104 LOUIS AGASSIZ 



to spend a moment's regret on the matter. 

 When he came to America, he had come 

 comparatively unencumbered, making a 

 fresh start in this as in other things ; and 

 his earliest letters are full of remorse 

 that he had not brought with him any- 

 thing and everything he could lay hands 

 on, so jbhat he might make exchanges for 

 the new specimens he found on all sides. 

 He used to come home laden with spoil 

 from the fish market in every new place 

 he visited ; and, as his fame grew, it be- 

 came the thing for any person who found 

 something peculiar to forward it to the 

 Great Professor, who was always grateful, 

 always interested. The fishermen at 

 Nahant, where he spent his summers, 

 would go miles out of their way to bring 

 him anything they thought i ' queer, ? ? and 

 feel amply rewarded by his delighted 

 greeting. He was once embarrassed by 

 the unexpected arrival of a lively black 

 bear, for whom his establishment offered 

 but poor accommodation; and, while he 



