The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-10-09

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and for the sake Of science, and as
[ think l have already told you,
if you succeed, the kings favor
will be secured to you, and the
greatest bouses Of London will be
open to you
sCome,' said Leon, on his return,
still accompanied by Peters, 1T
was we'll worth while to learn
Latin, Greek, Arabic, Italian, Span
ish, German, English, history, ge-
ometry, astronomy, agriculture,
natural history, natural philosophy,
chemistry, and Moldo- Wallachian,
to be reduced after all to eating
thirty pigeons in a month if l
wish to marry the woman love,
and to make fifty thousand francs.
O Learning! thou art but a name!
CHAPTER FIFTH.
That very evening Leon SET to
work.
A week afterwards, Lord Bour-
lam and Lord Storley, who had a
wish to be the witnesses of the
dinners for the whole month, re-
turned at seven in the evening to
the house of Lord Lenisdale.
'Well?' said he, to them.
We'll, he has eaten his pigeon
again today
'Entirely?'
Entirely
"A vigorous fellow!
On the fifteenth ofAugust, Lord
Lenisdale said to the two wit
nesses:
We'll, is our man dead?'
No
Does he still eat his pigeon p
Still
Roast
Roast
'The whole Of it?'
The whole
Come, he has passed the second
period
On the twenty-ffth he went
himself to see Leon, whom he
hardly recognized. Our hero's
eyes were on fire, and he had the
fever Of a horse.
How are you?' said the presi-
dent Of the society.
Very unwell,' Leon replied.
'And you persevere?"
Yes
You are the Wellington Of pi-
,geons!
. Thanks for that encouragement,
my lord
Lord Lenisdale wished to be
present at the three last dinners,
which Leon could no longer get
through except by stopping his
nose, so tainted did he find the
smell of the pigeon.
Who would ever think that this
bird, so renowned for it's faithful
ness, was so bad in the long run ?
On the thirtieth Of August, the
people Of London crowded round
the door of Master Peters hotel.
Leon was with difficulty snatched
awav from the marks ofenthusiaSm
which he had excited.
After having eaten the last
pigeon, he was obliged, though in
great emotion at his triumph, and
stifed by heartburn, to 60 to the
window and salute the populace
of the quarter, to. whom Master
Peters made daily harangues.
Several men of science had come
from Scotland to see Leon; but
they had only been able to see
him through the key-hole, and
had been obliged besides to give
Peters at least a pound.
On the second Of September the
prize was won.
Master Peters sold to an Eng
lish tourist, who had bought the
two hundred and thirtieth cane OF
Voltaire, the coat which Leon had
worn all the time that the expert
ment had lasted. He sold this
coat for a hundred guineas, and
the collector would not have part,
ed with it for a thousand.
At last, on the third Of Septem,
Der, the Times contained the fol-
lowing:
Our readers have doubtless
heard of that young Frenchman
who presented himself, a month
hack, as a candidate for the pigeon
prize offered by Lord Lenisdale
and all the members Of the Sclen-
tific Society Of London.
we have the happiness to be
able to announce that this prize
has been at length carried off by
the young Frenchman, under
whose window for the past week:
and at thisvery moment, a curious
and enthusiastic crowd has gather,
ed.
The thirty pigeons have been
eaten in their entirety, and the
bones have been preserved, to be
offered and made over, with a re-
port establishing the fact, to the
Cabinet Of Natural History.
1T will be remembered that be-