Identifier: audubonhisjourna01audu (find matches)
Title: Audubon and his journals
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 Audubon, Maria Rebecca, 1843-1925 Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: New York, Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Unknown. We reached the house, anda powdered waiter was asked if Sir Walter were in.^ Wewere shown forward at once, and entering a very smallroom Captain Hall said : Sir Walter, I have brought Mr,Audubon. Sir Walter came forward, pressed my handwarmly, and said he was glad to have the honor of meet-ing me. His long, loose, silvery locks struck me; helooked like Franklin at his best. He also reminded me of * Jan. 22, 1827. A visit from Basil Hall with Mr. Audubon the orni-thologist, who has followed that pursuit by many a long wandering in theAmerican forests. He is an American by naturalization, a Frenchman bybirth, but less of a Frenchman than I have ever seen, — no dash, no glim-mer or shine about him, but great simplicity of manners and behaviour;slight in person and plainly dressed; wears long hair which time has notyet tinged; his countenance acute, handsome, and interesting, but still sim-plicity is the predominant characteristic. (Journal of Sir Walter Scott,vol. i., p. 343.)
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AUDUBON. From the portrait by Henry Inman. Now in the possebsion of the family. THE EUROPEAN JOURNALS 20/ Benjamin West; he had the great benevolence of Wm.Roscoe about him, and a kindness most prepossessing. Icould not forbear looking at him, my eyes feasted on hiscountenance. I watched his movements as I would thoseof a celestial being; his long, heavy, white eyebrows struckme forcibly. His little room was tidy, though it partook agood deal of the character of a laboratory. He waswrapped in a quilted morning-gown of light purple silk;he had been at work writing on the Life of Napoleon.He writes close lines, rather curved as they go from left toright, and puts an immense deal on very little paper.After a few minutes had elapsed he begged Captain Hallto ring a bell; a servant came and was asked to bid MissScott come to see Mr. Audubon, Miss Scott came, black-haired and black-dressed, not handsome but said to behighly accomplished, and she is the daughter of Sir WalterScott. There was

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