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seeing goods which he had brought from England for the Anti- 

 slavery Bazaar "mauled and messed," and good humouredly 

 said that he would find some " fanatic " lady to iron them up, 

 before he forwarded them ; and he took four days in trying to 

 hunt up an Abolitionist ! He was struck with the promptness 

 with which Philip, instead of resting and amusing himself after 

 his voyage, at once set to hard work in arranging his collection. 

 The Custom-House officials had not only opened the boxes of 

 shells, but had ransacked some of the inner boxes, and broken 

 the chief of the Pinnas, Anodons, spiny Venus, etc. So he 

 mounted the pieces in order, and wrote under, " Broken by the 

 U. S. Custom-House Officers." He filled the cases provided 

 for him, 120 square feet, and found he wanted sixty feet more. 

 He resolved therefore to go on his travels, and to return to 

 Albany to complete his work, which he did in November. 



Philip spent five weeks in Albany at a comfortable board- 

 ing-house : " You may fancy me, in clover, full bloom, with 

 everything that heart can desire, except some one to care for." 

 He attended some Orthodox churches : but the apparent 

 irreverence of the congregations disturbed him, and he was 

 " disgusted with their cold aristocratic ways ; 99 so he looked out 

 for some " Bethel:" even there he felt a stranger. The Roman 

 Catholic Cathedral was the only place where he found religious 

 sympathy. After Mass, on the second occasion, he went into 

 the gallery, and made friends with the organist : and twice 

 sang in the choir. Being much impressed by the sermons of 

 the Bishop — "a beautiful old man, the very picture of piety and 

 benevolence" — he paid him a long call, and was introduced by 

 him to some of those who were engaged in the institutions of 

 the church. He also made the acquaintance of the Rev. J. 

 Mayo, the Unitarian minister, and heard him deliver a very 

 interesting discourse on " ' Common-school Teachers and 

 Religious Education,' extremely plain and pointed ; but 

 delivered so slowly and quietly that you did not want to smile 

 often." He attended a convention called by his old acquaint- 

 ance Elihu Burritt, who introduced him to Mr. Delavan, the 

 veteran temperance reformer. Mr. Burritt wished the nation 



