Woman's enterprise., 1921-10-14

in here by Mrs. Lucretia Aston Per-
rie at Oakley, her plantation home
three or four miles from the twin .
towns Of Bayou Sara and St. Francis
vile. He did not stay long, but went
on to New Orleans to his wife. Here,
also, he painted portraits for a liv-
ing, and endured the criticism of
"Jarvis'' who "objected to his manner
Of painting birds," but "Vanderlys'
encouraged him, and with these ups
and downs he turned to West Felici-
ana and the friends he had found |
there. Audubon said himself that he
believed Mrs. Perrie only engaged him
to teach, that she might further his !
enterprise. She gave him sixty dollars |
a month to teach her daughter Eliza,
half the day; he spent the other half
in his beloved woods. Oakley is beau
tiful, set in it's park of oaks and ce-
dars, and is intact now except tina.
its handsome young chatelaine has
seen fit to change the Spanish built
steps to a modern pair On the din
ing room walls are pictures that Au-
dubon painted and hung there. In
1928 Mrs. Audubon came up to teach
at Mrs. Jane Percy's, where she staid
three or four years. The Percy home
was "Hollywood'' on the big Bayou
Sara creek. Later she taught at Mrs.
VIM. Garrett Johnson's, and it seems
Mr.. and Mrs. Audubon made frequent
visits to the home of DR.. Nathaniel
Pope in St. Francisville, as described
so charmingly by Mrs. John Monroe
Sherrouse in chapter by itself Miss
Lula Robinson, granddaughter, kind
|ly loaned me the Mms. to make ex-
tracts from, but think it too valuable
and interesting to tamper with. Mrs.
Sherrouse is an enthusiastic member
of the Audubon Monument Assocla-
ton. The rest of the information l
have (19ll is from Mr.. Clarence
Percy, ST., Mrs. James Stewart and
, Mrs. James Stewart and Mrs. Wm'
Walker. In all these homes life
!, long friendship commenced and an
ideal time for the Audubons. They
were together, each with perfect love
and perfect faith in the other, anc
Il each with congenial occupation.
II Mrs. Audubon made three thousand
/ per year teaching and gave her hus
band the money to travel on ane
study-out of Natures book, not il
/ college. She had perfect confidence il
him, and he, in himself. Thus she wa
II his help meet in life time of wear!
II waiting and disheartening misfortune
They lived in West Feliciana sixteel
/ years-as happy as any they eve
spent in all their married life, sh
Il making money in the home of thei
II friends, teaching select schools; fiji
II teen scolars at q time, that she Nigh
II pour it all in his hands for his lif
II work.
II Here is list of all the scholars tina
II could be remembered, that ! am yer
!! sure will be precious to their descend
ants:
II Miss Margaret Percy, (Mrs. Ge'
II W. Sargent).
Miss Sarah Percy, (Mrs. DR.. Prt
II van).
Miss Christine Percy, MRS. DR.. /
DashilD. John. Woodhouse Audubo
II lover Christine.
II Miss Julia Ann Randolph, (Mr
James Stewart).
II Miss Sallie Ann Randolph, (Mr
Jones Stewart).
n Miss Augusta Randolph, (Mrs. Y
C. S. Ventress).
Miss Francina Ratcliffe, (Mrs. &c
,: Brandon).
Miss Amy Mathews, (Mrs. Maj
Chase).
III Miss Isabelle Kendrick, (Mrs. Dav
| Fluker).
iii Miss Marshall of Mississippi, who
/ she taught at the Percy's.
III At the Johnson's:
I'LL Miss Susan Johnson, (Mrs. Pie:
ant Harbour).
iii Miss Malvina D. Johnson,( Mrs.
III Warren Stone).
iii Miss Jane Montgomery, (Mrs. n
III Dermott).
iii Miss Susan Montgomery, I'M
III Smiley.
iii Miss Jane Harbour, (Mrs. Jan
HilD.
iii Miss Mary Harbour, (Mrs. DR.. \
Ghoon).
iii Miss Margaret Butler Of the &C
n tage."