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mended him to the others, because our own facilities 

 for getting it out were not so good as I thought were 

 theirs. 



I furnished a considerable amount of the matter for that 

 book, and had already obtained, at my own individual ex- 

 pense, several of the engravings which appear in the work 

 spoken of. After the original cuts were placed in the pub- 

 lishers' hands, they were reduced ,in size, and injured (for 

 my purposes) as I conceived, when they finally appeared in 

 print. 



The doctor's book on poultry had been announced again 

 and again ; but it did not make its appearance in the mar- 

 ket, in consequence of his tardiness. Week after week, and 

 month after month, passed by, but still no Dr. Bennett's 

 book could be found. I saw some of the proof-sheets finally, 

 observed the fate of the illustrations of my fowls, and made 

 up my mind what I would do. The book waa at last 

 announced positively to appear in three weeks. 



I immediately called at a stereotype foundery, and asked 

 how much time it would require to stereotype a work of one 

 hundred and fifty pages for me. I was told that it would 

 occupy three to four weeks to complete it. " Can't it be 

 done in owe week?" I inquired. The proprietor smiled, 

 and said that this was impossible. I replied, " Well, sir, 

 to-day is Tuesday. I have engaged to deliver in New York 

 city, on the morning of a week from next Saturday, three 

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