Washington telegraph., 1856-03-12
From the .9JGEy Police Tribune.
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From the .4ijGry Police Tribune.
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Nr. Boyd is a very valuable citizen, but,
" regret to say, very easily irritated-
This Es:- IS known to a couple of butcher
bows. BY the names of Donnelly aud Smith,
rio reside in the Immediate vicinity OF Mr..
BovI If there is any article in the world
hat Mr. Boyd IS down on. it is Shanghai
roo+er. For this prejudice. Mr. Il. is in
Iebted to purchase which he made during
ih- ..ben fever" Daring that excitement
W.. Bayd bought pair of Imported chick
ems" f6r which be gave sixty-three dollars
He ken. them year and suffered loss of
ors hundred and sixty FIVE dOllars-twenty-
FIVE dgIars in feed, and one hundred dollars
for dlm1ges. paid to Mr. Emery because
the .,.ale bird attacked his little boy, Hen
rrSi!,es;er, aud tore his nose open. Since
thai i1y, Mr. Boyd has been, as we said be-
fore. i5wn on Shang ghais.
This fact Is well known to the butcher
h,vs Aforesaid Ga Monday last they felt
like fun. and came TO the conclusion that
thev would ta-n Nj Boyd's pre;udices to
ac,Junt They accordingly concocted the
following advertisement, aad inserted it In
the Albany knickerbocker
TANTED-A pair of first quality Shanghai
w Rosters. For fine blooded fowls, Fifteen
dollars Will be paid
". C. 5. BOYD, LidiuS St. continued.
an offer Of this kind, of course, rather
took the crowd" At such prices. there
was MT a '-bird fancier" in the city who
xzs not willing to supply MIR. Boyd with all
the '-ile bioJd'' he could possibly want
TIE first operator that appeared WAS a deal
cr flon the Bowery-
Is Mr. Boyd in p
No. he's not and if he were. what bu-
sn=ss J. 1t to yOl 2
I've brought them chickens
Whit chickens p
'TiO-e he advertised for this morning.
! pair OT tul-ilooded Shaugaais. Read
that
Here the Bowery operator drew out the
knickerbOcker, and requested the house
maid to run her eye over that advertise
ment'
And Mr. Boyd is not in .
No sir, and what's more, he'll not be In
til evening He's gone to Lansinburg on
sleigh ride
But can leave the chickens, | suppose,
provided don't ask for the money tiil he
returns
OF course Place them in the cellar
Tue Bvwery dealer did a. requested, and
left the house, promising TO call again about
tea time, lie had hardly got around the
corner, before a young man, who formerly
tended shop for Joe Clark. made his ap-
Pearance with the killingest pair of chick
ems ever seen in America
Is Mr. Boyd in p
No, he's not
Well, here's them chickens be advertis-
cd for Where shall pat them till lie
GENES back p
Throw them into the c,llar-bad luck to
them
Mr. Clark's young man obeycd orders,
and then followed the Bowery boy arouEd
the cJruer- Mr. Clark's yoang ,nan' was
toliOwed by nineteen other dealers. each with
apair Of Shanghai ROSTERS in his hand
Tney were placed in The cellar Mr. Boyd
arrived home about ) o'loek, p IN lie
went up stairs; pulled off his coat. and then
repaired to the front basement
WHAT'S all that row, Marscry !!
The black cock. sir, has kilt the yaller
one, and is now Growing over it
CTOgipg over it, What Do YOU mean y
Why, that we've had the devils own
tine since you've been gone
With what ,'
With them SIanghais
What Shanghais p
Them you put in the Knickeybockey.
IN the Kickerbocker what are you talk
Iug about %
The Shanghais. sir Nineteen pair, and
some Of 'em big enough to trot coach
And who brought nineteen pair of Sbang-
hais here p
The men who owned them
'And for what purpose 2
Because you put them in the AnicLey
boakey.'
Nonsense, I've put no Shanghai's in the
hIeaeTbOcker. and want none-throw them
INTO the street .....--,-z
Not l. By me roth, I'd as soon take .
srIP ay kickin' donkey
Here the q full-blooded reosters started
crow that might have been heard as far a:
Troy asd back again' s-- 4...
VIII you throw those chickens into the
street = -,rFr ~ -...-.-s-s -
'Niver. I'd sooner lose my place and
10th hands
Well. then. I'll do it myself
Here Mr.. Boyd seized an axe helve and