AUDUBON JOURNAL 



New Orleans Dec ii**^ Tuesday 1821 



I have but little time to spare at present to write 

 the Many Incidents connected with the Life I am 

 forced to follow for My Maintainance and of Course 

 hundreds of them are passed and forgotten although 

 I am well assured that a Rearsal would at future 

 period amuse My thoughts. One however so curious 

 appeared Me this day that I Cannot let it escape — 

 May you My Dear Sons reap some benefit from the 

 details 



I am a Teacher of Drawing and have some Pupils 

 My Style of giving Lessons and the high rate I charge 

 for My Tuition have proved Me the 111 will of Every 

 other artist in the City who Knows me or has heard 

 of My Maxims — I Called on a Bastard of Appollon this 

 Day to see his Labours I was unknown, tolerably well 

 received and had the pleasure of seing the Animal in 

 action — I also heard his Barkings and saw his Eyes 

 gladening at the sight produced on the canvass be- 

 fore them — a Third unfortunate Dauber came in who 

 it appeared Was an old acquaintance that Criticised 

 at once with ease on all that Was around us — as Every 

 day arrivals by Sea and Land bring New hands to 

 the bellows the Names of Many Were Called forth 

 and Mine amongst them — I Kept Myself and Waited 

 & the following Picture was given Me Without any 

 Varnishing I assure You — "That Man Came No one 



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