, 1877-04-14
pnll,izcl with his tastes, md ehecrful1y bore

on,nat, f"nnI in tic ryrion about ttt "DD
rctnrning ] home from, hts work at ntg',t,'' says
himsclf Nil, ills Insect ioxcs mil bottles, liz
hoinnirni book, and fs ru,,, aud X, act on, With
III. supper In hand or stowcd nwny IN hts ps,ckrt.
Tic nearest spring fuenlshgd him With sufficient
drink, 10 long al II was li1htt he scn.rcI the
cnuntrv, looking for moths, tr beetles, Ut
nlants. Or birds, or any living thing that rafno
In hEs way. wien 1t lccnst,c 30 dark thnt to
could no longer observe, he dropped down by
ever came ilanlcst, and there he dozcd or slept
until tho light returned. Then he rot up, nt,tl
again began hts observations, wlirf, hc cpantin-
uc{l unt11 the time arrived when 1Ie had to re-
tnrn to is ,lalls labor. IL was no unusual cir-
ctlmstancc for hfm-wf1cu he hal wandered tho
far, and conc upnn komr moro than usually at-
tractEyo st,ot-to strip himself OF Ills gear, gun
and MI, which he would hide In some lioie; and,
thus lightcncl Of everything except Ills spccf.
mems, take to hls heels, and run al tic Top Of
his spcei IN order to bp at his work at the prup-
For Or nvo months In tho year, for.
fifteen ycara, Edward pursued this f,ab-
II Of spending llis nlghts out
The weather was ncycr 80 wild rs 10 prevent
sought shelter uu,lcr Tho stones IN tho gravc-
yard, or In somc hole ln bank, or In ruin, or
adventures hc ps.sc,l through il these noctnr:
nerve and al.rcwdncss, and came cut nf every
experience with some gnin Of a material
or intellectual mature. Tic Bon1etItncs
Ind a tough contest with tho wild mi.
NAL he WIS determined to capture, ANIL
not unfrcHucntly lie met With n severe fall
among thu rocks on the coast; but his pluck
and resolution wero absolutely unconQucraGlc.
On ore occasion he saw strange bird fl flock
bent upon addtlg the nuYclty to bis collection,
lie spent Two days md q night chasing It from
enc ,uunt 10 another. lie ala not taste oi ioa1
during tho affair, mud spent tho night OH Tho
ahtutF1R nf thR &rn-hnsEs yPt II
to him to pause until he n,t attained Ills object
When once IL pursuit Of thing, he was oh
liyous 10 nil clac,-lts ecnscs were rapt by tho
absorbing passion.
IIo continued to preserve Ills specimens dlir-
Ing meal times, and put them up IN the winter
nights by tic light Ut the fire, a. he could not
afford Tic cost Of candles. Iiuw he managed tn
do with SO little sleep, q to endure tho inecs-
aant toll by day and exerttou by night, Is woI'-
der; but even Ills sturdy constitution 1nAlfy
bruKn from continraa exposure nMni hardatlp.
s1 G aa as Rss sasy at isrsisins ri Tr
consisted Ut qt,atrnpcds, Birds reptiles, fishes.
cruatucea, ,star-tlsh,. zoopYtes, ensals, MID
sponEes. ilc had atso collected an tnasNense
number OF plants. Tho cnte% to cOtltatn them
hc inade Himself, manufacturing the, frames
from old boxes, nnl doing the painting and
g1azing unait1cd.
Thr(cc tc exhibited thts collection y. DanH
success, l.e decided to try the same experiment
In Aberdeen. It was his anxious desire TO ob.
tain means to exchange his aFtiuous and un-
rcn,'1nerntiyc trade for sosuc employment
his beloved pursuit, and an oceasiounl sun for
tho purchase Of appliances. Hitherto he lal
studied Haturo under every disadvantages; lily
lin any, Ii knew nothing Of tic observations
of other natufa!lsts, and every bit Of intornaa.
tIon hc had procured as to the structure and
habits sf sn['als an plants W. ealnS so!ely
Ills specimens, whici, wcrs put up In a reniarka-
bly, skllfnl manner, attracted thu attention Of
them, he received help III classifying Ills COLES
tions. ad so,netimes tho LOAF, of 1,ceetl sctcr,-
| tile books and periodicals. fho exhibition ut
Aberdeen wus q miserable disappointment, aNIl
Eawnrl wus obliged to sell Ills cnttte collection
to pay the expenses hu had incurred. Thu trial
| temporarily upset lila rcnBur, and he ran down
to tic sea with the mad intcntlun Of committing
sutyillc. As he stepped Into the wAtcr, u 1lock
Of blrtis with q foreigner among them a'fEhtcd
near bin, an! hls sorrow aud hts resviye to
| their movements. Lie followed them Tor above
al hour, and, whcn at Inst thcy few away, he
! was hsn,sclt onse st'uEe, nna ready to remc"
tool up hfs last again 70 earn support tor Ills
! futnily, and resumed his n!ght-wandcrtpgs In
| order TO replace his lost collection
,, But his mode Of llfc began to tell upon him.
caught by sleeping out IN fair %cathcr and foul,
and portion, Ut Ills second collection Ind to 70
TO pay toctors' blls and to sustaln his houselud
during Ills illnesses. His third and best collcc-
tiun was completed In 1853. "Tile preserved
lirds werc III splendid order. Most of them weru
in their natural condition. or t!uttcring,
posklIr or fccditg, their nests, their eggs,
ind sometimes tf!eir young. lie bud alsu u
largo collection If Insects. Including tnnny rnro
bcetlcs,-togcther with numerous fishes, crl,s-
| taeea,,s, zoophytes, ,nol!usks, foss!ls, anil
plaa.s:", a large part of thesu bad soo'i to bo
drafts on hts strength that It was no longer
equal to thu len,a.stl for 1nectlng tho cxIgcmdca
| Of his situation.
| FROM this tnn he was Obliged to give up al
| mott wholly his nighE.exctrsIo.is; yet hc
continued Ills out-of-loor et,Iics during tho
leisure of daylight for inary years On. lii 1so1
tv was elected member of tile L!nnnn So
cicty, anil altcrwarl wts adtntttctl to screra To-
cal societies. But these barren l,onors, with tho
recognition Of Ills dEsrnycrica by scientific men,
w. a ths 49, H. eset sssGvga IRON
erty: ret Als cluycn Children wcrc well truinttl