West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-07-30

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ed the refrain the lobster move,
one claw, but whether from grief O.
JOY could not be told. The air wa
then changed to the "Suwanee Riv
err" and the lobster reached out tn,
other claw and ratified il against III,
basket"
"By Jove, but the Frenchmar
was right" exclaimed Mr.. Bowser,
as he had cut the music short. "You
saw the lobster move both claws
didn't you. He's got soul for mu-
sic, and don't you forget it. III try
him with some in the jig line"
He struck up the air Of buffalo
Gals" and patted time with his foot,
and in half a minute the lobster not
only clawed out but bumped his
back, and gntted his teeth. With
smile of triumph on his face Mr..
Bowser changed off to "Black- Eyed
Susan" and thence to "Come Along
Moses" and the lobster fastened
his claws into the basket and stood
upright and quivered all over as il
longing 70 get out and hoe il down.
"Well, there's the experiment,
and what do you think of it9" asked
the investigator, as he ceased to
blow.
"The lobster seems to have heard
it," replied Mrs. Bowser.
Heard it1 OF course he heard it.
Nothing else caused him to act that
way. II was to put him out on
the grass / believe / could draw
him clear to the ally by playing
long enough. tell you that French
man was right, and I'm going to
back him for keeps. | don't know
whether lobslers can love or not
but I'll give him something to make
his heart beat faster"
1t was, I've lost My Nancy Lee"
and there were tears in the eyes of
the player as he pulled out bis
cheeks. The lobster bumped and
wobbled about, as if trying to resist
the influence of love, but he gave
in at last and clawed his way to the
edge of the basket and fell with
thud on the floor.
'1t fetched hint fetched himl"
shouted Mr.. Bowser, as he danced
around. thereafter there will be
no use for lobster-pots. All one
will have to do will be to stand on
the beach and blow love air on a
mouth organ and the Holsters will
tumble over each other in their hur-
ry to get ashore"
"Do you think it was the music"
asked Mrs. Bowser in doubtful
tones.
"Of course it was. What else
could it have been2"
al have heard that fish were at
tracted by light at night, and per-
haps it's the same with Holsters.
You might put him back and see If
it was the light"
81 tell you it was the music and
nothing else" firmly replied Mr..
Bowser. al consider the question
solved beyond all cavil, and what
honor there is in the discovery
will come to me. You can go to
bed, and l shall at once proceed to
the library and-get out with you"
The last words were addressed to
the family cat, whose curiosity had
been at fever heat ever since the
basket was brought in. AS the lob
ster fell to the floor she darted for
ward to make a close inspection,
and the next instant her tail was
gripped by couple of claws and she
was circling around the room.
"Durn her hide" yelled Mr.. Bow
ser, as he tried to head her off.
"Stop her or she'll break thingsl"
added Mrs. Bowser, as she looked
around for the broom.
Three times did the cat circle the
room, meowing and splitting and
wailing, then all Of sudden she
shot through an open rear window
and dropped into the yard, to be
seen no more for three days and
nights.
"Do you think cats are suscepti-
BILE TO music2" asked Mrs. Bowser,
as she began lifting up the chairs
which had been upset in the row.
"None Of your businessl" buntly
replied Mr.. Bowser as he jumped of
upstairs 20 bed.