THE HEN FEVEB. 



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have had in securing such an une^'^sceptionable picture, 

 exhibiting the very perfection of cockadoodledom. Isn't 

 he a beauty, this Bothbr'eji Pootrcm? 



" Examine his altitude ! Observe the bold courage that 

 stands forth in his every lineament ! There is no dunghill 

 bravery there ! See what symmetry floats round every 

 detail of his noble proportions ! What kingly grace asso- 

 ciates with the comb that adorns his head as it were a crown ! 

 What fire there is in his eye ! With what proud bearing 



