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him the room became crowded with the village aristocracy. 

 Some laughed, while others expressed their wonder, but my 

 work went on. My sitter invited me to spend the evening with 

 him, which I did, and joined him in some music on the flute 

 and violin. I returned to my companion with great pleasure ; 

 and you may judge how much that pleasure was increased when 

 I found that he also had made two sketches. Having written a 

 page or two of our journals, we retired to rest. With our 

 pockets replenished we soon afterwards left for Pittsburg, where 

 we arrived in safety. 



"September 7. I was more politely received than on former 

 occasions at Pittsburg, and which I found was due to the recep- 

 tion I had met with in Philadelphia, and some rumours of which 

 had reached the West. 



"October 9. Spent one month at Pittsburg scouring the 

 country for birds, and continuing my drawings. Made the ac- 

 quaintance of the Eev. John H. Hopkins. Found him an 

 amiable man, and attended some of his ministrations " (the first 

 reference made in his journal to church-going). " In my mind 

 church attendance has been confounded with such rascally 

 conduct otherwise that I cannot think of it without sadness. I 

 met a Mr. Baldwin, who volunteered to subscribe for my book 

 of birds — the third hundred name given to me .In the course of 

 my intimacy with the Rev. Mr. Hopkins I was brought to think 

 more than I usually did of religious matters ; but I confess I 

 never think of churches without feeling sick at heart at the 

 sham and show of some of their professors. To repay evils 

 with kindness is the religion I was taught to practise, and this 

 will for ever be my rule.'' 



