. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Zoology; Oiseaux; Zoologie. 68 AUDUBON. to remove the publication of the work to this country, I advise you to settle in Boston; / have faith in the Bos- tonians. I entreat you to be careful, industrious, and per- severing; pay every one most punctually, and never permit your means to be over-reached. May the blessings of those who love you be always with you, supported by those of Almighty ; During the Labrador voyage, which was both arduous and expensive, many bird-skins (seventy-three) were pre- pared and brought back, besides the draw
. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Zoology; Oiseaux; Zoologie. 68 AUDUBON. to remove the publication of the work to this country, I advise you to settle in Boston; / have faith in the Bos- tonians. I entreat you to be careful, industrious, and per- severing; pay every one most punctually, and never permit your means to be over-reached. May the blessings of those who love you be always with you, supported by those of Almighty ; During the Labrador voyage, which was both arduous and expensive, many bird-skins (seventy-three) were pre- pared and brought back, besides the drawings made, a large collection of plants, and other curiosities. Rough as the experience was, it was greatly enjoyed, especially by the young men. Only one of these ^ is now living (1897), and he bears this testimony to the character of the naturalist, with whom he spent three months in the closest companionship. In a letter to me dated Oct 9, 1896, he says: " You had only to meet him to love him; and when you had conversed with him for a moment, you looked upon him as an old friend, rather than a stranger. ... To this day I can see him, a magnificent gray-haired man, childlike in his simplicity, kind-hearted, noble-souled, lover of nature and lover of youth, friend of humanity, and one whose religion was the golden ; The Labrador expedition ended with summer, and Mr. and Mrs. Audubon went southward by land, John going by water to meet them at Charleston, S. C, â Victor meanwhile remaining in London. In the ever hospitable home of the Bachmans part of the winter of 1833-34 was spent, and many a tale is told of hunting parties, of camp- ing in the Southern forests, while the drawings steadily increased in number. Leaving Charleston, the tra)jels| were continued through North and South Carolina aodf » Mr. Joseph Coolidge, formerly of Maine, now of San Francisco, Call Two others are known by name to every ornithologist through Auwl bon's Emberita shattttckii and
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