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to remove the publication of the work to this country, I 

 advise you to settle in Boston ; / have faith in the Bos- 

 tonians. I entreat you to be careful, industrious, and per- 

 severing ; pay every one most punctually, and never permit 

 your means to be over-reached. May the blessings of 

 those who love you be always with you, supported by 

 those of Almighty God." 



During the Labrador voyage, which was both arduous 

 and expensive, many bird-skins (seventy-three) were pre- 

 pared and brought back, besides the drawings made, a large 

 collection of plants, and other curiosities. Rough as the 

 experience was, it was greatly enjoyed, especially by the 

 young men. Only one of these ^ is now living (1897), 

 and he bears this testimony to the character of the 

 naturalist, with whom he spent three months in the closest 

 companionship. In a letter to me dated Oct. 9, 1896, he 

 says : " You had only to meet him to love him ; and when 

 you had conversed with him for a moment, you looked 

 upon him as an old friend, rather than a stranger. . . . To 

 this day I can see him, a magnificent gray-haired man, 

 childlike in his simplicity, kind-hearted, noble-souled, lover 

 of nature and lover of youth, friend of humanity, and one 

 whose religion was the golden rule." 



The Labrador expedition ended with summer, and Mr. 

 and Mrs. Audubon went southward by land, John going 

 by water to meet them at Charleston, S. C, — Victor 

 meanwhile remaining in London. In the ever hospitable 

 home of the Bachmans part of the winter of 1833-34 was 

 spent, and many a tale is told of hunting parties, of camp- 

 ing in the Southern forests, while the drawings steadily 

 increased in number. Leaving Charleston, the travels 

 were continued through North and South Carolina and 



1 Mr. Joseph Coolidge, formerly of Maine, now of San Francisco, Cal. 

 Two others are known by name to every ornithologist through Audu- 

 bon's Emberiza shattuckii and Fringilla lincolnii ; for these birds see notes 

 beyond. — E. C. 



