114 AUDUBON THE NATURALIST. 
subjected him to delay and disappointment 
Wandering early and late, not a single one of 
those he sought could he find at home! Grad- 
ually, however, through different mediums, his 
aim was accomplished. An intimacy with Lord 
Stauley led to his acquaintance with others of 
the nobility. Soon he was elected member of 
the Linnawsan and Zoological Societies, and before 
long artists, men of science, and professors, were 
among the list of his subscribers. 
During 1828 he again visited Paris, where, 
investigating the many objects of interest in the 
great museum, enjoying intercourse with the jl- 
lustrious Cuvier and his enlightened guests, the 
time, pleasantly and profitably spent,. passed 
quickly away. He returned to England for the 
winter, and in 1829 sailed once more for his 
native soil, Notwithstanding the gratifying re- 
ception he had met with in Europe, the kindly 
courtesy with which he had been welcomed, and 
the honours with which he had been distinguished, 
the charm of novelty and the excitement of gay 
scenes, “with indescribable pleasure,” he tells 
us, “he watched the outspread wings of the first 
American wanderer which hovered over the 
waters, and joyfully leapt again upon the shores 
of the New World. Scouring the woods witha 
hunter's zeal he speedily traversed the middle 
