Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-15
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selfish, odd and crank y 7ass bey Was he sHad
kindness for the poor, and was charitable
bestridfng his pony in strarge = faIhioh,i
with. an umbrella over his head. =, His, sad-l
die was a curiosity It was, so comfortably,
padded and so safely sha ped, that, once;
iwedged into it, it was marvel how he got
o9tyof il y 2 unif was; ysssiostasss
ground, and within the boots were soles
three inches thick.rAAnd to these boots
livery long spurs, crown the, sandy eurls
with a. cooked hat, and cempletela ALI with a
sword big enough fer dragon, and, You
have the doctor complete, The pony was,
developed in a net from ears to- heels and,
swung the tassels about impatient of the,
gear The black man attended at the,
beasts head, and Psyche tripped, after
them, the doctors, treble waking up the,
Il hot silence of the one narrow street shut in,
by barren rocks, and Psyche's' bark maxi
ling iiscbrd at intervals o' AnAnV Elell 1'Dlo
He established himself in, the old fashfoR
at Government House, where he was stif-
\ fered to talk of his arist0cratic acquaint-
ancey sometimes alluding to those ofu0ther
days in a manner sufficiently puzzling go1iAs
| at Cape Town, he became the family phyn
siciaf, or considered himself lfsuch, and gave;
himself bis usual airs. WHEN. called into O.
Iprivate family. He effected some great
cures, and, gained the confidence of his pa
Itiepts. His presence at the hospital was a
Isignal for the juniors to, be all on the alert
ldiers liked and trusted IN his skill;
but woe betide, the laggard medico who
was not there to receive the p. M. o. or
who had sweEyed. one hhairssrbreadth h from,
l All Went on harmoniodusly M mi enough for
upwards of a year, when the doctor, in an,
eyil momept picked .7,l 9Sarrel e; with 5s5 the
challenge, which the doctor declined in no
dignified way, and it was followed by his
| open expulsion from the garrison mess as
an honorary. member. Finally, the gov
er1or called for court of inquiry, which
resulted in James being sent nome under
Earrest. ..7-lp' = 20
The writer Of this article witnessed his
| exit cfremr James Town.. On one of those
still, sultry mornings peculiar to the trop-i
less the measured step of the doctors pony
! woke up heIechOes of the valley. There
camel Ps NJ O., looking faded and crest,
falIen,a He was in plain clothes, He had
shrpnk away wonderfully. ?, His blue jacket
Ehung loosely about him, his white trousers,
were a world too vide the veil garnishing
his broad straw hat covered his face, and
ne carried the inevitable umbrella over his
head so that 1t screened him from The gem
eral gaze. fnThe street was deserted, but
other eyes besides the writer's looked on
the group Hthrough the Venetian blinds.
| No sentry presented arms at the gates, and
1.-THE familiar aquartette proceeded unnoticed-
Ealong. the lines to- the ships boat in watt
Iing.i bi-r ga HHire7.l So s'sT 1a7s51. 'i'i "a
His s.influence had been at work for him
Ibefore he landed, He was released from
arrest, ,out utrageous as his conduct had been,
4 and again had his choice of quarters. He
went, to other, stations in the tropics, to
Greece, and the, Mediterranean. He, re-,
Itained his taste for r7Goyernment House So,
,Iciety, and as he grew older got less testy.
He began to think Of death and the sepul=
lllture, and would have bad friend in the
II West Indies take aifoatli that If he {James)
lIldied there, heishould be buried in the gar
,IIments hewore at the time. The friend de-
I.clihed to swear, but James did not quarrel
llwith him. oUr- ---~r,zrr
rHis last voyage was made ASIAN amateur.
llOur winter drove him to- the WI est Indies.
again, where he gave out ts'tcOntidentiallyp
Il that his reasons for leaving England werei
Il very sad, ia broken-Off engagementswiths
4 a7young and beautiful creature and some
Il trouble in money matters-soHe had lost,
i documents, Jewels and family records on
4 board vessel which had toundered at sea-
4 He wassunhappy, and he wanted solace."-
Il His former opponent in the duel was COM
4 l.mander-in-chiet, and he and James owere
4 lcapitaf friends. s.------'--1---'--A -,
! Ihe summer ofi64 brought him back to
sIIEnglarld, with Black John and little dog
Whose name was not Psyche. As the crea-
lture is probably living she shallibe name
lless. Doctor James must have been quite
seventy years old. His friends OF former
4 days held Dy nm 20 she lasI ne was iolCen
a alIlng, ana tne kino laoles OF ms cape pat
rons family wouid ~ lake MN lou Gut arSing ta IN
4 with provisions Of suitable fruits and cakes
and coffee. % ~ kfI.D. -. n1.a :, -.
4 ols was asserGed Gua6 ne asplIeu 10 Tue
honorHot Deing X. =. b. anu ms new.
uniform was ,oroerea. Ior, the last 7ievee OF
y the season. NO douDG MS services en6itiea
} him to someSdlstfnctlon;' 'apd MS lhnuence
3 still existed somewhere. One Gay ne re-
; turned to MS !odg1ngs from carriage rlde,
. shivering and feverlsh. he went TO ped,
> and dispatched Black y ohn Win his excuses
ri from dlnner engagemenb lof next oay,
u Sunday. - 5.fs.... :, l',o =. =
: Ga that Sunday morning black ohm
y went into his masters room, as usual, to
Il lay out his body linen. Six towels were
lJ among the invariable items OF his toilet,
and though Black j ehns never assisted at it
personally, he was aware that his master
Z wrapped these cloths about him; whether
, he did so for warmth, or to conceal any
! personal defects in his emaciated form, was
a mystery. No wonder. the form was ema-
J ciated, for James had accustomed himself
i for IN any years to periodical blood-1etting
q either by leeches or lancet. ,t. -
al Oh Back Johns return to his room he
n found 'ffs master worse, but nothing would
: elicit his premision to send for the medical
ll friend who had been in attendance on him
lJ previously tor bronchitis. The faithful
e. valet was alarmed, but he and the dog were
!. the only watchers OF the sufferer through
3 cat the slltry July day. James lay duziug
y and looWeriess.. 1t was after midnight
when he rallied. 81 sj7sa-,7 ,. 5s s l-l
.lf He sat ,ilp and spoke to John, wandering
Z AZ fihiesi and expressed concern at his Ions
N | [attendance, through. SO many hours-he
81 .wDuld have had. John take some slight
: simil lantT which the faithful soul declined,
SuddenIy. James tainted ON his pillow The
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