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and I was gratified with the show of stock, and with his 

 politeness. But he was an enthusiast ; and I saw this at 

 the outset. And though I heard all he had to say, I could 

 not, for the life of me, comprehend how it was that he could 

 have decided upon the astounding merits of all these differ- 

 ent breeds of fowls in so short a space of time — to wit, 

 by the crossings in a single year ! But that was his affair, 

 not mine. He was getting his fancy poultry ready for the 

 market; and he repeated, "It will sell, by and by." 



And I believe it did, too ! The doctor waa right in this 

 particular. 



He informed me that he intended to exhibit several 

 specimens of his fowls, shortly, in Boston; and soon after- 

 wards I met with, an advertisement in one of the agricultu- 

 ral weeklies, signed by my friend the doctor, the substance 

 of which was as follows : 



Notice. — I will exhibit, at Quincy Market, Boston, 

 in a few days, sample pairs of my fowls, of the following 

 pure breeds; namely, Cochin-China, Yellow Shanghae, 

 Black Spanish, Fawn-colored Dorkings, Plymouth Bocks, 

 White Dorkings, Wild Indian, Malays, Golden Hamburgs, 

 Black Polands, Games, &c, &c. ; and I shall be happy to 

 see the stock of other fanciers, at the above place, to compare 

 notes, etc. etc. 



The above was the substance of the "notice" referred 

 to ; and the doctor, coming to Boston shortly after, called 

 upon me. I showed him the, impropriety of this movement 



