326 John Bachrnan. 



repaid him for their generous diet. One year lie 

 raised over three hundred. 

 Dr. Summers writes: 



" Of course the Doctor went into the rage for 

 Shanghai Fowls, when they came to the 'fore.'' He 

 showed me one day, a hen which hiid one hundred 

 and twelve eggs in one hundred and sixteen days. 

 She did not keep many Sabbaths ! Of course she 

 was a great pet. 



The Doctor came to our office on one occasion in 

 a pleasant mood, and said : 'Summers, I'm going to 

 Synod, and I will give you a Shanghai cock and 

 two hens of my tine breed, if you will preach for me 

 in my absence, and Wightman, (afterwards Bishop — 

 Methodist Church), I shall make the same bargain 

 with you.' We both agreed. T remarked that I must 

 have the fowls in advance ! The fowls came — fine, 

 fat fellows, and the sermons were preached." 



His tine ducks, Shanghai fowls, etc., he frequently 

 distributed amonir his friends. 



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From his son-in-l.wv, Mr. Haskell. 



" I thank you very much for your present of fine 

 Shanghais ; i cannot get Harriet to send you iha five 

 fat hens promised ; but you shall have them, if I 

 have to dealthew. from her. ('ome up to Oakland, I 

 am keeping all the deer for you. Three were started 

 yesterday, but none killed." 



From his Daughter Harriet : 



My dear P'ather : Don't believe a word Mr. H. 

 «ays about the hens. I am so anxious to get them 

 to you, that it was as much as he could do to pre- 

 vent my sending them to you by Ben on horse- 



