"A LITTLE JOURNEY 



Dear Fellow-Traveller :- 



Every visit to a strange town, every trip through some well-organized 

 factory, every interesting book you read, in fact every daily round of duties 

 becomes one of many little journeys that make the sum total of life. 



This is a side trip a little journey among Anconas! Forget everything 

 for the time being but these lively, vigorous, feathered beauties! Catch the 

 contagion of their sprightly animation! Learn a lesson of thrift and presever- 

 ance from their habits of industry, both summer and winter! Satisfy your 

 love of the beautiful in their contrasting colors, brilliant plumage and nobility 

 of carriage. 



In this Little Journey I have tried to tell the Ancona story without pre- 

 judice but with a great deal of enthusiasm, with careful attention to accuracy 

 of facts, dates and details secured from historical sources and to all my ob- 

 servations upon my own personal experience. 



I sincerely hope you enjoy the journey! 

 Cordially yours, 



H. CECIL SHEPPARD, 



President International Ancona Club. 



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ALL i 

 ABOARD ! 



