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Title: Audubon and his journals
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 Audubon, Maria Rebecca, 1843-1925 Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: New York, Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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guns are set up, and even ryes arekept out by high walls. Everywhere we meet beggars, forEngland though rich, has poverty gaping every way youlook, and the beggars ask for bread, — yes, absolutely forfood. I can only pray. May our Heavenly Father havemercy on them. Ajigust 17. Green Bank. This morning I lay on thegrass a long time listening to the rough voice of a Magpie;it is not the same bird that we have in America. I droveto the Institution with the Queen Bee of Green Bank, andthis afternoon began a painting of the Otter in a trap, withthe intention to present it (if it is good) to my friend Mr.Roscoes wife. This evening dined at Mr. Wm. Rathbones, and there met a Quaker lady, Mrs. Abigail , who talked much and well about the present condition of Eng-land, her poor, her institutions, etc. It is dreadful to knowof the want of bread here; will it not lead to the horrors ofanother revolution? The children of the very poor areoften forced by their parents to collect daily a certain
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THE EUROPEAN JOURNALS I15 amount by begging, or perhaps even stealing; failing toobtain this they are cruelly punished on their return home,and the tricks they resort to, to gain their ends, are num-berless and curious. The newspapers abound with suchaccounts, and are besides filled with histories of murders,thefts, hangings, and other abominable acts ; I can scarcelook at them. August 19. Dined with Mr. A. Melly in Grenville St.The dinner was quite a la frangaise, all gayety, witticism,and good cheer. The game, however, was what I callhighly tainted, the true flavor for the lords of England. August 21. I painted many hours this day, finished myOtter; it was viewed by many and admired. I was againinvited to remove to Green Bank, but declined until I havepainted the Wild Turkey cock for the Royal Institution,say three days more. September 4.. Having been too busy to write for manydays, I can only relate the principal facts that have takenplace. I have been to two very notable suppers,

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