Daily American telegraph., 1852-11-02
The Poor OYSTERS.


While you are enjoying your rich plate of oys-
ters, just look over the following to sharpen your
appetite:
The enemies of the oyster are many; and oil Of
them go about seeking what oysters they may
devour. First comes the sea-crab, who seats
himself on oyster, and drills little round hole
in his back, and makes poor oysters back ache,
which causes him to open his mouth to take
long breath, when the villanous crab runs u
"stinger'' down his throat, and poor oyster is III
the sea-crab's stomach. On the sea-shore bush
els of shells found perfectly riddled with holes
by the crabs. Sometimes he files the oysters
nose off, 80 as to run IN his singer.
Second comes the drum fish, who weighs about
thirty or forty pounds and is about two feet long,
he is large about the stomach and tapers off to-
wards both ends. He is by no means modest
fish, for just as soon his eye rests on an oyster
he starts towards him for the purpose of making
his acquaintance, and grabbing him in his mouth
smashes him into chowder, ''in the twinkng of
cats tail, and Immediately looks about for his
nearest relatiye-being opposed to. having fami-
lies separated, he is anxious to have them all
rest in his stomach at once. 1t is often the case
that two or three pounds of oyster-shells are
found in the stomach of a drum-fsh.
Third comes the sea-star-every body knows
what sea-star is, for they look just like star.
These stars have five points, but no legs and, as
they do not keep horses and wagons, they find it
very inconvenient to go afoot-not having any
feet, when they wish to travel they lock them
selves to each other until they form large hill,
sometimes to be driven about by the waves of the
sea and roll away, they know not and care not
whittier, but If they happen to roll over an oyster
bed they Immediately let loose Of each other, and
hug oyster and wrap their five points about
him, and hug him closely hug him dearly, until
the oyster desires him to STOP and just opens his
mouth to say "hold, enough" when the rascally
and he is "goner."
Fourth comes man, with dredging-irons, with
scoop, shoves, and tongs pulling him, and
making him into oyster soup, pie, fry, roast, and
SO on and SO forth eating him whole, and indis-
criminatey body and soul, without saving the
pieces. Thus it is with poor oyster; troubles
beset him on every side, and though thousands
desire to have him, yet none wish to be him.
Mr. WRBsTER's FARM-The farm Of the late
Hon. Daniel Webster is probably one Of the most
notable and extensive in America. 1t was well
that so great man should have so great, so
kingy a domain. 1t stretches over eighteen
hundred acres Of land, the northern border end
ing in ranges of peering hills, the southern ex-
tending to the waving sea. Upland, woodland,
forest stream, Geld, are spread out almost as far
as the eye can reach 1t is worthy of remark
that it was Mr. Webster's dying wish that this
wide domain, in all its worth and beauty, should
be kept sacredly in the family, without DIVISION.
We are gratifed to know that his wish will be
religously complied with, an assertion guaranteed
by the pecunary condition of Mr.. Webster's af-
fairs Mr.. Websters farm Originally 300 acres)
was purchased of the late Captain John Thomas,
one of the old colonial families descendant,
Mr. Charles Henry Thomas, who now resides in
Duxbury, was great personal friend Of Mr..
Webster. Mr.. L. has had the superintendent
of the erection of the tomb Boston Bee.
The Sandusky Mirror says the Wings are uni
formy treacherous to their great men, Ton ac-
count OF their treatment Of Clay and Webster.)
We suppose the Locofocos never trsacherous
to their great men, and that such men as Cass,
Buchanan Marcy, Douglass, &c., are never over
looked, and that such unknown men as Polk and
Pierce are never thought of!
As some evidence of the extent to which the
so called spiritual rappings have taken hold of
tho public mind, it may be remarked there are
now at least FIVE papers devoted exclusively to
that subject, viz: the Spirit Messenger, the Star
Of Truth, the Shekinah, the Spiritual Telegraph,
and the Sight from the Spirit World.
Kossuth is reported to have left this country in
debt; all his collections here being expended in
the manufacture of accoutrements of war, and in
correspondence with revoutionsts in Europe.
His letters we're sent by private messengers, and
each one cost him ever $500. Bah
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