96 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON 

 ties," "Death of a Pirate," and other 

 sketches. Stopping at Charleston, South 

 Carolina, on this southern trip, he made 

 the acquaintance of the Keverend John 

 Bachman, and a friendship between 

 these two men was formed that lasted 

 as long as they both lived. Subse- 

 quently, Audubon's sons, Victor and 

 John, married Dr. Bachman 7 s two eld- 

 est daughters. 



In the summer of 1832, Audubon, 

 accompanied by his wife and two sons, 

 made a trip to Maine and New Bruns- 

 wick, going very leisurely by private 

 conveyance through these countries, 

 studying the birds, the people, the 

 scenery, and gathering new material 

 for his work. His diaries give minute 

 accounts of these journeyings. He was 

 impressed by the sobriety of the people 

 of Maine ; they seem to have had a 

 ' ' Maine law ' 7 at that early date ; "for on 

 asking for brandy, rum, or whiskey, not 

 a drop could I obtain." He saw much 



