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cleanliness, besides other things connected with the management of the aviary or lofk. 

 on taking leave of you for ever my inexperienced brother Fancier, I leave you to exer- 

 cise your judgment in as wide a field as T found it, I conscientiously consider the re- 

 marks I have made are worthy the attention of the young Fancier, who has made up 

 his mind to rank A. 3 in the Fancy, and has made up his mind not to rank second 

 best. 



567. If you do not keep a man or boy to look after your birds, when you go into 

 your aviaries or lofts, whatsoever you have to do, do quickly ; not saunter or idle away 

 your time as though to shew how lazy and sleepy you can be, let " quick " be the word. 

 It will avail you nothing, whether the Author thinks little or much upon the subject, 

 provided you do not think for yoiu-self. If you have never thought before, and the per- 

 fections or imperfections of the five properties of the Almond Tumbler cause you to 

 begin thinking, the Fancy will be a blessing to you, for you cannot think hard or deeply 

 on the Almond Tumbler, without thinking on more important matters, which may lead 

 to the salvation of your soul. If you are in the habit of attending your church, whether 

 the established church, Wesleyan, Baptist or other denominations, depend upon it you 

 will never hear bad advice, depend upon it there are faithful ambassadors of Christ among 

 them, I have been delighted often with hearing the ambassadors, even from a " mud 

 heap," and only regret there are not more of them about. Should you neglect attend- 

 ing the "house of God," through your hobby for Pigeons, give your Pigeons up at 

 once, otherwise it may cost you your immortal soul. You may say this is out of place 

 in a work hke this, a word or two and I am done ; I think out of every book we ought 

 to learn something good, I plainly tell you and you are aware of it, if you are damned, 



t is because you do not believe, he that believeth shall be saved, he that believeth not 

 shall be damned. T caution you not to make a mistake in believing, there is a saving 

 belief, and there is a damning belief ; devils believe and tremble, there are men who are 

 called christians pretend to believe, and trifle. 



568. Should you, after reading this Treatise, be in doubt on the properties of an 

 Almond Tumbler, the only thing left me is, to advise you to look to the Portrait at the 

 beginning, to guide your judgment in the choice of such birds as are likely to be of 

 service to you. With my Friends I often stated it to be my intention to write a 

 Treatise on the Almond Tumbler, I abandoned it, after finding it was my master-piece ; 

 but the exhibition, comparatively speaking, in everybody's mouth ; I could not take up 

 a newspaper, periodical, or any new work, without its appearing to me all Exhibition : 

 that some of the people of All Nations were about to exhibit something, I thought I 

 would like to exhibit too ; what to exhibit bothered me ; consulting some of my frienda 



what to exhibit, some said exhibit your , " I said I am sure I will not 



do that ;" after some consideration the idea struck me of the Almond Tumbler, be- 

 lieving the people of All Nations had not contemplated bringing out a work of thia 

 kind, that it would be too bad not to present the young and inexperienced Fancier with 

 a treatise on the Almond Tumbler, at the time of the Exhibition, for these reasons 

 I would make an attempt even should I fail ; when the work is printed, I come to read 

 it over, I expect to be vexed, owing to omissions which I should have had great pleasure 

 in communicating to you. 



569. "There is a time and season for all things," as the wise man observed, and the 

 time has now arrived for us to part, I think I cannot say it may be for years, I think I 

 can with truth say it will be for " ever." You and I may never meet in this world, let 

 us hope we may meet in a better, at my time of life I never expect to take up my pen 

 to write or compile another work, the subject will not admit of it, that I am aware of ; 

 In endeavouring to rack my poor weak brains, or brainless head, others may condense 

 my work and bring it out as a new work, in bidding you farewell for ever allow me to 

 suggest, has the perusal of the foregoing pages been the means of making you, my 

 young Fancier, a more ardent admirer of the Almond Tumbler ? do you see fresh 

 beauties while studying the properties of this much admired bird? do you feel a 

 determination to excel in this pleasing and intellectual study ? if this is the eSect it haa 

 produced in your mind, I shall consider myself fortunate in producing such a result, 

 and I do most sincerely hope you may experience as much pleasure and satisfaction as 

 I have myself enjoyed. I believe the Almond Tumbler may be improved beyond what 

 it has hitherto been, that new beauties may be discovered and a higher standard 



