204 AUDUBON THE NATURALIST. 



lie was in the charmed circle of his home, evei 

 so lovingly remembered, though so little en- 

 joyed. Exulting in the satisfaction of his dearest 

 earthly wishes, he looked up " with gratitude to 

 the Supreme Being, and felt that he was happy." 

 The devoted student of nature, he remained to 

 the close of his career enjoying the pleasures of 

 those pursuits from which he had derived his 

 best delights. Audubon lived to the age of 

 seventy-six. 



On the 27th of January, 1851, the ** darkness 

 of death spread for him a sable curtain" over the 

 scene of this life, from which the great ISTaturalist 

 of America for ever departed. 



The traveller was at rest. 



