NOBILITY OF CHARACTER. 9 
dial feeling and geniality of heart, which as a 
richer endowment even than his intellectual su- 
periority, distinguished so specially and so hon- 
ourably the renowned Poet Naturalist of the 
New World. 
Through an amiable modesty, Audubon him- 
self permits many details of his life to be veiled 
in obscurity. This, which may reasonably be 
supposed to increase the difficulty of the bio- 
grapher in following minutely and accurately 
his career, is not, however, an insurmountable 
impediment. From strict attention to the varivus 
sources from which information may be gathered, 
it is comparatively easy to follow, step by step, 
the fascinating story, edifying from the example 
it affords, and replete not only from its scientific, 
but from its moral value, with interest and im- 
portance, 
