The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1854-02-25
NUMBER 81

70 get out so CHEAP, swOre shy Jove she should
have the best chicken in London"
Willie went on his club, where he dropped al
once on the man who knows everything, from
what Lord Aberdeen is going to do, down to
what wil.really John Scott's nag for tho Derby.
There was one or two kept at most Of the clubs
in town, little or great. ''I
"Ah, | say, Smith, how arc you9 want to
buy a-a-a Cochin China. Can You tell
me where ! can get him ?"
"0f course can, my dear fellow, )" saws Smi.
tn, delighted; "AndcrsOn for horses, you kaow."
"Ah-ycs."
"Gunter for ces."
" And Bailey for chicknes."
"Oh--ah thank'ee. Where is hc to no
foundp"
"Close by here-Nlount. street; your cab will
take you there in two minutes"
And to Mount. street Willie went, where he
repeated his wants to Mr.. Bailey In propria per.
SOM.
"Certainly, sir, will you walk this way, and
allow me to show you some Of my sto,k %
swell, no, thank'ee! don'tknow much A.
bout them myself I'd rather leave it to YOU;
but l want good one, you kuow--one Of tho
bett, you know"
"Yes, sir, certainly"
"And send 1t to lhingammy Cottages, Alpha
Road, will you and P'l settle with you when |
come back to town."
"lf you please, ma'am, the man has brought
the fow such big one and please where shall
lPumt3," Pm, ,
always do, you silly grI-n one Of your pan.
tries, Of course"
But it's dlipe, ma'am."
"Dear me, how stupid VI the people l-bm
isn't tho gardener here to- .dayY Well, get him
10 kill it, for shall want it for dinner TO- NOR
row, you know, MS Miss Hamilton is coming and
| should like to give her treat"
"Yes, ma'am."
When Willie got back homo again, tho day
after the dinner, matters evidently were not
quite "to rights" Polly was half suky-"ho
had disappointed her-hadnt done as he pro.
missed"
"Wny, that horrid Cochin China such skin.
ny, lanky, stringy thing, they couldn't cat biz
Of it,"
"Why, hang the fellow !" said Willie, al
ordered the best in London"
swell, you only look at it then | have kept
it on purpose for you to sce',
And Willie, on inspection, was fain to con.
fess that he was 'a leggy beggar, and good
deal 0ver.trained," and so went on to Mr.. 'Bui.
Icy in frame of mind accordingly.
81 say, you know, ordered Cochin China
fowl from here the athor day."
"Yes, sir,-certainly."
Sand, don't you know, told you to send
good one, you know-ono of the best sort"
"Yes, sir; remember it pcrfecty-and the
bird was sent as you wished to-"
"Ah-yes-but it was'nt good one"
"lndeed, sir, am soory to hear that-I only
know it was one of the best Of my birds. Where
may the fault bo ?"
swell, he wasn't fat, you know"
"Perhaps not fat, sir" said Mr.. Bailey with
a deprecatory smile Sin very fair condition
! though, Pm sure. Any thing more serious than
| that sir, may ask 2"
"Yes, there was-he was tough, sir, Internal
tOughl"
color.
/ "Tough," echoed the guardsman,. ,.-'they
/, could hardly eat bit of him. Why tho deuce
Z didn't you send good one, as told you"
5 "Sir," said Mr.. Bailey, iu n slow emphatic
tone of voice, 81 am very sorry there should be
q any mistake; but did send good one-a
great deal to good Pm afraid for your purpose.
The bird send was one Of the best bred in
q England. He was got by Patriarch, dam by
\ Jerry-great grunddm the Yellow Shanghai
!. great, great"
I "0h, d-n that!" interrupted the dragoon-
: "whaps that got to do with itf"
"Just this, sir rix weeks ago gave sixteen
h guineas for him at the hammer, and he is en-.
), tered to you at two andtwenty."
:.
|. 'It wasiuther On expensive feed, you know, -
& said Willie, rs he commented over tho story
\ "and by Jove If Madam goes on his way,
d should'nl be at all surprised il have to give
two or threes thousand for Durham short. horn,
to get her bit Of beef for Christmas dinner.''
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