AUDUBON JOURNAL 



June 1 6*^ New Orleans — 1821 



Left this City at about J past 12 o'clock — in the 

 Steam Boat Columbus Cap'' John de Hart — bound to 

 Shippingport Kentucky — 



pressed by much work on hand within some weeks 

 passed, during every day, and too much incommo- 

 dated by Musquitoes at evenings My poor Journal as 

 been put a side [but] events and a wish not to discon- 

 tinue to put down incidents that are of some Note 

 and agreable to My Mind I come again to it — 



a personnage who had some week ago boasted of 

 his Interest towards me, and who on one occasion 

 carried his attention quite too far and awkwardly 

 must first take my attention — and here I will [take 

 the Liberty] give you a Lesson, should you ever be 

 Employed as a Teacher to any ostantatious oppolent 

 y^Yson— flatter, Keep flattering and end in flattery or 

 else expect No pay — 



My Misfortunes often occur through a want of 

 attention to that Maxim in similar Cases after having 

 with assiduity attended on a Gentleman's Lady 

 (Whose Name I will not at present Mention) for forty 

 Days, I received the rudest of dismisal and My pride 

 would not admit me to the House — to even ask any 

 compensation — how agreable the first Lessons were I 

 shall allways remember. She thought herself endowed 

 with superior talents, and her Looking glass pleasing 



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