148 Life of Audubon, 



The margin of the sheet is painted black, about 

 three-fourths of an inch deep all around, as if in deep 

 mourning for the loss which he had reluctantly submitted 

 to in order to please his friends. He consented, sadly, 

 because he expected soon to leave for London, and Cap- 

 tain Hall persuaded him that it would be better for him 

 to wear it according to the prevailing English fashion ! 





