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were so well pleased with my Eagle that they praised it, and Jarvis 

 rudely whistled. I called him aside while Joseph [Mason] ^ rolled 

 up my papers, and told him I had heard he required assistance to 

 finish his portraits, i.e.., clothing and ground, and added that I 

 had received good lessons from excellent masters. He asked me 

 to come the next day and he would talk about it. 



Jan. 14th, 1821. Called on Jarvis and did some work for him, 

 but was but poorly paid, and found him so discourteous I shall 

 not go again. 



March jisf, 1821. I have spent my time these three days 

 more at thinking than anything else, and often indeed have I 

 thought my head very heavy. This morning I waited on Mr. Gor- 

 don'^ with a wish to receive from him an amendment to my letter 

 to the President for all in my head is the Pacific expedition. I 

 called on Mr. Vanderlyn,3 the historical painter with my port 

 folio, to show him some of my birds, with a view to ask him for a 

 few lines of recommendation. He examined them attentively and 

 called them handsomely done., but being far from possessing any 

 knowledge of Ornithology or Natural History, I was quite satis- 

 fied he was no judge, but of their being better or worse shaded. 

 Yet he spoke of the beautiful coloring and good positions, and 

 told me he would with pleasure give me a certificate of his having 

 inspected them. Are all men of talents fools and rude naturally, 

 or intentionally? I cannot assert, but have often thought they 

 were one or the other. 



April gth, 1821. Saw many birds of which I made a list, there 

 are thirty-three. To see these in their haunts I was since half 

 past two o'clock this morning until five this afternoon, wading 

 often to my middle through the swamps, and then walking through 

 the thickest woods I believe I have ever seen. Here is my list : 



1 Joseph Mason, son of a gentleman in Cincinnati, Ohio, of whom Audu- 

 bon writes in his Journal: "October 12, 1820. Left Cincinnati today with 

 Capt. Cummings and Joseph Mason, a youth about 18 years of age, he is 

 intended as a companion and friend as well as a pupil." He remained with 

 Audubon until July, 1822. 



2 Alexander Gordon, a Scotchman, who married Ann Bakewell, youngest 

 sister of Mrs. John James Audubon. 



^ John Vanderlyn, an historic painter, born 1776, died 23 September, 1852. 



