Show SWAN WAS WAS' SO SOMEWHAT TOUGH Bird With Record of Years Resists Re Re- Resists Efforts Efforts Efforts' to tG Boil It The swan swan swan-Is is said ald to be excellent eatIng eatIng eating eat eat- ing when young but as it Is one of the longest lived of all ll creatures it Is well to learn if possible how old your old your bi bird is before you cook It says the Youths Youth's Companion A gentleman in Lincolnshire England sent a dead swan to the Athenaeum club addressed to to the secretary A special special special cial dinner was to occur that week and the committee committe without question turned the bird over to th the cook At the dinner the swan resting on op a great silver dish was a delight to the eye but when it c came me to carving and eating the bird no knife seemed sharp enough to cut it and of course eating it was out of the question A few d days l. l s 's later the donor met the secre secretary tary and said said- saidI I hope you got my swan all right That was a nice Joke you played on us returned the secret secretary rv Joke Whet What do you mean mean Why we had the thing boiled for thirteen hours anc and even then we might as aswell well have tried to cut through the rock of Gibraltar I You dont don't mean to say you had the swan cooked Why of course Man alive I sent it to be stuffed and preserved as a curiosity in the club That swan has been in my family for years It was one of the identical birds fed by the children of Charles I. I youve you've seen the picture of it My ancestor ancestor ances ances- tor held the post of master of the swan and keeper of the Kings King's c nets Well Wen I have no doubt It was a bit tough I |