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 her, and with the current they made 

 about five miles an hour. 



Mrs. Audubon, who seems to have re- 

 turned from her father's, with her baby, 

 or babies, was left behind at Henderson- 

 ville with a friend, until the result of the 

 new venture should be determined. 



In the course of six weeks, after many 

 delays, and adventures with the ice and 

 the cold, the party reached St. Gen- 

 evive. 



Audubon has given in his journal a 

 very vivid and interesting account of 

 this journey. At St. Genevieve, the 

 whiskey was in great demand, and what 

 had cost them twenty-five cents a gallon, 

 was sold for two dollars. But Audubon 

 soon became discouraged with the place 

 and longed to be back in Hendersonville 

 with his family. He did not like the low 

 bred French- Canadians, who made up 

 most of the population of the settlement. 

 He sold out his interest in the business 

 to his partner who liked the place and 



