Show I 1 ViaM diamond iid cut diamond it waso a fe few w evel evenings ago that I 1 happened to be sitting at a side table ingv in R a batin eating saloon ill fix th this gloace chigin in a few frred fried beffre ganto bw bed I 1 the oysters aaste ra wv cape par particularly fine an and shoals have I 1 ecim engrossed ased all my attention but bat visions ol of doctors aud and dyspepsia would intrude themselves thenis elves upon me the opening opening 4 of the door disturbed my i not very pleasant plea sint reverie reverian aa 9 and when 1 I 1 raised my lay lind head my eyes fell j upon a rathe strange aea of humanity lito danity he evidently belonged to that elass of persona called yankees m not a jenuine yankee yanked sum suan as caiti f 0 o vermont stute state and are notorious for their wooden nutmeg not that kind here we apply the term Yan yankee keel to those individuals who come down the river semiannually semi annually with lumpier lumber well as soon be entered he walked or rather lounged up to the counter behind which R was standing stand inz and after wate watching hine 0 his motions for a moment or oi two to broke out with 1 I say Cap canting ting i ng they look plump spose impose you open a few raw ay A plate was put pul before him and R commenced serving them out rapidly as I 1 thought ht but not fast enough for the inita impatient tient river man the oyster hardy hardly touched the plate before the yankee would hook it up with his fork and gulph it down at one swallow and then would flourish his fork before R as s face and rry cry harry up the cakes wake up rid old toan P t ae until R wr who 0 prided oridea himel fou OB his dexterity in nn na casing the leaea sea toads became quite excited at last in reply to some cutting poke of the yankee R said in in no very gentle tone cc look here friend you seem to pride p ide yourself on be bc ng a fast etter c ier now ill III tet bet you 20 1 I ca can gm open 0 j se r ter than you can pick them up and w i them and not half try 1 I dont like to be blead off iti in thod that way wak stranger gerl says the yankee but you area are a beetle a ahead ead of of my sacs 10 and I 1 if I 1 dont pi pue e spose you make it swan ta take keyou ou and ove give you five for a starter this 1 was weed to and both parties paved tut dut their money oney and deposited it in ii m my J bands I 1 af after ter all was fixel dixe 1 R del deliberately I 1 0 opened pe ened the five I 1 lie was to start with and then rolling his sleeves up I 1 I 1 to his elbows called out to the yankee who was i standing standing fork in hand anxiously awaiting the commencement men cement t NOW for it the words had scarcely left bs mouth before he had added another to t the he plate and then a second arvi and a third followed each I 1 other bother in quick succession the yankee was not idle I 1 all this tome time but baa been stowing st owins them away at a rate that threatened soon to amply the plate before him R was to took blank black and I 1 was I 1 that he was going g to give 91 ve up and acknowledge I 1 the me corn when suddenly 1 by a us I 1 twitch he threw one entea out on the bar counter the k yankee y stopped a to en crt foul but seeing se em i that one had bad been gained on him by his hesitation swallowed allowed it ft dust and alt all the next one went over the e coti iter oft floor and abd the nex next tand and tile e next itne yara yamilet Ya rilet r te antly evidently braa to see the spine tor for instead stead oi of losing time expostulating went scrambling over er the floor door after the oysters oyster which now flew to all corners mers of the room only wafting hafting to 6 give them thein a wipe the sleeve of his coat before th them em has aos we e were kept in doubt winch Which Wo wand wa beat until 1 c capped od the climax by making one oae alight acci en ae come right jit ivio jo the bax the astonished t shed man gaz gazed for a t at the oyster as aa lay batt em embedded ed tn in the dirty sawdust kid and dro dropping 3 his fork macafe a straight 9 a it coat tua tau out e d a a t side d I 1 1 As the doar c closed upon him all hands joined in m a warty arty laugh at the expense eapen af pf 0 the 1 vanquished hero haro a which Vs Rs voice w e 0 chous but a wo al change came ow om 1 e as he examined be e stakes which I 1 bad just jast handed him hi you may adge e how tae aw la turned when he exclaimed in in i v voice e not e ram ro of distant thunder 1 by eternal P spirit of the times syr si aws |