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but what to exhibit botheied me : after some little consideration the idea struck 

 me of the Almond Tumbler, believins that the people of All Nations had not 

 'Contemplated bringing out a work of this kind, and that it would be too bad not 

 to present the young and inexperienced Fancier with a Treatise on the Almond 

 Tumbler, at the time of Exhibiting,' for these reasons I would make an attempt 

 even should I fail ; when the w'oik is priAted' and I come to read it over, I expect 

 to be vexed, owing to omissions, which I should have had great pleasure in com- 

 municating to you. 



"There is a time for all things," as the Wise Man observed, and the time has 

 now arrived for us to part ; but in bidding farewell to my reader allow me to 

 suggest, has the perusal of the foregoing pages been the means of making you, my 

 joung Fancier, a more ardent admirer of the Alirtond TumHer? do you see fresh 

 beauties while studying the properties of -this much admired bird? ^nd do you, feel 

 a determination to excel in this pleasing and i intellectual stQdy tlf {bis is the efifectn 

 has produced in your mind, I shall consider myself fortuOate''|n p|coducing SDcfi a 

 result, and I do most sincerely hope that you may experience as much pleasure 

 and satisfaction as I have myself enj'oyed.' 



Hoping that you maylongr^njoy 'thiiS pleasure and the ip\f)tepiifXS^.of yjA^i^p^ 

 and agreeable Brother Fanciers, and that you may be able to exclaim,— Happy is 

 the m'ah that forsakes his vices',- anil' becpmes an enthusiastic admirer ^of'^h* 

 Almond Tumbler, is the sincere wish of 



THE AUTHOR. 



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V. A. WiigUi Printoi, * and 10, Fnlw««ri't IlMtt, 



