Sneezed the Pepper, "Sister Salt
Bids me say 'tis not her fault
That she's out of place to-day;
Turning, just below the Caster,
She upset, and the disaster
Holds her back in Mustard-plaster
That she cannot scrape away."
"That trick of turning round she got,"
Said Vinegar, "from Mrs. Lot."
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I found this listing on a website for the University of Florida's Rare Book Collection: Author, etc.:
Tabb, John B. (John Banister), 1845-1909
Title:
John Bannister Tabb on Emily Dickinson.
Edition:
A facsimile of Tabb's letter of 20 September 1897.
Published:
New York 1950.
Notes:
Foreword by Thomas H. Johnson.
ED 16 Howe Coll
and wonder if anyone knows about a correspondance between Tabb and Dickinson or if anyone has seen this book...

