Good Morning All. I saw this on another list and thought I would pass it along. This is something to consider. And as a genealogy "tip" might well be something to remember during our struggling searches for ancestors & lost records. Alison THE OYSTER There once was an oyster Whose story I tell, Who found that some sand Had got into his shell. It was only a grain, But it gave him great pain. For oysters have feelings Although they�re so plain. Now, did he berate The harsh workings of fate That had brought him To such a deplorable state? Did he curse at the government, Cry for election, And claim that the sea should Have given him protection? No � he said to himself As he lay on a shell, Since I cannot remove it, I shall try to improve it. Now the years have rolled around, As the years always do, And he came to his ultimate Destiny � stew. And the small grain of sand That had bothered him so Was a beautiful pearl All richly aglow. Now the tale has a moral, For isn�t it grand What an oyster can do With a morsel of sand? What could�t we do If we�d only begin With some of the things That get under our skin. Author Unknown --------- End forwarded message ----------