Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 288, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1916 — Philadelphia Lobster Puts on His Own Cabaret [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Philadelphia Lobster Puts on His Own Cabaret

PHILADELPHIA. —The pet cat was in the kitchen of Imfeld’s restaurant shortly after four o’clock the other afternoon, when the cook’s helper placed on the floor a basket of lobsters he had just taken from the storeroom.

A lobster crawled out of the basket and the cat jumped for it. ■ The lobster became indignant w'hen a paw struck his shell. The big claw was landed on the cat’s tail. Emitting ear-splitting wall's, she cat raced upstairs and into the dining room. Miss Eva Seidler had brought her Boston terrier, Gus, into the restaurant with her. He was tied to her chair. When the terrier saw the cat and the lobster lie got busy. So'Mid the lobster. The dog made for the cat.

The lobster grabbed him by a hind leg. Howling, the dog made a jump and pulled the chair from under Miss Seidler. Miss Seidler fainte.d. William Mullen, the head waiter, ran upstairs when he heard the screams. Cat, dog and lobster got tangled with Mullen’s feet and threw him. Then the dog got to snapping and the cat to scratching, while the lobster just hung on. The restaurant was in an uproar. Every person had something to suggest. No two suggestions were, alike. One man thought the reserves should be called out. Manager Louis Bernard got a club and when he got a chance to use it persuaded the lobster to let go. A physician revived Miss Seidler and the cat went downstairs.