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the leaves. It is the Thi'asher's even- 

 ing lay: softened by distance and sweet- 

 ened by the hush of night. It seems 

 that the fall of darkness affects the 

 birds as it affects us. In the morning 

 their song is the joyous outburst of a 

 glowing spirit, thrilled with the happi- 

 ness of Earth, but when the shades of 

 night gather about them and surround 

 them with darkness and helplessness 

 their voices appaal with incomparable 

 sweetness to that Guardian who notes 

 ■even tho fall of a span ow, in a song 

 touched with sympathy, tempered with 

 'reverence and hallowed with love. 

 "Sweeter far that melting voice 

 Than all which through the clay rejoice, 

 And still shall bard and wanderer love 

 The twilight-music of the grove." 



Harry C. Lillie. 



Uotes From Audubon's Biography. 

 Part III. 



After a very pleasant visit in Frances 

 Audubon and Swainson returned to 

 England, where Audubon spent the 

 winter. . In April, 1829, he sailed for 

 America. On reaching his native land, 

 he leaped on shore scoured the woods 

 of the Middle States, and reached 

 Louisiana by the end of November. 



Accompanied by his wife he left New 

 Orleans on the 8th of January the year 

 following, and sailing from New York 

 on the first of April, had the pleasure 

 after a short and delightful voyage, of 

 landing safely in Liverpool. On his ar- 

 rival in London, Audubon T vas present- 

 ed by his excellent friend, Mr. J. G. 

 Children, with a diploma from the Roy- 

 al Society. 



Previous to his departure from Eng- 

 land on a second visit to the United 

 States, Audubon had the honor of be- 

 ing presented to his Royal Highness the 

 Duke of Sussex, by whom he was favor- 

 ed with a general letter of introduction to 

 the authorities in the British Colonies. 



Audubon and his wife sailed on the 

 first of August, 1831, landed at New 

 York, where but a few days were spent, 

 and proceeded to Philadelphia, where 

 Audubon met his old friends, secured a 

 few subscribers, and was presented 

 with more diplomas. Audubon now 

 had two assistants; one from London, 

 Mr. Ward, the other a highly talented 

 Swiss, Mr. George Lehman. At Wash- 

 ington Audubon received from the 

 heads of our Government letters of as- 

 sistance and protection along the front- 

 ier, which it was his purpose to visit. 

 The party, from Washington, proceed- 

 ed down the broad Chespeake Bay, 

 reached Norfolk, and boarding another 

 steamer soon arrived at Richmond. 

 Having made the acquaintance several 

 years before of the Governor of Ken- 

 tucky, Audubon went to him, and was 

 received in a most cordial manner, and 

 furnished with letters of introduction. 

 After the visit to the Governor the par- 

 ty proceeded southward to Charleston, 

 and it was while in this city that Audu- 

 bon made the acquaintance of the Rev. 

 John Bachman. It was late in the af- 

 ternoon when they took up their lodg- 

 ings at Charleston, and being greatly 

 fatigued by their journey, they imme- 

 diately retired. At the first, streak of 

 dawn Audubon and his assistants were 

 already several miles from the city, 

 commencing their search in the fields 

 and woods; and having procured abun- 

 dance of subjects, both for the scalpel 

 and pencil, they returned home, cover- 

 ed with mud, and so accoutred as to 

 draw the attention of everybody to- 

 wards them. As the party approached 

 the boarding house Audubon observed 

 a gentleman on horseback close to their 

 door. He looked at our naturalist 

 closely, came up and inquired if he was 

 Audubon, and being answered in the 

 affirmative instantly leaped from the 

 saddle, shook Audubon cordially by the 

 hand, and urged him with his assist- 

 ants to remove to his house and make 



