Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-27
GOT THE EGGS FIRES.
They Were Turtle Eggs
AgasSiz Wanted Them.
A WILD RACE AGAINST TIM
The Professor Had to Have the Eco
Before They Were Three Hours 6 :.
and This Is the Story Of How th'
Hunter Made Good His Promise

Before They Were Three Hours c.,
and This Is the Story of How the
Hunter Made Good His Promise.
When Professor Louis AgasSiZ was
writing a book on the turtles of lhv
United States ii became necessary tcr
him to have some fresh turtle rs...
He engaged Mr.. jerks of Middleboro.
about forty miles from Cambridge. tc
get them for him. Mr.. jerks promSe'
that the eggs should be in AgaSSL.' $
hands before they were three hours
old Mr.. jerks. who told the tale Ia
a writer in the Atlantic Monthly. EaG
to wait by a certain pond for the tar
ties to come out and lay their eggs in
the sand Finally. after weeks ~
waiting, one morning about o'cIock
a turtle era wled up the beach. partly
buried herself in the soft sand ana
laid her eggs Mr.. jerks went on g..
say
AS she did so the distant clock slru'E
4. There was no train till after ., a,li
the eggs must be in Cambridge ir
three hours.
| laid the eggs on bed of sand In
the bottom of my pail filed in be-.
tween them with more sand. So VIII
another layer to the rim. and. coveriuE
all over smoothly with more sand. &,
ran back for my horse. He knew It's
well as | that the turtle had laid auG
that he was TO get those eggs to Aga--
siZ
! let him out. | shouted to hlH
holding to the dasher with one ht...
the pail of eggs with the other ~ q
daring to get of my knees. althuu .
the bang on them as we pounded do
the wood road was terrific W" '.H.
nearly covered the distance to the 3..'
when ahead Of me | heard the Sh.Jp
whistle of locomotive.
With pull that lifted the hoo
from his feet | swung him into Dr'.
and sent him straight as an arr.
for the track
BY some stroke OF luck | got on Hr
track and backed off before the tr'N
hit my carriage. But the manru}r.
was successful. for the engineer St.u
ped. and swung aboard the cab Ea
less. dew soaked. smeared with yellow
mud and holding as if it were a bah,
or a bomb little tin pail Of sand
Throw her wide open" | command
ed-"wide open. These are fresh lur
tie eggs for Professor AgassiZ of Cam
bridge He must have them befur"
breakfast"
The engineer and the fireman D."
doubt thought that | was crazy. hui
they let me alone, and the fast frcigll
rolled in swiftly to Boston.
But misfortune was ahead W.
slowed down in the yards and caar
TO stop. We were put on a Sidir-
to wait no one knew how long.
suddenly jumped from the engine.
slid over high fence and bolted f,i
the street In the empty square Sl"u,.
a cab.
The cabman saw me coming ]
waved dollar at him and then Hu
other, lodged into the cab, Slnu..'
the door and called out: "Camhrid go
college. Professor A-lS~j
house, I've got eggs for Agassiz" ara
! pushed another dollar up at him
the hole
Let him gOr' ordered. Here's an
other dollar for you if you make A.as-
sizS house in twenty minutes"
We flew to Cambridge. There w;.
4 sudden lurch. and | dived forwar'
my head into the front of the
cab and came up with a rebound th:
landed me across the small Of my
back on the seat and sent half of my
pail Of eggs heller SHELTER over the
ioor. But we were at AgassiZ'S house.
tumbled out and pounded the door
"Agassiz' ] gasped when the maid
came. II want Professor AgaSsi1,
quick"
She protested that he was in bel
md threatened the police. But jus,
hen a door overhead was flung open. -
great, white robed figure appeared oa
the dim landing above. and Il quick.
oud voice called excitedly:
Let him in, Let him in! | know
him, He has my turtle eggs
And the apparition, slipperlesS ana
clad in anything but an academic
gown. came sailing downstairs The
great man. his arms extended. laiu
hold of me with both hands and. drag
ying me and my precious pail into hi
study. with a swift. clean stroke laiu
open one OF the eggs as the watch il,
my trembling hands licked its way t.
! as II nothing unusual were hap
peninG In the history Of the world.