Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-06
ms moDEl POULTRY FARM.


Made Il a Dismal Failure
Tan ms 81 ,ssst1efS. i ileze ) another sfo-
las M. Kiplsag would say which WAS
ann Il, ne Jy 4 gentleman " no had settled
,,,,y,, II, .,s.u,i his old ase in the nsighssor-
h..ss nf I,.seslaSen Monsieur, like many
another cf is. had spe4ls an idle moment
now and then ia specializing upon TIE
enormous rualher Of psaisss which are
daily slaughtered ia tins Swiss rrineigasi-
~ Sadlssly 4 kaNsy tauasshs occurred,
Why should be 80 have share IN the
rraiits. why shsale-Ae not start a poultry
farm, Of his own Ne soaiier thought than
,lnnq Monsieur determined that he would
x,,a-,, nj, ax,sAnse: he would have the hes1
br..,d Of chickens t.laf could be isroearea
and then. given large demand on ttae
one hand and an exceptional supply on
rs asher. he would be sure Of q large
and ,raiisable business, So be srgussl ia
i,js ignorance, and having spent some 81
500 aud many months OF careful salsrss-
sion he found himself the possesse- OF as
tine 4 colony of teathered musings rs enc
need wish to see.
Matters having reached this sstistacto-
nv STAGE be repaired 70 ens OF tile man
moth hotels whose windows iooS 0nt on
the clitterins heights OF the jungtran
and held an interview with the proprie
tors. They were acqusinfanees OF many
wears standing his reesation was, there
fore, all that WAS gracious. and he WAS re
auestei to send down sample OF dozen
poulets forthwith The poulets were dis
Matched, and day or two later monsieur
attended to hear the verdict Tie triea.
poor fellow. to subdue an expression OF
exultation as he mentally contrasted MS
own plump narsiings with the tough anu
bony specimens which sre usually offered
up for the delectation OF the guests, anu
his disappointment was all the greater
therefore, when the landlord shrugged ms
shoulders up 20 his eyes aud replied; an,
the poulets, A terrible faiturei haw,
nv dear monsieur absolutely rawi Az
the last moment they mast be sent away
from she table Not even begun To De
cooked But that was not the fault OF
the chickens-that was the fault OF your
cook. Monsieur sighed profoundly ana
executed more gymnastics with his shout
ders and eyebrows. "Neli, we shall then
make one more trial. Send me another
dozen
Twelve more poulets We're therenpon dis
patched, t.en plumper and tendeTer than
the last, and asgia my friend attended 10
hear the verdict. Another faueia, II APP
peared. "Ah. my dear sir, worse than
everl Burnt to cinder 1t was not even
possible that they should appear at the
table. AT the last moment - Monsieur
interrupted with "a show Of impatienee
"And pray, whose fault is THAR 1t Is the
fault Of The proprietor laid his hand
upon his friend : arm in confidential fash
ion. .Come!n he said, let Us now talk
together. We are old acquaintance 1t
is best that we understand one anuther.
My cock viii not cook yorF chickensl
He makes his own arrangements with
the farmers who supply me, aEd it does
not suit him that / should deal with an
other What ran dor 1t il the height
of the season, and my house is fuil,
caunot afford to he left without my chef.
| cannot afford TO have badly cooked food
to set before my guests. wink my eye;
| see but | pretend not to see And Tor
you, take my word for it, if you shalt sue
coed. yuu sit in the public house and drink
with the cooks You must make hribts-
you must laugh and make Jokes YOU
must not ia "a gentleman any lohGer-you
must also iic cook with the rest 81
IL was too true No cook in lntrriaken
was found capable of cooking monsieurs
poulets, and a. he, on his side, WAS TOO
much Of gentleman to coudescehd TO
drinks and hrihe4 the poultry farm died
a natural death and left him a wiser and
poorer nlau Westminster Gazette.