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Show Larue-i'IUckd Ovsters. An oy- mlcr stew is a luxury which present 1 prices here place within the reach of I millionaires only. Vou go into a res- 1 taurant that is some restaurants and 1 eall tor an oyster stow. After waiting till appetite departs with hopo do- ! fened, a plate is set before yon. There U a greasy look about the contents, ; which would indicate the presence ol other thau milk, butter aud oyster , liquid. Stirring around with a siuou, and it may be using a microscope of .sufficient magnifying power, you will perhaps 'Strike" something which passes for an oyster. Long continued effort, similarly conducted, may reveal tho presence of a half dozen of them. You niako a merit of necessity, swallow swal-low the "stew" and pay for it your . "aii bits," in legal currency a bit an j .oyster and then you aro at liberty to jjass out. A man with moderate de-siro de-siro awl delicate appetite could man- , ago to 'worry down half a dozen of such "slews" to prepare him for a meal; and at the rate of Bcventy-livo cents apiece, ho could contrive to dis- ; poso of a roasonablo income in (he .matter of stewu alone. |