The sun., 1898-01-23

The journals which recount tho incidents Of
| Audubons first sojourn in Europe cover the
| period from May, 1926. to May, 1929. George
| w., OF course, was King of England. and
Charles y. was ruling over France. The
passages from the diary which seem most
likely to interest readers of to-day are those
which treat of his visits to Edinburgh,
London, and Paris In the Scotch capital, al
though he had brought letters of introduction
from Liverpool he met at first with rather n
discouraging reception. At Liverpool he had
been treated with extreme kindness by the Ros.
Goes and the Rathbones, and there he mot Lord
Stanley. who. as Earl OF Derby. was to be twice
or thrice Prime Minister, and was to be-
come known to Americans as translator of the
Iliad. Audubon's constitutional shyness seems
to have been morbidly intensified in presence of
people with handles TO their names. Here for
instance, is his account OF his meeting with the
scion of family who had once been Kings of
Man: In tho afternoon drove with Mr.. Hodg-
son to his cottage, and while chatting with his
amablc wife the door opened to admit Lord
Stanley. have not the least doubt that IL
my head had been looked at. 1t would have
been thought to be the body, globulary closed,
of one OF our largest porcupines; all my hair-and
have cnough-stood straight on end, am sure.
He is tall, well formed, made for activity, sim
ply but well dressed; hc came to me at once
| bowling to Mrs. Hodgson as he did so. and, TAX
ing my hand in his. said: Sir. I am glad to SEQ
YOU. Not the words only. but the manner put
me at once at my ease My drawings were soon
brought out. Lord Stanley is great naturalist.
and in nm instant he was exclaiming over my
work. Fine! Beautiful and when saw him
| on his knees having spread my drawings on tho
| floor. tho bettor to compare them. I forgot he
| was Lord Stanley; l knew only he too, loved
| nature
In Edinburgh Audubon secured fine bed.
| room and wcll-furnished sitting room for a
| guinea a week. and this pleased him. for, al
! though he was lavish to others. he was thrifty
| In his personal expenditures. When he went,
however. with letter of introduction to Prof
Jameson, he was received with anything but
enthusiasm by the eminent Scotch naturalist,
| Tho Professor" he writes, "recoiyed me,
thought. rather coolly; said that Sir Walter
| Scott was now quite recluse, and busy
| with q novel and the Life of Napoleon, and
/ that probably l should not SEQ him. Not
see U'alter Scott? thought l; l shall, II I
| havo to crawl all-fours for mile.
| But ] was good deal surprised when he
added 1t would be several days before he could
pny me IL visit; that his business was large md
must be attended to. But could not complain.
as am bent on doing the same toward myself;
and. besides why should expect any other line
aforementioned families OF Roscocs and Rath.
bones" After awhile, however. Jameson was
nice enough to Audubon, and, on the whole. the
| backwoodsman. as no was called, was excep.
| tionRlly well treated in Edinburgh. We may
| hero mention that when Audubon first went To
| Scotland no wore his hair long and was wont to
| clothc himself In n wolfsRin coat. Before he
went to London he was persuaded to have his
hair cut and to buy some evening clothes.
Under date OF Dec. 81. 1926, wo find n refer
enco to a meeting with jeffrey. jeffrey had not
behaved it seems, as well as he might have
done. but then jeffrey, although Wing Of tho
Wings. never liked Americans This evening
dined at Capt. [Basll Halls. especially for
the purpose Of being introduced to Francis
jeffrey, the principal writer in the Edinburgh
Reriew Following the advice given me, did
not take my watch lest It should be stolen from
me on my return. for am told this Is always a
turbulent hight in Edinburgh. Capt Hall and
his wife received me with their usual cor