| Show psychology OF THE OYSTER james russell lowed was prepared to add a few facts one ot the most profound remarks ever made by that profound pher thackeray was when he passed two tubs of oysters side by bide and he saw one was labeled Is a dozen and the other Is ad a dozen he ex claimed how those oysters must hate each other well even an oyster may be crossed in love and william dean has another tale to tell anent the psychology ot the oyster at one of the little suppers that the poet longfellow gave to the brilliant cam bridge critic jamea russell lowell paused with the pepper box poised above bis plate ot oysters to say whimsically its astonishing how these fellows love pepper dear me you don t say so a nice prosy old gentleman who used to sleep through the eup pers the temptation was too strong to be resisted and lowell was fairly launched into an account of how a red pepper accidentally dropped into a basket of oysters had been drawn out with halt a dozen of the bivalves cling ing to it when the ever gentle long fellow interposed to save bis matter of fact old friend woman s home corn canlon |
