202 'John Bachman. 



you will be in my home with all your treasures, and 

 we will discuss these subjects, as men ought to do 

 who are in earnest. 



Write to me on foolscap, fully, fearlessly; what 

 long yarns I expect to hear from you. Had you 

 the honor of knocking down the Buffalo and the 

 Moose ? Have you brought with you a Grizzly 

 Bear, a Panther,'^ and a Wild-cat? Out with your 

 treasures ! Let us overhaul them ! 



November 29th. — Fourteen new birds, did you 

 say, friend Audubon — aye, it is a grand haul ! and 

 the new Deer, what about that ? 



I saw in a Western paper, that you had been mis- 

 taken for a Dunker, (a sect of Quakers distinguished 

 by their long beards). I am not surprised — and I 

 am glad to hear that the great beard is now cut off. 

 I pictured you to myself, as I saw you in my home, 

 when you came from Florida, via Savannah. You 

 jumped down from the top of the stage. Your 

 beard, two months old, was as gray as a Badger's. 

 I think, a grizzly-bear, forty-seven years old, would 

 have claimed you as ^' f^^^' "^^ohile fratrum. 



I shall take good care of your seeds ; they will do 

 best here, when planted in Winter. Send a few of 

 each, that I may plant them as early as possible. 



I long much to hear more of what you have ac- 

 complished on your expedition. I am a tea-totaller. 

 I drink no wine and do not use snuff. I hope that 

 vou are able to say the same. ^ ^ ^ 



^ J. B. 



To Victor G. Audubon : 



Charleston, 1844. 



My Dear Victor: To go ahead with my work, I 

 must have books for reference. Charleston is a poor 

 place for scientific works. I am often sadly at a loss 

 for books I desire to consult. I send you a list of 



