5G WHAT INDUSTRY MAY DO. 



"A young gentleman sat to try my skill. I 

 finished his phiz, which was approved of. The 

 merchant then took the chair, and I had the good 

 fortune to please him also. The room became 

 crowded with the gentry of the village. Some 

 laughed, while others expressed their wonder ; but 

 my work went on notwithstanding the observations 

 that were made. My sitter invited me to spend 

 the evening with him, which I did, and joined him 

 in some music on the flute and violin. I returned 

 to my companion with great pleasure ; and you 

 may judge how much that pleasure was increased 

 when I found that he also had made two sketches. 



" The following day was spent much in the same 

 manner. I felt highly gratified that from under 

 my grey coat my talents had made their way, and 

 I was pleased to discover that industry and mode- 

 rate abilities prove at least as valuable as first-rate 

 talents without the former of these qualities. We 

 left Meadville on foot, having forwarded our bag- 

 gage by waggon. Our hearts were light, our 

 pockets replenished, and we walked in two days 

 to Pittsburgh, as happy as circumstances permitted 

 us to be." 



Audubon mentions with evident delight the re- 

 ception he met with in England. Everywhere he 

 experienced cordiality and ready patronage ; and 

 before long, artists, men of science, and professors, 



