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the shingly and sandy beach; the meadows, the cultivated 
fields, the whinny knowes, the woods; the running brooks, 
the stagnant pools, the muddy and unsavory ditches, the 
marshy flats; old walls, ruined towers, and heath-clad hills 
—have all been visited and anxiously searched in order to 
procure the objects which compose the collection.” 
Such was Edward’s appeal to the people of Aberdeen to 
come and see his collection. The terms were very mod- 
erate——‘‘Ladies and Gentlemen, 6d.; Tradespeople, 3d. ; 
Children, half-price.” The Aberdeen Journal thus noticed 
the collection: ‘We have been particularly struck with 
the very natural attitudes in which the beasts and birds of 
prey are placed; some being represented as tearing their 
victims, others feeding their young, and some looking side- 
ward or backward, with an expression of the eye which in- 
dicates the fear of interruption. The birds are very beau- 
tiful, and the entomological specimens will be found ex- 
ceedingly interesting.” 
On the Thursday following his arrival in Aberdeen, Ed- 
ward opened his collection. He was in hopes that there 
would be a rush to see the objects which he had collected 
with so much difficulty during the last eight years. He 
believed in himself, though others did not yet believe in 
him. But there was no rush—no eager multitude crowd- 
ing the door of No. 132. Indeed, very few persons called 
to see the collection. These might, however, tell their 
friends of its interest, and the rush might still come. But 
he waited in vain. The rush never came. 
The principal people who called upon him during the 
first ten days were stuffed-bird sellers, and persons who 
pestered him to buy nearly every thing of a bestial kind, 
alive or dead. Some of the articles offered were monstros- 
ities or delusions, such as double chickens, double mice, a 
kitten with a rat’s head, a double-headed dog, a rat with 
two tails, both curled up like a pig’s, and such-like objects. 
These people were all bowed to the door. 
