CHAPTER XXIV. First Visit to America in Search of New Birds

FIRST VISIT TO AMERICA IN SEARCH OF NEW BIRDS

Settles for a time in Camden—Paints in a fisherman's cottage by the sea—With the lumbermen in the Great Pine Woods—Work done—Visits his sons—Joins his wife at St. Francisville—Record of journey south—Life at "Beechgrove"—Mrs. Audubon retires from teaching—Their plans to return to England—Meeting with President Jackson and Edward Everett 420