196 LIFE OF AUDUBON. 



Providence. Colonel Rees informed me that this charming 

 retreat was one of the numerous terrce incognitce of this region 

 of lakes, and that it should henceforth bear the name of 

 ' Audubon's Isle.' 



" In conclusion, let me inform you that the spring has now 

 been turned to good account by my generous host, Colonel Rees, 

 who, aided by my amiable companion the engineer, has directed 

 its current so as to turn a mill which suffices to grind the whole 

 of his sugar-cane." 



