The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-03-25
AN EXPENSIVE DINNER.

The following excellent bit Of fun is com
nunicated 70 The prince Of sporting Jour.
nails, the New York Spirit Of the Times,
by lis ini.ni,abIs B9s,xa correspondence.
A CORN. The story loses mono OF It's inter.
est Tor being a matter OF Tact:
Al the last .ilen Convention IN cul
city, some weeks since, a mutual trend 81
ours, residing ia the suburbs q OR meirop-
oils, Came 10 tho city in the morning. 70 az
tend the hen fair where he purchased Y
very large and beautiful pair Of Shanghai
fowls 10 breed from, aadn he was 10 re-
main 10 town until evening. he sent the
birds by boy, with note, TO u friend OF
his living a, the Albion, requesting that he
would take charge OF The chickens untii
the afternoon, as be had sSno matters o.
business that would deiaa him; he also
told the boy to say he would dine with him
at 4 o'clock.
The boy delivered the fowls, but forgot
the note, and simply remarked, Here's a
pair OF rousing big chickens Mr.. Ms
sent you aud says he will dine with you a,
4 O'clock
The gentleman snpposing his friend
(who, BY the way, knows hawk from q
handsaw, and cauyasshack trom naaIL
I'D owL9 had sent something extra, order
ed them to be given 10 the couk, with dlrec-
tions that they be killed and dressed a,
once, as he had friend to dine with him
eli 1 P. NJ. The order was accordingly
obsyed, and al the appointed Time the din
ner was served. After imhibing slndry
wine bit.ers,' as sharper 10 their cPpe-
tiies. they "a; down, and ,ha hanehai ow-
ner was requested 10 carve; and as be was
dissectiag these enormous cute members
of the Hen Consen,ian,' he remarked to
bis friend
You have an extraordinary fine pair Of
chickens hcre.'
Yes answered the other, ',hey are in
differently good sized pair Of birds; 'hoS
were seli to mo by mutual friend OF
ours
Indeed, were they a deyilish clover
fellow he must be, jim; pretty present
this, and declare they are OF the most de,
licious flavor ever tasted, AMI as jalcy,
too, as eShvassback.'
Aad 50 be continued praising the rich
favor Of the chickens until they mad taken
care ola couple Of bottles Of Schriedcr, aud
while chatting over their bottle of sherry,
end enjoying their regalias. the owner Of
the Shanghai said,
'By-ibe.by, Jim, what do You think Of
my hen purchase this mornines
why Bill, think iheg were most deli.
cious, and wish VOC would dino With me
every day 10 the week If yoa will send me
such chickens
Such ehickensr screeched Bill, IS The
thought flashed across his mind that be
nigh, possibly have been ea,ing bis own
Shanghai. sWhai the do You mean 2
Mean replied Jim, .shy. mean to say
that YOU have dined of those chickens you
sent me this morning. Biilinst4nily jump
ed up from The table and rammei his hsnds
up 10 his elbows in his breechas pockets,
and after striding across The room some
half dozen times, without pttering word.
bat bis eyes oil the while with fine ftenzy
railing stepped short. and turning 10 his
friend exclaimed, with 10 little gesiiculs
tom
Good God! jim, paid thirty fire dol
lars for TINT pair Of 5otrls this morning!
Didn't tia, cussed boy give note this
morning when he left The shickens?'
No. said jun, he gave me M noie; he
merely handed me The Shanshais, and said
You would dine with me at tour. There
fore. ] had them roasted
Bill instantly rushed Tor his horse and
wagon, and has not been seen IN the city
bat once since, and then lie was CLOSELY
Huflied up, and both ears stopped wIlh cot
Ton, for fear be should hear some one say
Shanghai,
A few days since, while passing his res
idence, dropped 10 upon him for al hour,
and after while yentured TO touch upon
the difiaren, breeds Of poultry, but at once
discovered a wildness about Bills eyes.
therefore discontinued The topic. when be
SAID impioringly-
Odd fellow, don't bit me now I'm down
that chicken dinner has aerer yet digeSted!'