The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-28

cute blond nurse, and then Of
course a. group of Doctors ganged
up on me and made holes in my
head which were later all nicely
hemstitched up, but it was all in
my best interests, and like / said
they treated me courteously, kind
ly, and just plain swell. A great
big Shop Hoppin' orchid to our
Naval Hospital, and while it's moi
very much fun to be sick any
where, by golly if l gotta be sick
at all, I'm sure glad / live right
here near it.
X X II
There's . little place in our
town that ! think should be
must or every Tourist LIST, and
also a place TO visit by Key West
ers from three TO three hundred
That's fhe Pet Shop over on Caro-
line Street by fhe Mascot Bar.
IFS q little place, not very well
marked, but IFS close by where
you go TO see the turtle erswIs,
not far from loves Fish Market,
and directly across the street
from the Railway Express
Agency, so you really ought TO be
able TO find II.
When | arrived there yesterday
morning. they were just in the
process of cleaning UP, and there
were fine happiest aggregation Of
birds and animals in that place
you ever saw. Cookie, fhs little
woody monkey was busy finding
out how fhe bird cage on the
couch was put together, the baby
spider monkey was calling out at
The top Of his lungs for attention,
fhe parrots were screaming, and
all the parakeefs were ehaftering
at once. The sun was streaming
in, and whatever II was they
were trying TO fell me, II sounded
like . gay good morning.
Among the adopfables at fhe
Pet Shop were fwo Just begging
for q home. One was q little
cream colored Pekinese male
pup Just eight months old, and
q more loveabIs tyke never
saw. Completely iiousebroken and
lonely FOO, he comes TO fhe Pet
Shop from . family who couldn't
keep him because Of the persis-
tent teasing Of . small child.
The other wait, who bares no re-
semblance to q wait at all is fhe
most gorgeous specimen Of
poberman Pinseher imaginable.
He too Is eight months old, has
had all his shots. tail and ears
properly tailored. and he's .
wonderful animal. Answers to the
name Of Mike" ! don't know
any Of fhe details of his arrival,
but he has certainly been brought
up like q gentleman, and would
make . fine companion and
fFusty guardian in any home.
Then Of course there are those
beautiful little finches Of all
varieties, who delight in breeding
nadly in nice home Of their
own. even heard tell Of . sly
character who bought . pair of
finrhes from the Pet Shop and
now sells baby finehes back to
the Pet Shop every other month
or sol
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I've found there's more than one
way to skin a COW, and there seems
to be a good many ways to do
other things too. The best way to
get your boy friend to call you up
from a great big distance was de-
monstrated the other week, and /
know the pretty blond nurse at the
Naval Hospital won't mind too
much if | tell you Of this. 1t seems
that her distant sweetheart had
been begging for a lock of her
lovely blond hair, and also it seems
that he had been begging in vain.
Wen as she was Shearing off great
hanks of my hair, she suddenly
was struck with an idea. Right
now Ill bet he thinks something
heavier should have struck her.
she tied up lock Of my
hair with blue ribbon and ship
ped it off to far away Arizona
labeled The New Look"
You'd be surprised how fast she
got a phone call. and from Arizona
yet! Only | neglected TO ask her
whether II was because he thought
the new look was so horrible. or
so nice. Tell him to give the hank
o hair TO friend, honey.
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IT'S been . sreai big long time
since I've been out Sigsbea
Snaekery way, and kinda miss.
ed the place. Well. Yesterday was
the day. and I'm real glad went
cut 10 lunch. u was . cool clear
day with . breeze blowing and
that was the best darn chill in
town Or out. understand that
ice makes II himself and u was
full OF nice Juicy hamburger,
with little sloha Of enion fseasina
around IN dark rich gravy tOlI
81 red kidney beans. II was Just
hot snoush no with Chill spices,
and served with srispy crackers.
Those guys out there know hew
20 brew . pet ef coffee tee.