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XHB HISTOBT OF TEE IIEN FEVER. 



who bred them, and Trho knevr this fact much better than I 

 did — who knew it well enough. 



I housed my "prize" forthwith, however, and provided 

 them with everything for their convenience and comfort. 

 The six fowls cost me ninety dollars. They were beauties, 

 to be sure ! When I informed a neighbor of their cost, he 

 ventured upon the expressive rejoinder that I " was a bigger 

 d d fool than he had ever taken me for." 



To which I responded nothing, for I rather agreed with 

 him myself! 



Nine months afterwards, however, I sold him a cock and 

 three pullets, four months old, raised from those very fowls, 

 for sixty-five dollars ; and I did n't retort upon him even 

 then, but took his money. The chickens I s»ld him were 

 " dog-cheap," at that ! 



