The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-09


that Parker. while In Europe few months
before. had been given by n nohleman. who
was renowned chicken fancler. as was
Parker. a pair OF famous game chickens
known as the black eagle breed. The
hen was laying and Parker offered me n
setting OF half dozen eggs If wanted
them.
II showed this letter 10 Vincent and no
begged me not to lose minute sending for
the eggs Archie Bliss and Anderson got
half dozen extra large. clean white eggs
and boiled them hard. hard as rocks
These they packed In cotton. etc. and
had them sent from New Jersey to me
and ! turned them over 70 Vincent and
all OF Us enjoyed wine az his expense
He took the eggs home and put them
under favoritc old gray hen he called
Nellie and impatientiy awaited results
In fixing UP the eggs the boys had writ
Ten on the shell Of one OF them the sup
posed pedigree OF the black eagle family
OF chickens and in So doing must have
weakened the shell. for one day when
Nellie was Off the nest Vincent's old
mother discovered one or the precious eggs
cracked. Knowing how her son valued
them she did not venture to touch the
esq until he came home. and then told
him.
Vincent went ont and investigated and.
or course. discovered the trick Fortu~
nately for me was at Lake George hl;
the other boys were at home and poor
Vincent had 10 buy more than one bottle
TO stop them. and every time ne began
taking chickens a mention OF the black
eagle breed would stop him IN with n
snap tighter than clam. Finally he got
mad and swore that the next fellow that
asked him how his black eagle egxs
Matched out he would thrash and. being a
powerful man. II uRaoulted courage and
fas.s 81 L kio ..t--
chances.
When got homo fastened "a apollo
| gtxe 10 Col Vlacent. claiming innocence.
and | escaped his wrath. Bus Fighting
TEN Gardner ~ Albany. y +. didn't.
| II vas IN n restaurant on PauuSvl.anl,.
| avenue. much fTeanented ~ prominent
| men III politics etc. and tire whole hart,
boiled esK party happened to be in there.
| Vincent VAS eating a turkey sandwich a,
| tAe counter having Insisted II 10 made
| trom che hFeast II huge turkey tina,
SAT- on the counter in trent ~ him when
| Fighting Tenn came tn. We boys stoppe<,
| him and. after listening - his usual
| boasts, among them that BE ceaii whip
| the daddy 81 Moses. ere cf as ss3 Tom.
| Njncent's got SOME uew eggs and II vol,
| want - get q bottle ~ wsne or two FOR
| sho crowd you ~ hack and ask hset ab0u;
| them tse sure and ask blSn x his hlaek
/ eagse eggs hatchea very Bard
| Gardner knew Eincvat'x Weakness AID
| Vtaceu1 knew GArinareS alleged proves
/ as n aehtsug mar. s. the former wen,
| hack willingly ard Ne Watched for the
! outcome.
| Hello. Vincent said Gardner. hear
| yoa-Ee tn lack wftA Nanr chickens. New
| hsgezt ard a}l that Yay The 1sy. sl{i vosl
| nra t9ts black easie eEkz hateaei very
/ hara~
*ouaek as a nasA Fsmccrt ga1upes from,
| rs ssaoi and, se3zfuw she turkey ON sra
/ counter Began 70 setAsor Gardiner eve,
/ the bead wtn 81 Tae onslaught was e
/ su8:en saat Fighting Tom wsss n.sral4.
! paraly@ed ard maize fer tHe 1os,r. yinssu,
/ tuisawgnx Ustng the tgfkey llAq = aau
| wade a. every stroke te@t lssssse& ssgs f.sss.
| esaya3aeT-S heaa ard sAsal3ays the stufHns
I lu sse sr1 Aui iae tenster meat few n
! perfect showers IN every .itre.-7fen snefud,
| lHg Gardiner and his god clothes
FTna}lv Gardiner gaS away axE YIN
| rrat returning - %. restaurant raid sef
/ thp isSs~y asiat after eassseE owe affaer.
, tle gsHsne@ IN oAv Sssectias stamped zsit
| as "a w5ite heat Welt tasre was nane u.
| Ns cared particularly sDssssf sussrxfss~ r..
! ssrAtsak ID ss.' @nen He rasse 4~ = r~irslss
( ez tvSe sas~f tsh. &c wzs an sssa{ a4xaf
| bat e5s sAe e%as MAS hacked eat af hla
ard A. as azAe4 mas saAt wa sa4l.z' I
/ tell tAs .ekA :