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■with my jmrse. And whether he raised them, or purchased 

 them, it matters nothing ; he has sold some of the best fowls 

 in America. 



In all human probability, the author of the " card " last 

 quoted will live long enough (unless he shall have already 

 stepped out) to know that " the people " went into the hen- 

 trade blindfolded, jind that the bandages have now dropped 

 from their eyes. He will have ascertained, too, I think, that 

 a resort to the newspapers for redress against such of his 

 "friends" as may get ahead of his time in this way is 

 precious poor consolation, when he reflects that advertise- 

 ments cost money, and that the anathemas of an over- 

 reached chicken-man have never yet been known to harm 

 anybody — as far as heard from ! Selah ! 



