179 



as a Beau Ideal of each amateur, and that it may as far exceed the present standard as 

 that which is now looked up to, does that of half a century back. 



570. Hoping you may long enjoy the pleasure and the intercourse of intelligent 

 and agreeable Brother Fanciers, and that you may be able to exclaim — Happy is the 

 man, that^ forsakes his vices, and becomes an enthusiastic admirer of the Almond 

 Tumbler, it is the sincere wish of a Brother Fancier who has devoted time, care and 

 attention to the subject. 



The Author, 



A Brother Fancier, 



With greatf ul acknowledgments for past favors, 



John Matthews Eaton. 

 81, Upper Street, Islington, London, N. 

 Late 7, Islington Green, 



The Commissioners having altered the Number. 



NOTES 



ON 



A TREATISE ON THE ART OF BREEDING AND MANAGING THE 



ALMOND TUMBLER. 



BY JOHN BOYS, ESQ. 



TO THE YOUNG FANCIER, 



571. I shall endeavour to be brief as possible, fearing I have already ran out farther 

 than I intended. Some time after I had written my Almond Tumbler (1st of May, 

 1851), I received letters from John Boys, Esq., Magistrate of Margate, Kent, a rare 

 and experienced Fancier, who took two copies of my Work on the Almond Tumbler ; 

 after reading it over he highly complimented me on my production, stating, that it was 

 his intention to have written a Work himself. Having carefully read over my Work, he 

 abandoned the idea, and kindly offered me all his manuscript and marginal notes, to 

 make whatever use I thought fit of them ; ''and what use do you think I have made of 

 them ;" to hand them down to you to read, mark, learn, and inwardly to digest ; at the 

 same time giving the credit to the observer, John Boys, Esq., Magistrate of Margate, 

 Kent, for his observations. 



572. I am particularly desirous the Fancier should not by any possibility overlook or 

 forget, that whenever he is called at this part of the Work with regard to the page, it 

 has reference only to the Work published 1802 — 1804 ; either of the years will do, as 

 the one is only a re-print of the other, entitled — A new and complete Treatise on the 

 Art of Breeding and Managing the Almond Tumbler, by an Old Fancier (name not 



mentioned) ; the great unknown was no other than WiNDUS, Esq., Solicitor, 



Southampton Buildings, Holborn ; as far as I can, I wish to keep the names of old and 

 experienced Fanciers alive, when I refer you to the Columbarian Work, I refer you to 

 the Author — WiNDUS, on whose Work John Boys, Esq.'s remarks apply, and that 



«only. 



573. On the 7th of October, 1851, I received John Boys, Esq.'s Book, with his 

 marginal notes, and having an exact copy of the Work I copied his notes into a fellow 

 copy, word for word, with this little difference : — 



574. "This day, Oct. 7th, 1851, received through the Post, the work on the Almond 

 Tumbler, dedicated to the Gentlemen of the Columbarian Society, with the notes of 

 John Boys, Esq., Magistrate, &c. of Margate, Kent, for which I feel grateful, and 

 shall fill them in this book, as he has done in the book he has sent me. — John M. 

 Eaton." 



M 2 



