Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1908-08-28 | Page 2 | Psychology of the Oyster

psychology OF THE OYSTER james jamea rus russell a elf lowell was wa prepared to A add dd a few I 1 facts facto one of the most profound remarks ever made by that profound pher thackeray was when he ha passed two tubs of 0 oysters side aide by side aide and he saw one was labeled Is a dozen and the other Is ad a dozen lie he ex claimed how those oysters must hate bate each other well even an oyster may ie be crossed in love and william dean hoelle Ho llo ells has another tale to tell anent the psychology of the oyster at one of the little suppers that the poet longfellow gave to the brilli arit cam bridge critic james russell lowell paused with the pepper box poised above his plate of 0 austers ousters to say bay whimsically its it s astonishing how these fellows love pepper I 1 dear met me you don t say NO BO gatei B fl nice prosy old gentleman who used need to sleep through the sup pers the temptation was too strong to be resisted and lowell was fairly launched into an account of how bow a red pepper accidentally dropped into a basket of oysters had been drawn out with halt half a dozen of the bivalves clinging to it when the ever gentle long fellow interposed to save his matter ot of fact old friend woman a home corn com pl pinion lilon