THE OOLOGIST 



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MORRIS GIBBS, M. D,, Kalamazoo, Mich- 



After passing many beautiful and pic- 

 turesque spots the little steamer enter- 

 ed the narrow passage of the '"Queen's 

 Ferry." and they presontlj' ol>taineii a 

 view of the distant hills. At Stirling 

 they stoppeil long enoughfor lunch, and 

 soon after were packed into a large 

 postchaise, bound for the hills. It was 

 nearly nine o'clock before they reached 

 Callender. There they found a good 

 house and spent the night. The follow- 

 ing day was spent in viewing the scenery 

 in the neighborhood of Callender. Af- 

 ter leaving Callender they visited Loch 

 Lomond Loch Katrine and the famous 

 retreat of Rob Roy, and after a delight- 

 ful trip returned very reluctantly to 

 Edinburgh. 



Audubon closes his Biography in the 

 following words; 



"I have pleasure in saying that my 

 enemies have been few and my friends 

 numerous. May the God who granted me 

 life, industry, and perseverance to ac- 

 complish my task, forgive the former 

 and forever bless the latter! Now, 

 Reader, farewell! May you be success- 

 ful in all your undertakings! May you 

 be happy abroad and at home; and may 

 the study of the admirable productions 

 of Nature ever prove as agreeable to 

 you as it has to me." 



Mr. Audubon returned to America in 

 183!), after which he resided on the Hud- 

 son River near the city of New York. 

 In 1844 he published a cheaper edition 



