AUDUBON JOURNAL 



took a Long Walk With Joseph toward the Lake — 

 Saw an AHgator — 



Wrote this Evening to Doct^ D^ Drake — and read 

 some Interesting tales, borrowed from Mr Prentice — 



Sunday i4*'» January 1821 



I dispatch Joseph and Simon (N. B. Servant) across 

 the river for some Life Oak to draw, brought some 

 not fit- 

 Dressed I Went to Jarvis — he took me imediately in 

 his painting room, and asked me many questions, 

 until / thought that he feared my assistance [might 

 become troublesome to him] ; he very Simply told me 

 he could not believe that I might help him in the 

 Least — I rose, bowed, and Walk^ out without one 

 Word, and No doubt he Looked on Me as I did on 

 him as an Original, and a Craked Man — 



The Levee early was Crowded by people of all 

 Sorts as well as Colors, the Market, very aboundant 

 the Church Bell ringing [and] the Billiard Balls 

 Knocking, the Guns heard all around. What a Dis- 

 play this is for a Steady Quaker of Philad*^ or Cin- 

 cinnati — the day was beautifull and the crowd 

 Increased considerably^! saw however no handsome 

 Woman and the Citron hue of allmost all is very 

 disgusting to one who Likes the [ — ] rosy Yankee or 

 English Cheeks — 



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