The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-03-05

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JoHS JAmrs AUDoB0N I'hs distinguish
ed man, whose death ii New York was
in the Ledger yesterday, was
one Of the most remarkable lnelof the age.
An ardent student and admireg Of natnre,1
he early prepared !. himself by his stpdies
.or that brilliant career. as naturalist
which has marked his whole life Il was
born in Louisiana. Of French paFents; IN
Paris which he visited in -boVhopd, he
learned the art of painting. With MUD
full Of romaRcer reused to enthusiasm BY
his studies and being well provided by art
with the power TO picture the orniEhologi-l
cal varieties which peopleI the AtEerican
forests, he set of eaf1I,y with his family TO-
find home in the western Willis, where
he could pursue, toathe greatest advantage
his favofite studies He took up his resi-
dence in Kentucky 1910, traversed he for
ests and sailed down the streams sketchingl
aud describing the various birds which at
ltracted his notice. ,sAsA
For twenty years he Continued. these
pefilous and romantic excursions, enduring
all kinds of vicissitudes and priyations
His great work, the Ornitholgicas Blogra7
| PITY is the result of these labors. One
lhuadred and seVenty-fye subscriptions at
one thousand dollars eacn, paid him the
lprice of his labor. Eighty OF them were
taken in our own country, the rest were
: subscribed in Europe. His fame as nat
uralisi had preceded him in Europe, and
in 1924 when he went 70 the couRtry to
publish his work, Herschel, Culver, and
his old friend Humboldt, who had penetra-
ted the same tropical regions with him,
r were delighted to honor him. At the age
OF sixty he had all the sptightliness and vi
gor of a young man, ..s
In person he was tall, and remarkably
3 we'll made. His aspect sweet and anima-
b ted His whole head was remarkably strik-
o ing. The forehead high. arched; hairs Of
| che brow prominent, particularly at the
root of the nose, which was long and &C
qnine; chin prominent, and mouth charac>
terized by energy and determination, The
d The eyes were dark grey sci deeply in the
head and as restless as the glance of the
!, eagle. He had no faith in genius, but be-
" lieved that a man could make himself what
e ever he pleased, aud ifall possessed his ener
gy and determination, perhaps they could
~ AS an illustration of this decision of char
: acter, the following ars given: Is
"0n one occasion, when some great and
IL perilous adventure was proposed 10 him b,
friend. he decided to undertake it. Or
being asked when he would commenc,
N his journey, he replied, Tomorrow Whe!
the sun arose, Audubon was on his way
Another illustration, quite as siguifcan
- will be found in his own writings It wa
IT'S at a period when he had lost all-nearlv
he thousand-of his drawings by FIRE, and ha
We no mean of replacing them but by the renew
of the labors which had created them q Fl
has said of the event; The burning hes
g which rushed through NY brain, when
ith saw my loss was so great slept not f
ia several nights, and my days were oblivio
e but took up my gun and pencils, an
went forth to the woods as gayly as if notl
as had happened. could make better. draw
1lli ings than before in three yeats nv portfol
re- was filled. = PHILADELPHIA Led ger. !,
ul, JENY LrND's CHARITY CoNcERT.-A gre
on deal Of speculation was INDUCED yeste1ds
IL. in relation TO the singular feat, that on e
eFv occasion previous TO Friday, when sal
~ Of tickets took place for the Lind coneer
'P' the bidding was spirited and the appare
The anxiety to obtain seats very great. {
on Friday, however when the tickets for Il
Charity Concert were put up for sale.ve
;. few persons were ID attendance, al
10 the gtea.est apat1Jya and indifference we
the manifested We could not fail to note Il
.et. absence Of the absence of the specuIati'
on gentry; who on every other sale day crow
- ed in full numbers and with offensive c
trusiveness on gentlemen anxious to fa
ION chance of procuring for their fan1iliescoi
full fortabte seats at the concerts. We cam
un- undertake to explain these things, becau
we do not exactly understand how they 9
unwilling TO speculate unkindly on !
'nIs conduct of individuals or to Judge lnfavi
ably of them from mere suspicion, uflsi
~. tanned by / single fact We are 10Th 10
Il liels that any organized Peter Funkisn
y -" in requisition on the regular sale days
20 tickets at the AfmonY Hall; such u s.
get item cannot be TOO highly Re probated q
ueo denounced; and we will not believe has
n. Ell beensorted to, unless on evidence y,
1 different from. any at present. III our sposs
mes SION. Rathef., however, than lavs. relrt
im> tons Of the unworthy suspicions now
adj rife in the streets, we should infinitely p
H.. fer to have no charity concerts. as we d
/. not but feel the degrada alton that attacl
~ 10 acceptance of their proceeds Under pl
pie, ent circumstances. szathss -aHsafR.
leF- .ae17s" 81 sf'is'.'bs sa4 1gas DeEta
' A DUEELtRG ANRcDoTE.--Tw o Span
est officers recently met 20 6ghta duel outs
The tbs llbob, after The seconds had failed
tain reconcile the belligerents. al, -
1--WE wish to fight-to fight to deaf
, = tbey. replied q the represe ntations Of &
ompauions. AT This moment, a.ep
|. If fellow looking like the Ghost of Rome
Is apothecary, approached the seconds,