Genuine Fokesight.—A short, stubby fellow,''with, his'hat on, one side of Ms head and his pants rolled up, walked into an-oyster house, and holding the stump of an unlit cigar between his clenched teeth, looked around and inquired, "Got any oystirs?"-. "Yes, sir," said the oysterman, as he cast his eyes upon a half-dozen baskets full lying around loose. " VTellj how much be they a dozen ? " " Eighteen cents." Eighteen cents?" "Yes, sir, eighteen cents." " Shucked!'' " Opened of course, if you want them opened." "Well, gi'ra me one nots shucked." " One ? What do you want of one oyster ? " Well," said the customer,.confidently, leaning over the oyster stand and taking his cigar between his teeth, " You sec I'm gpin' to a social party out here near Albia too night, and some of the boys might get a foolin'. I've been round a good deal, and I tell yer there's nothin' so cpolin' and healin' like for a black eye as a good big oyster. I guess you'd better gi'm me two. How much is it ?"-—American paper.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2079, 2 September 1875, Page 2
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