Hunting, Fishing, Drawing, And Music Occupied My

Hunting, Fishing, Drawing, And Music Occupied My Every Moment. Cares I Knew Not, And Cared Naught About Them.

Thank God It Has Rained All Day. I Say Thank God, Though Rain Is No Rarity, Because It Is The Duty Of Every Man To Be Thankful For Whatever Happens By The Will Of The Omnipotent Creator; Yet It Was Not So Agreeable To Any Of My Party As A Fine Day Would Have Been.

To Be A Good Draftsman Was To Me A Blessing.

When The Bird And The Book Disagree, Believe The Bird.

Because My Father Was Often Absent On Naval Duty, My Mother Suffered Me To Do Much As I Pleased