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to "Hingland," and procure some genuine (that is, pure) 

 stock, for the coops at Iranistan, iit the liberal show-man's 

 expense ! A capital recipe, this, for Baxnum's disease, as 

 well as for John's own benefit. 



But Phineas is n't taken down easy, though they do occa- 

 sionally " fetch him." And so he hesitated. He thought 

 the matter over a while, and finally said to his friend, one 

 day, 



" John, I 've got it ! " 



" 'Ave you ? " says John. 



"Yes, I've got it. You know I've something in my 

 head besides grey hairs, John." 



" Hi 've no manner o' doubt o' that" replied John. 



" Well, I have thought this thing over, and I have 

 determined to see, first, what there is in America, before I 

 send you out to Europe." 



" It '11 take you a long time to do that," said John, "and 

 you 'd 'ave to travel a great w'ile to see all the poultry 

 we 've 'ere." 



" I won't travel at all," said Phineas. 



" No ? As 'ow, then ? " inquired John. 



"I'll get up a show — a poultry exhibition — on a 

 grand scale, and it shall come off at my Museum, at New 

 York. Everybody '11 come, of course ; and we can see 

 what there is, buy what I want from the best of 'em, and 

 make our selections as we may fancy ; you shall go out 

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