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no one i);ickaL;e i^er jiassent^cr train must exceed i cwt., and 
for a time the Tilbury stationmaster stood doi^gedly to the letter 
of the law, and I fear I did not entirely conceal the irritation I 
felt; however, a little tact and l)Iarney overcame the dif^culty 
and he let me proceed hy a later train. I will not recount my 
difficulties in gettiui^ them across London from Fenclnirch St. 
to London Brid.i^e (for I simjdy dare not v^'we the details of 
irritation and " langvvid,^'e " fortunately spoken only to my 
imier senses). 1 arrived at the former place at 6-45 p.m., and 
the last train left the latter jdace for I^ini^tield at 7-38! However. 
I just inanaged it, and arrived at Lingfield at 9-15 with my 
consi|:,''nment. I took the smaller ca^es strait^ht to my poultry- 
yard aiiil left the Storks at the station till the next mornino-. 
.Storks ill Ml". I l.irpcr's Calciitta ( iai deii-paddock. 
when I yot a neardjy farmer to bring them over for me — thus 
arrived my first pair of Storks, which were to remain with me 
for some little time. 
They arrived in most excellent condition, thanks to Mr. 
E. W. Harper's careful packing, and his care of them before 
they were shipped, and above is a photo-reproduction of them in 
Mr. Harper's garden-paddock at Calcutta. 
