ia8 Life of Audubon, 



" The lower class of women (fishwives) resemble the 

 squaws of the West. Their rolling gait, inturned toes, 

 and manner of carrying burdens on their backs, is exactly 

 that of the Shawnee women. Their complexions are 

 either fair, purple, or brown as a mulatto. 



" The men wear long whiskers and beards, and are 

 extremely uncouth in manners as well as in speech. 



" October 27. Filled with sad forebodings and doubts 

 of all progress. Miss Ewart called to see my drawings, 

 and was delighted with them. She exclaimed, after 

 looking, at them. * How delighted Sir Walter Scott 

 would be with them ! ' I presented a letter to Mr. 

 Patrick Neil, the printer, who received me with great 

 cordiality, invited me to his house, and promised to 

 interest himself for me generally. Mr. Andrew Duncan 

 gave me a note to Francis Jeffrey, the famous editor of 

 the * Edinburgh Review.' 



" October 30. Called on Mr. Francis Jeffrey, who was 

 not at home ; wrote a note for him in his library, which 

 I found was filled with books tossed about in confusion, 

 pamphlets, portfolios, and dirt. 



" Prospects more dull and unpromising ; and I went 

 to Mr. Patrick Neil, to express my intention of going on 

 to London, as my pictures of the American Birds were 

 evidently not appreciated in Edinburgh. He remonstrat- 

 ed kindly, spoke encouragingly, and introduced me to 

 Mr. Lizars, the engraver of Mr. Selby's Birds. 



" Mr. Lizars had the greatest admiration for Selby, 

 but no sooner had he looked into my portfolio than he 

 exclaimed, * My God, I never saw any thing like these 

 before ; ' and he afterwards said the naturalist, Sir 

 William Jardine, ought to see them immediately. 



" November i. Professor Jameson has called, Mr. 

 Lizars having, with his warmth of heart, brought the natu- 

 ralist to see my collection of birds. The Professor was 



