282 THE HISTOJR.Y OF 



"model" pair, it was thought, by most of the outsiders, to 

 be a fabulous transaction altogether, made up between us .to 

 aid in gulling "the people." However, he paid hia money 

 for them, sent them off, and the followiag account of their 

 subsequent fate is thus touchingly furnished by my friend 

 " Acorn," who chanced to be " in at the death" : 



" The gentleman who became the fortunate purchaser of 

 these fine fowls had come to the city in the morning for 

 the purpose of posting himself up generally, and to procure 

 a pair of these then very desirable birds, though he did not 

 imagine that he would be called upon to come down so 

 'worry ban' some' for a single pair. He saw these, howr 

 ever, and visions of brilliant promise loomed up before him, 

 if he could contrive to obtain them, however high a figure 

 this ' magnificent ' twain might be held at. As soon as 

 he secured them, he felt that his fortune was made. 



"He calculated to remain in town until evening, and, sit- 

 ting down, he hastily wrote a note to the keeper of a fash- 

 ionable hotel in T street, informing him that he would 



dine with him, and that the bearer would deliver him a pair 

 of nice chickens, which he desired him to take charge of. 

 He also directed the boy (to whom he gave this note and 

 the coop) to say that he would take dinner with his friend 

 at four p. M. ; and, sending up the fowls, he turned to other 

 matters, for the day. 



