478 LOUIS AGASSIZ. 



them to this country. His son (then a lad of 

 fifteen years of age) had joined him the pre- N 

 vious summer. His daughters, younger by s 

 several years than their brother, arrived the 

 following autumn, and home built itself up 

 again around him. 



The various foreign members of his house- 

 hold had already scattered. One or two had 

 returned to Europe, others had settled here in 

 permanent homes of their own. Among the 

 latter were Professor Guyot and M. de Pour- 

 tales, who remained, both as scientific col- 

 leagues and personal friends, very near and 

 dear to him all his lif e. " Papa Christinat ' 

 had also withdrawn. While Agassiz was abr 



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sent on a lecturing tour, the kind old man, 

 knowing well the opposition he should meet, 

 and wishing to save both himself and his 

 friend the pain of parting, stole away with- v 

 out warning and went to New Orleans, where 

 he had obtained a place as pastor. This was 

 a great disappointment to Agassiz, who had 

 urged him to make his home with him, a plan 

 in which his wife and children cordially con- 

 curred, but which did not approve itself to 

 the judgment of his old friend. M. Christinat 

 afterward returned to Switzerland, where he 

 ended his days. He wrote constantly until 



