The Lamar register., 1915-01-06
GRIMMICK'S OYSTERS
BY JULIA CHANDLER.

Grimmick began away back in Sep
TENDER to boast to his friends about
the oysters. 1t was SO hot that he
could scarcely raise flicker OF in
terest by relating how Albert Mac
Shane. who had moved to Texas. was
going to ship him some gulf oysters
during the winter
They're oysters that are oysters!"
Grimmick always added. None of
your measly little eastern thing8, but
big. fat ones. the size Of a saucer.
And flavor, Say. If you haven't ever
eaten gulf oyster you don't know
what you're talking about! They"
Let's 20 and get something cold to
was talking would interject about here.
taking on his Panama hat to mop his
steaming forehead
Later in the fall people began to be
tray an interest in Grimmick's oysters.
They listened and they heard so much
about those glorified bivalves that most
of them would have recognized the
barrel on sight. No matter how dis
guised. It would have been impossible
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Grimmick's friends. Persons OF deep
designs brought Grimmick new recipes
for cooking oysters and artfully
showed him their wholehearted disin-
terestedness. Not that they expected
to get any OF the oysters. but natural
ly they took a neighborly interest Ir
might be big barrel
Even Grimmick when he first gazed
upon It was a trifie appalled, at the
have misunderstood and sent him a
young hogshead. Or else the crop OF
gulf oysters was unusually large.
'Beautiesi" cried Grimmick when
he got the barrel open. Il can scarce
ly wait to get at themi"
The Grimmick family had raw oys-
tiers and oysters grilled that night for
dinner and all next day Grimmick
made a nuisance of himself telling
every one how good they were He
issued no general Invitations, how
ever. for people to run in and take
home a pailful of the gulf treasures.
Consequently. comments were bitter
on his trail.
Selfish brutel" was the universal
opinion. It's as bad as though he
owned an automobile and never took
any one out for . ride!"
1t really is amazing how far oysters
will go. After the Grimmicks had en-.
joyed oysters stewed. scalloped
PANIED and fried to their hearts con
tent they saw no Rppreciable shrink.
ing OF the barrels contents. There
were Just about as many oysters as
before.
Grimmick said he thought he'd take
some down to the office for his part
ner. Mrs. Grimmick said that as
she was going over to Sister Nells
that day she might as well take some
along. The next day she carried some
across to the neighbors on either side
of them. That evening Grimmick sur
veyed the scalloped oysters set before
him and frowned slightly He said
they looked fine, but he believed If
Mary would fry him some OF the
breakfast bacon he'd rather have it.
The following morning he said he
thought 1t was q mistake not to share
their good fortune with their friends
and that he would speak to Reekman
and bundle and Buckle on the train
and tell them to stop by that night
on their way home and get some.
The weather turned warm Just then.
It's shame to waste those oysters"
Grimmick said when he saw the mer
curry In the outside thermometer
standing at As degrees. Il should
think you would remember some OF
your friends to whom gulf oysters
would be real treat"
Why. I have been giving them
Ground" aonfasssd Arz. Grimmick