AUDUBON JOURNAL 



have no doubt will take their flight from thence, for 

 their Winter resort — 



This afternoon having finished My Drawing of the 

 Red Cockaded Wood pecker and satisfied of its Cor- 

 rectness by a Close comparison to the living original 

 I gave it its Liberty, and was glad to think that it 

 must Likely Would do well as it flew 40 to 50 Yards 

 at times and seemed Much refreshed by its return to 

 Liberty — 



Wednesday August i^* 1821 



We were awakened Last night by a servant desir- 

 ing that I should rise & Dress to accompany M^« P. 

 to a Dying Neighbour's house, about one Mile, — We 

 Went, but arrived rather late for M"" James O'Conner 

 Was Dead. I had the displeasure of Keeping his body's 

 Company the remainder of the Night. On such Oc- 

 casions time flys very slow indeed, so much so that it 

 looked as if it Stood Still like the Hawk that Poises in 

 the air over its prey — the Poor Man had drink him- 

 self Literally to an everlasting Sleep; peace to his 

 Soul I Made a good Sketch of his head and Left the 

 House and the Ladies engaged at preparing the cere- 

 monial Dinner — the weather Sultry Thermometer at 

 93 — it has Not raised yet this Season here above 96 — 



Our Sparrow Hawk Was Killed to day by a Hen 

 engaged in guarding her Brood — Nero had become 

 extremely Temeraire, Would Fall on a Grown duck 



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