Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-28

We use vacant column for the annexed jeu
fesprif, which, though little passee, is too good
to be lost, and will not be inappropriate for the 10
cund feelings Of Christmas:
FROM THE hartford couRAxr.
The following racy description of exhibition which
lately took place in " Boston town." ID from the pen of
Lady, whose communications certain are always well
coined by our readers:
THE PoULTRT EXHIBITION BosToS.-" Birds of q
leather flock together 80 says the old sdage and did
not dispute it, truth entered the public garden at the
loot Of Boston Common on Tuesday last The booming
non was duly Poclsimng the joy Of the ee-soer the
election OF their favoe candidate for Washington honors
and hens ducks geese turkeys phessan chickens eagles
canary, black. blue, and other birds, heard from
Distances each lifting up their voices probably sympathetic
shouts ios they are oil free soilefs hen. An array Of
market carts and country wagons filed with fresh animals
and bags Of grain, stood about huge tent within which
this famous exhibition be held and % the cursined
doc. was lifted 70 admit cage after cage. filed with the
festhsIed bped the cry s .shey come they come
while labels, with Rhode Island, Maine Connecticut &c
showed the extent Of the epidemic hen fever
As we ourselves entered we became bewidered with the
sight Of long lines Of benches filled with cage after cage tier
above tier line above line and in despair cried out n prt
10 ancient and maternal bird renowned In sous
gooscy gande whittier shall wander when out rounded
from our right cka-doodledoo, I'm big as two ="
and turning that way, there nothing 10 saw but true
true, true! And now, fairly In for IT, what babel Of
sounds met the ear. "Qusck, quack, qusck most too
igat to Pack came from cage, where ten ducks were
trying 70 settle themselves into feather bed hs with It's
ten heads would puzzle even western housewife. This
isn't pleasant, muttered pheasant suleny shaking his
tufted head. Sississs, hands off from this called out
Bremen goose. she kept guard bswnish yellow
ish greenish gosn, just hatched but large 40 an old
fashioned Bantam hem the production Of which she very
evidently considered surprising performance and we cam
not say differed materially from her in opinion "Peep.
peep peep cannot get to seep" sung out an infanle
chick who stood staggering on M little yellow lsg and with
hnlf 0axad
beneath maternal roof where feathers for ton. with all pos
sbe brushing and spreading would cover SIXTEEN or give
this little one chance for shelter beneath its eaves
Who's as big cried tall Shanghai when No rose
. huge Chitsgoog, with. "you get aonr!" ..What
signifies talking ~ responded black Dorking; "who
cares for long legs just all these egss" answered
snug little Guinea hen "coocoo ooo what an ado !" sigh
cd out pigeon A triumphant "cock- s-hoop see NV
coop !" came from fancfu painted cage peched above
our heads wherein rooster noiy suted in the delusye
belief that It was just the top Of the morning; scocka-
doode-doo. who cares for you answered galnaceous
dandy with cockade upon his bead as big and as red Is
ne was one Of Barnums subs and had the seating Of the
assembly 'cluck cluck, cIuck, good bye to my luck
sighed hen. disturbed from her nest Ira, Ira ill.,
wish they be still sung out canary, ouscrsaming i.s
forty or fifty companions.
But what signifies Interpretation of their songs or tales
Of their behavior. 1t is the ne feathers that make fine
and amid the thousands of specimens Of glossy black
snowy white brilliant yellow. grizzly grey, specked spotted
and striped, there that shone preeminen Il was
silver pheasant whose white dorsa feathers were penced
over as no hand of artist could touch them decaey grace
July, beautifully while its form elegance itself Beau
iu too one family group. where with Mcawber-
sd affection. pair Of squab twins snugy ensconcsd in an
Did sabox were watched over their appearance harmonic
ousy rhymng in sentiment sound with loues. There
we're carrier pigeons slender and graceful solemn fools Of
owls geese imported from Csiiara that spoke nhuman
language harsh, heathenish and Hoentoth wild pigeons
reese, and turkeys that with wsful eyes gszed into ones
ace, and ELECTED the feeling inquiry, bds Of the wild wood
Why art thou here There game-cock with their long
INTO vogue the bsbarous sport Of cockfghng peacocks
Who had not room spread their beauties all abroad rued
,ens every feather in whose bodies put In backwards
md curod up on its responsibility suggesting the idea
u its enjoyment Of perfect whwnd and casting into obi
ZION all the known tactics and of SO hen in
'uHcane There were cages after cages, filled with man.
moth hens and cocks Calves young cockee too
With cracks in their voices but the less vocerous
hat swans with long arched nscks lying back upon their
hck white pumsge Conspicuousy placed in the central
Pament OF miniature temple pagoda, makethouse
here was an American eagle fine specimen Of the bird of
reedom IN cage "emblem of counrys glory stupidity
azing upon raw beef steak while geese and ducks tightly
queezed into cages small hold 30 many were to all
appearance amusing themselves with furious game Of
heads and tails using themselves bodily for coppe and
antams white, specked, and black, the latter curiosity.
we're doing the same.
As for eggs there those exhibited that in abundance
vil Danish from the remembrance of those Of old
whose loss was deeply depored and feeling
commemorated in song; and bid fair in size to rival the
favels Of one Mr.. Sinbad, of nautical memory.
Ann ALL the great poultry show, the henage, this week
Exhibited in the city Of notions 10 step forward in the his
Dry Of hens The dawning Of their intellectual life has be-
un an Improvement In their social condition is already
hected; standard heniterature established, and may
ope from the great gathering that the bonds Of chckenhood
nay be strengthened and they longer dwell at enmiy,
aising bill against BILL claw against claw but henceorth
now where they stand scratch their yards, and
eep their bragsadoco Growing within decent bounds.
But how man to be affected BY this advance in poultry
)ne thing clear somebody will find the goose that lays
oden eggs and glad that oil Of Connecticut
re not 90 engossed In the manufacture of Unaware and nut
ss to overlook this possible and probable good Far
ne what your twelve pound turkey that takes you two
ears to raise WORTH when Shanghai chicken at three
months weighs nearly much, and Bremen goose nearly
a much you do Your hens hens now, but they
will be gssshoppers before the destined to take
heir place. Fat they may be, but Pharaohs lean kline
sl upon and destroyed the fat and veil favored kine 50 will
be again. ~
We see but few dscoursgemsnts. II the new style Of
ggs prevail it will be death to the cook books All the
wisdom Of housewives, from Mrs. Eve Miss
.ese inclusive, must be lost for eggs in cookery like
established currency in business the old value banshed,
be learned Az for Thanksgiving and Christ
mas. nation have made the quantity Of turkey and
hcken pie deyoured the test Of grateful emotions
lean turkey bones being the quicksilver 10 the Thermometer
our gratitude. II the turkeys bigger it becomes
ious question. Have got to more and
longer the genial faces Of fathers and these
estiva days. unless play bopeep round and turkey
will become the custom to order leg Of chicken, a. we
10 of mutton breast of duck we do beeeak, and To-
osst pigeon now do pgl
One thing more, and We have done. The committee fat
themselves that they have but begun this new pou
~ life They point their tall ShaDghais and Dofkings,
md bid US not despse the day Of small hngs In the