JOHN JAMES AUDUBON 77 

 his hair cut before making the trip. 

 This he did and chronicles the event 

 in his journal as a very sad one, in 

 which " the will of God was usurped by 

 the wishes of man. 7 ' Shorn of his locks 

 he probably felt humbled like the stag 

 when he loses his horns. 



Quitting Edinburgh on April 5, he 

 visited, in succession, Newcastle, Leeds, 

 York, Shrewsbury, and Manchester, in 

 quest of subscribers to his great work. 

 A few were obtained at each place at 

 two hundred pounds per head. At 

 Newcastle he first met Bewick, the 

 famous wood engraver, and conceived a 

 deep liking for him. 



"We find him in London on May 21, 

 1827, and not in a very happy frame of 

 mind: "To me London is just like the 

 mouth of an immense monster, guarded 

 by millions of sharp -edged teeth, from 

 which, if I escape unhurt, it must be 

 called a miracle. 7 ' It only filled him 

 with a strong desire to be in his beloved 



