Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-11-26
A Remarkable Career.

L.arkyns was man of Infinite ad
venture. He was one of Charles
Levers heroes in real life. As the
youngest son of rich ScOtehman
he got deal of learning and little
lucre A few years OF life on the
Continent added to the former and
swept away the latter. When he was
living royalty on his principal, he
seems to have amused himself nv
! plotting dire destruction for the
crown heads of Europe. lie carried
a musket under Garibaldi. and is said
to have belonged to Mazzini's secret
league. The spies of Europe knew
him. He grew accustomed 10 being
escorted across frontiers by two po-
licemen. He was withal only an
amateur conspirator. Plots fascina-
ted him. He declared that he never
meant to do any King harm, and in
deed his schemes always failed. Per
haps he felt that he was to reign him
self. Bnt we anticipate. When
/ l.arkyns came home. accomplished
and penniless from his wanderingS,
his relatives bought him an army
commission. He sailed for India To
join his regiment. Arrived there he
soon wearied of the routine, sold ont
of the service. and started FOR Cen
tral Asia. There his fortune culmi
mated. He fell into the good graces
of heathen potentate. administered
his government for him, and finally
freed him from all further care in the
matter by making himself Raiah.
He succeeded to the palace. the ha-
rem and the Treasury of the man he
had expelled, and led life of bar
barrie magnificence. After six years
of solitary splendor, he wearied of
the cares of State. He decamped at
night. and betook himself and
trunkfnl Of diamonds to London
His family naturally killed the fattcd
calf in his honor, but he quarrclcd
with them soon and babe them good-
bye forever. This made dependence
on them impossible when. soon after, /.
an unlucky speculation robbed him
of the spOils of his Raiahship. His
beggary and the outbreak of the
FrancO-German war were coincident.
He was soon fighting as Major Lar
kyns. on General BOurbaki's staff.
Bravery gave him the cross of the
Legion of Honor, and then at Metz.
wound. He limped through the
which ended ut Sedan.
and WAS captured with his pro tenn.
He fades out of view ~ u
prisoner of war at Sedan, and reap
pearcd as soldier of fortune ut Salt
Lake City, in the winter of lS72.
Thence he wandered to Honolulu.
back to San Francisco. and into
Frisco Jail. The failure of the man
who had cashed his fictitious drafts
% prosecute him set him free. The
liking became coal HEAVIER. As
tav vlab0rer, rs StevedOre, as
,lerk, as translator, as critic, as 81
he worked to gain
money and regain reputation. He
was well employed at CalistOga when
he end came. A jealous San Fran
.isco husband hurried thithcr with
Larkyns' letters to his wife in his
pocket and his pistol in his hand.
he called Larkyns to the door. and
he doomed man came. There was q
Try of Throw up your hands, IN
,ath. flash and the dull thud of Il
bullet, and the man of the world
vent out of the world. The wages
If his sin were death. He might
Iave done much, but he preferred to
,niOy much; and this was the ghast
V end of an odd life. Among the
Iueerest of the queer crowd that will
Use from California soil when the
asst trump sounds will be the late
4arkyns.-Chicag0 TiT6u0e.