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me that he had no idea that man was so contemptible, 

 that he belonged to a good family, etc. However, all 

 those calumnies did not hurt me, on the contrary, their 

 exaggeration confirmed these people, and Miss Jack- 

 son, my future wife, that all those reports were to hurt 

 me, out of spite because I would not associate with 

 them, for some motives that I cannot explain here in 

 a decent manner. The conclusion of all that was I 

 got rid of their importunities, and shortly after they 

 had to leave the place, not being able to pay their rent. 



I suppose that the lady who has solicited the initial 

 of the particulars of rny prowesses doings in that ec- 

 centric love affair has been satisfied, that I have men- 

 tioned faithfully the whole incidents ? I have, so far, 

 as the departure from Astoria of Miss Jackson, and 

 her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Molinard of Albany goes, 

 but no farther. 



The whole and the most important object at stake : 

 The fowling of the bird, was only in its incipiency. I 

 had only seen the colors of her feathers and the out- 

 lines of the extremities of her wings, at rest, not flying. 

 Considerable time elapsed before I could have her 

 caged. I had to use some substitute for bird's lime to 

 daub her wings to keep her from flying off, though I 

 had not the slightest idea she would do it. Yet in one 

 instance, unaware, unconscious, she made an attempt 



