The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-09
From tho Gourior-Journnl.

Louisville. ''7
From tho Gourior-Journnl.
A little moro than month since
there appeared al article, which
went tho rounds of 1ho city ppcss,
sotting forth statements to prove
tho impossibility Of an apparently
worry simple and feasible accomplish
mcnt. Tho proposition was that no
man was capable of oating thirty
qu.ilsin rs many days, allowing
that hc .cat only one quail day,
the bird to be cooked i'm any manner
that no might desire. Among tho
instances cited to provo thnt such IL
thing had mover boon done woEo
humorous vain attcmpts'in :England,
France and America. Tho most
striking case was that of u man in
Cleveland Ohio, who boaBted a.
stomach like that of IN OK (or, as u
matter of strongth) n hog, .or any
'othor beast Tho individual waeered
500 against 100000 that ho could
cat thirty quails in tho mannor pre-
,scribod. Lilo lost. >Aftor eating
only fow of tho f,tvorito fowls ho
grow worry sick, and thon threw up
tho sponge.
A certain Main street merchant in
louisville carefully took notes of all
those svatomonts, and becoming con-
vinced of tho truth of them, intro
ducod tho subject whilo at dinnor in
his boarding house ono day. Tho
proprietor, who was no loss per
sonago than Mr.. G.. X. Bronnort, tho
Eronch rostauratour, ON Market
street, anid ho knew he could out
them and not half try. Thcrcupon
tho merchant proposed n wagor of IL
champagne supper for twolvo per
sons that he could mot.
Mr.. Bro,mert roadily accepted the
bet, md N[r Alex. DcNlal'ot, tho
umbrella maker, who WAS also sitting
at tho table, proposed to 'go him
hnlvos. Tho proposition waY nc
coptod and preparations wore made
at oncc, u fricnl of tho merchant
agreeing to pay for tho birds.
Hhirty days ago lGst Wednesday
Mo%srs. EronnHrt Nnl DoAI,.y,.a ate
their first Birds md at noon Wed.
nosday ato their thirtioth, ovory
quail being hroilcd.
In order that no cheating could
DO dono, witnesses for both partios
woro Employed, who saw that the
terms of tho wagor wore faithfully
complioI with
Many wisoncros, among thom M
morons sagacious M. D's, during
the discussion Of the subject caught
up tho various suggestions in the
experiment and woro froc to declare
thoir belief in tho impossibility of
tho thing. Some went SO far az to
say that man would die before he
could dovolr tho number spccifiod
But, notwithstanding all these dis-
cour"sing and terrifying opinions,
hcssrs. Bronncrt and DnMulvt were
looking ns we'll last night as ovor
they did in their livos, and wero in
q jubilant condition OF spirits over
thoir triumph
MIR. Eronncrt was cor nhucnt that
no conld oat thirty more hroilcd
Qlmila, and said he would not be
afraid to try it, notwithstanding he
hts been told by two physicians th.t
he will have very severe spcll Of
sickness in loss than sixty days. lie
SAID, however, that tho fcnt was not
accomplished without great ,'c.l Of
difficulty ard Suilcring After the
fifth day ho became worry sick, and
1T WAS with the greatest force th,t
kc swallowed tho sixth bird. From
ClriStm&.day until Janu,yy s 10
suffered great nausea and each bird
was eaton with equal difficulty and
disgust. IIo said that if no hadn't
got mad every time he snt down to
his bird, ho mover would luyo uc.
complishcI tho undertaking. Said
tho littlo Fronchnan
"Ven [ sits down, 70 bird ho looks
good, mails by gar ! feel 20 zicl1 in
70 stomach T. think / cant cat him
no more, but by gar go mad, I
chew him up bones and all."
MIR. Dronnert further explained
that whom he fct so sick Of tho ent.
ing that no Thought it impossible to
refrain from vomiting, no would
t")lo glass of wine, md aftor awhile
he would get all right again.
After tho 9TH inst, ho suffered no
moro sickness, and has eaton tho
last sovon quails with great doal Of
relish.
The merchant who lost tho wager
has signifod his Willingness to pay,
and at the pleas,lro Of tho winners
there will DO tho choorful popping
OF corks md the clang and olattor
Of knivos and forks.
Tho oolorol citizons Of CRYSTAL