. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Zoology; Oiseaux; Zoologie. 274 AUDUBOJV. December 29. This morning I walked to " Lady " Rath- bone's with my fifth number. It is quite impossible to approach Green Bank, when the weather is at all fair, with- out enjoying the song of some birds; for, Lucy, that sweet place is sacred, and all the feathered tribe in perfect safety. A Redwing particularly delighted me to-day; I found some- thing of the note of our famous Mock-bird in his melody. January 7, 1828, Manchester. How many times since daylight reached my eyes, I have wished thee,
. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Zoology; Oiseaux; Zoologie. 274 AUDUBOJV. December 29. This morning I walked to " Lady " Rath- bone's with my fifth number. It is quite impossible to approach Green Bank, when the weather is at all fair, with- out enjoying the song of some birds; for, Lucy, that sweet place is sacred, and all the feathered tribe in perfect safety. A Redwing particularly delighted me to-day; I found some- thing of the note of our famous Mock-bird in his melody. January 7, 1828, Manchester. How many times since daylight reached my eyes, I have wished thee, my Lucy, our sons, and our friends, a year of comfort, of peace and enjoyment, I cannot tell, for the day is to me always one on which to pray for those we love. Now, my Lucy, when I wished thee a happy New Year this morning I emptied my snuff box, locked up the box in my trunk, and will take no more. The habit within a few weeks has grown upon me, so farewell to it; it is a useless and not very clean habit, besides being an expensive one. Snuff! farewell to thee. Thou knowest, Lucy, well that when I will / will. I came here straight to friend Sergeant's; I need not say I was welcomed; and Bentley soon came in to spend the evening with us. London, January 5, 1828. At six last evening I was in the coach with three companions; I slept well after we stopped for supper at nine o'clock, but not long enough. I cannot slee[ in the morning, and was awake four long hours befo'-'^' day. The moon, that had shone brightly, sunk in the wps; as day dawned, the frost appeared thickly strewn over tlie earth, and not a cloud was in sight. I saw a few flocks of Partridges on their roost, which thou know- est well is on the ground, with their heads all turned to east, from which a gentle waft of air was felt; the cattle were lying here and there; a few large flocks of Starlings were all that interested me. The dawn was clear, but before we left Northampton it rained, snowed, and blew as if the e
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