32 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON 
Wilson’s account of this meeting is in 
curious contrast to that of Audubon. 
It is meagre and unsatisfactory. Under 
date of March 19, he writes in his diary 
at Louisville: ‘‘Rambled around the 
town with my gun. Examined Mr. 
——’s [Audubon’s] drawings in crayons 
—very good. Saw two new birds he 
had, both Motacillae.’’ 
“ March 21. Went out this afternoon 
shooting with Mr. A. Saw a number of 
Sandhill cranes. Pigeons numerous.’’ 
Finally, in winding up the record of 
his visit to Louisville, he says, with pal- 
pable inconsistency, not to say falsehood, 
that he did not receive one act of civil- 
ity there, nor see one new bird, and 
found no naturalist to keep him com- 
pany. 
Some years afterward, Audubon hunted 
him up in Philadelphia, and found him 
drawing a white headed eagle. He was 
civil, and showed Audubon some atten- 
tion, but ‘‘spoke not of birds or draw- 
ings.’ 
