I02 THE PIGEON-FANCIER. 



from £2i 5s- downward. Shortly before his 

 death Mr. Burchatt said to his friend Mr. 

 Fulton : " Fulton, I feel I am leaving home to 

 die. I have a desire that you get the best of 

 my birds ; but for you I should never had such 

 good ones. I tried breeding two Balds together, 

 but could get merely pleasant-faced birds — ex- 

 cept those I made. The trouble with such I 

 would never repeat. I read your advice how 

 to get head and beak, and disbelieved it until 

 Mr. Roper advised me to try it." Mr Burchatt 

 never " made " another bird after this trial, for 

 it never needed it. 



His wife endeavoured to persuade the dying 

 Fancier not to sell all his birds, but to take a few 

 away with him when he left home in search of 

 health. She feared the absence of the daily 

 pleasure he derived from his pets would hasten 

 his end. He replied : " I am content in having 

 bred Baldheads to please Mr. Fulton. I fear if 

 I did keep a few the time is so short that it 

 would be useless ; and perhaps they might die 

 for the want of attention I now can't give them." 

 Mr. Fulton bade his friend " Farewell ! " and the 

 two never met again. Mr. Fulton honoured his 

 friend's parting desire, and purchased the best 

 of his birds. 



