Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-12-26

should himself see, l showed him the
insect, and assured him it was SO strong
that it could crawl on the table with the
candlestick on its back. II should
like to see the experiment made. Mr..
Audubon" he replied. 1t was accord
ingly made, and the insect moved about,
dragging its burden, so as to make the
candlestick change its position, as If by
magic, until coming upon the edge Of
the table, it dropped upon the floor,
took to wing, and made its escape.
When it waxed late, l showed him to
the apartment intended for him during
his stay, and endeavored to render him
comfortable, leaving him writing ma
terials in abundance. l was indeed
heartily glad to have naturalist under
my roof We had all retired to rest;
every person, imagined, in deep slum-
Der save myself, when, of sudden, l
/ heard great uproar in the naturalist's
room. got up, reached the place in a
( few moments, and opened the door,
when to my establishment, l saw my
guest running about the room naked,
holding the handle of my favorite vio-
lin, the body of which he had battered
to pieces against the walls, in attempt
lug to kill the bats which had entered
by the open window, probably attracted
by the insects flying around his candle.
stood amazed, but he continued jump.
ing, and running round and round, un-
( til he was fairly exhausted, when he
| begged me to procure one of the ami
mails for him, as he felt convinced they
belonged to "a new species" Although
WAS convinced of the contrary, took
up the bow of my demolished cremona,
and administering smart tap to each
of the bats, as it came up, soon got
specimens enough. The war ended,
again babe him good night, but could
not help observing the state of the
room it was strewed with plants, which
it would seem he had arranged into
groups, but which were now scattered
about in confusion. "Never mind,
Mr.. Audubon" quoth the eccentric
naturalist, "never mind, I'll soon ar
range them again. have the bats, and
that's enough!'
Several days passed, during which we
followed our several occupations; NJ.
de T. searched the woods for plants,
aud for birds. He also followed the
margin ofthe Ohio, and picked up many
shells, which he greatly extolled. With
us, told him, they were gathered into
heaps, to be. converted into lime.
Lime! Mr.. Audubon, why, they are
worth guinea apiece in any part of
Europe. NJ. de T. remained with US
for three weeks, and collected multi
tudes of plants, shells, bats, and fishes.
We We're perfectly reconciled to his
oddities; and finding him most agree
able and intelligent companion, hoped
that his sojourn might be of long dura-
ton. Bu:, one evening when tea was
prepared, and we expected him to join
the family, lie was nowhere to be found.
his grasses, and other valuables, were
all removed IRON his room. The night
was spent in searching for him in the
neighborhood. No eccentric naturalist
could be discovered. Whether he had
persisted in swamp. or had been de-
voured by hear or a garish, or had
taken to his heels, were matters Of con-
lecture; nor was it until some weeks
after, that letter from him, thanking
US for our attention, assured me of his
safety.