JAMES FAMILY FOLKLORE

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Expensive Lobster

BY DARYL JAMES
AS RELATED BY QUOLA MAE HATCH,
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF GEORGE HEBER JAMES (JR.)
The children of George Heber James always have a hard time thinking of things to give their father on his birthday. He either has it or doesn't want it. For his 76th or 77th birthday in 1986 or 87, however, his children decided to take no chances. They knew his favorite food was lobster, so they decided to splurge and take him and their mother to the best lobster restaurant in the western United States--which to their knowledge was a little cafe in San Diego, Calif.
After Heber agreed to the idea, Jo made reservations at a nice hotel in San Diego and at the designated restaurant. They acquired a van and drove from Phoenix to the coast together. Gerald, Judi, Jeanne, Joyce and Jo and their spouses all made the trip (everyone except Janet). Everything went smoothly until the group arrived at the designated restaurant in San Diego and Heber saw the menu. He decided the lobster was too expensive and ordered chicken instead. “No lobster is worth that much money,” he said.

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INDEX OF STORIES

Strength of Samson
General Conference talk that relates a story of Philemon C. Merrill.

John Bloomfield Finds a Baby
While keeping guard at night over his pioneer company, John Bloomfield finds an infant in the wilderness lying near its dead mother.

His name, not his town
Why John Bloomfield never lived in the town named after him.

A Heavy Fog
Cyrena Dustin writes about a miracle she experienced as a young woman.

Dinner Guest
A dinner guest sees Cyrena Dustin for the first time and declares he will marry her some day.

Hero on the River
A daring river rescue catches the eye of Lydia Ann Lake.

Lost Scissors
Expensive shears end up in the bottom of the river.

Killed by Innovation
Lumbermen in Mexico gather to watch Joseph Henry James and his boys send down the first log on a new chute.

Joe's Jokes
Joseph Henry James brings a sense of humor to the Mormon Colonies in Mexico.

Apache Raid
The Apaches attack in the Sierra Madre Mountains.

Expensive Lobster
A birthday party for George Heber James (Jr.) has a surprise ending.