ham
he thought he was safe. But he had
not reckoned on his host Nor on Miss
Chunky. or Miss Tallness.
"Oh. won't you have some of this
nice crab meat" asked Miss Chunky.
Il think I'll take some of this nice
ham. II you don't mind" replied the
man. helping himself
Come on. now, have a little of this
nice crab meat" coaxed his host.
This ham is delicious" replied the
man. politely ignoring the profYered
crabs. II Is = rather hard lob ignor-
ing hosts offer of his main dish. but
the man accomplished the feat quite
skillfullyr for the time being
In the meantime active warfare had
been declared by the two girls and
the host on the modified crabs
great euveloping movement took place
In which crab after crab went down.
But still their solid mass remained un
broken. The man who hates crabs
could hardly see a dent in the dish
And just when he thought he saw the
pile slightly diminishing-in came re-
Inducements from the kitchen.
There was no hope.
Il don't believe you like crabs" sud
denly remarked Miss Chunky
Everybody looked at him suspi
ciously.
Don't like crabs" echoed Miss Tall
ness.
The table looked at the crab atheist
this infidel and alien in Chesapeake
Beach.
At last the truth was out He didn't
he actually didn't like crabs, It was
unbelievable.
AS the host, Miss Chunky and Miss
Tallness looked at the villain in mute
establishment that Individual could
stand the strain no longer. Better eat
. crab than be called Grabbed"
He held out his plate.