Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-28

anu inc insurfnountabie Obstacle V'b,,,,
Made II Dismal raiiut.

MADE II Dismal Failure.
Talking Of poulcts, there's anothsr s.c.
", . as Mr., kinling would say. ,,iirh VA.
toid 70 me by gcutleman who had srttie1
down 10 spend his old age in the peiebh',r'
hood OF inicrlaken Monsieur. like nnnv
another Of ms. bad spent an idle ino,r,.rt
noW ana then in Specializing upon the
enyrmeus number Of poulcts which are
uahy slaughtered in the Swiss pyiueipali
"; suddenly . happy thought occurred
Why should he not have share IN tho
prohtsi why should he not start poultry
larin OF his own No sooner thought than
done. Monsieur determined that no would
spare no expense; he would have the hest
breed OF chickens that could be procured,
and then, sivea \ large demand on the
one hand and an exceptional supply on
the other, he would 10 sure OF a larte
and profitable busiuess. SO he argued IN
his Ignorance, and having spent some a
900 and many months Of careful supcryi.
sion he found himself tho possessor OF as
line a colony OF fenthered nursliugs az ono
need wish 20 see.
Matters having reached this satlsfacto-
~ stage, he repaired to one OF the man.
moth hotels whose windows look out on
the glittering heights OF the Junpfran
and held an interview with the proprie-
tors Thcy were acquaintance OF many
years standing; his reception was, there
fore, all that was gracious. and he was re.
quested TO send down sample OF dozen
poulets forthwith The poilets wera dis.
patched, and q day or two later monsieur
attended 90 hear the verdict. He tried
poor FELLOW, 10 subdue an expression Of
eNultation rs he mentally contrasted his
own plump nurslings with the tough and
bony specimens which are usually offered
up for the delcctation Of the guests. aud
his disappointment was all the greater,
therefore, when the landlord shrugged his
shoulders mp to his eyes mud rcpliedi "Ah,
the puulets A terrible failurel Raw,
my dear monsieur absolutely raw At
the last moment they must be sent away
from the table Not even begun to be
cooked - "But that was not the fault OF
the chiCkens--that was the fault OF your
cookW Monsieur sighed profoundly and
executed more gymnastics with his shout
ders and eyebrows. "Well, we shall then
make one more trial. Send mo another
d0zen.n
Twelve more poulets were thereupon dis
RANNhNAAf NNfA lAhlllHNA anu AtlluNlfE NutAu
the last, and again my friend attended to
hear the verdict. Another failure, It APP
peared. "Ah, my dear sir, worse than
everl Burnt TO cinderl II was not even
possible that they should appear at the
table. 40 the last moment Monsieur
interrupted with show Of impatlence.
land pruy, whose fault ia THAR It "a the
fault off, Tho proprietor laid his hand
upon his friends arm IN confidential fash
ion. Comet he said, 'lot ua now talk
together We arc old acquaintance it
is best that we understand one another.
My cook win not cook your ohickensl
He makes ais own arrangements with
the farmers who supply me, and 70 does
not suit him that ! should deal with nm
other. What can dor IL IL the height
Of the season. and my house IL full.
cannot afford 10 be left without my chef.
l cannot afford to have badly cooked food
10 set before my guests. Twink my eye;
see, but 1 pretend not TO seol And fuT
you take my word for It, Il you shall sue
coed, you sit ia thepublic house and drink
with the cooks, You must make brides
you must laugh and make j0kes-you
must not be gentleman any lOngor--you
must also ba cook with the restp
IL was TOO tIuu No cook IN lntcrlnkc1
was found capable OF cooking monsieur.
poulets, aud aa he, on his side, was to-
much Of gentleman 10 condpsrend e
drinks and brides the poultry farm dief
natural death and left him wiser aud
poorer man. --Westminstet Gazette