A HERBMAN OF SINGLE SIGHT WHO WAS LAUGHED AT 45 



" Not to-morrow," said the enthusiast. " Let us go out 

 and find it now." 



Audubon led him to the riverside. When the " odd 

 fish " saw the plant he acted like a madman. 



" Plucking the plants mercilessly one after another," 

 says Audubon, " he danced and hugged them in his arms 

 and seemed in a delirium of delight." 



There were queer times in Audubon's home while this 

 trained plant-finder remained there. 



As the " odd fish " was discoursing on the strength 

 of the beetle one evening, he said : 



" A little flying beetle could draw that candlestick and 

 candle along the table." 



" I would like to see it done," said Audubon. 



His visitor attached a tiny beetle to the ring of the 

 candlestick. The little insect drew it along the table until 

 the candlestick fell over the edge of the table to the floor, 

 when the scarabseus flew away. 



One summer night some bats entered the botanist's 

 room, and he thought that he saw among them some new 

 species. Not a moment must be lost; he must secure a 

 specimen at once. The world of science was waiting for 

 it. But how was he to capture a bat? 



Audubon describes the amazing conduct of the man in 

 this new frenzy of delight: 



" After a day's pursuit of natural-history studies, the 

 stranger was accommodated with a bed in an attic room. 



