, 1875-01-16
CALIFORNIA JACKSON

IHu Just finished my days dissection
While N the act Of gathering my lnstru-
mras together. previous to leaving the
tls,cc,juCrOom, my attention was at
ia",rI 10 an adjoining table by hearing
the exclamation, Guess I've done It
nov ON looking toward the speaker |
discovered him 70 be a fellow student who
went Dos the nickname Of California
Jackson He Was man past middle
life. u reserved manner, peculiar habits
ani style OF speech, but wonderfully
successful student, plodding, dogged and
pprseverlnE 70 degree, He made no
friend, or companions at college. His
F.re scented 10 meet all the requirements
u ms case. Except during class hours,
Do "as continually smoking.
NJ one seemed to know his history
Particularly, hut rumOr was abroad 10
The e-rc, that he was "an old miner Of
California, man who had seen life" >"
Who had dared the savage and the vii
1e-nrss and who had made very nice
t,i,r pot0f money. How OF why he had
become 3 student OF medicine no one
strmcd 20 know. There was an air OF
rendered him interesting to me. Many
SINE ia | gaze on his wrinkled coun-
i"aaace, shaggy beard, and cold, steady
t-ayh.Ge eye with q desire 10 know
what his life had been.
An extensive scar, the mark Of what
must have been a CHASTITY wound, existed
nn oDr d ms temples. II ana not lessen
E7r lesjce e 6e mSSe acQUSioted wtta dis
t,s;ory.
The present occasion seemed q very
favorable opportunity. | crossed over
10 the table whore lay the subject or
dead body, which he had been disscCt-
lng and found that my interesting friend
had accidentally punctured the palm Of
hiS hand with the point Of his disseCting
KNIFE. This was q poisoned wound Of
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~ GasI &GAEWc0 &0s< &SSQ&g SN&S0&
Le punCture thoroughly, he held his hand
'ai 81 M 50 RaUlE2l2e Il Hia& R p0iRl 0f
nitrate Of sjlyer, wbich ( held ready for
O>e The hand thus held forth was as
600. and steady ~ possible, and when
E-'ped his wis, felt his slow, regular
pulse Although the CauStiC must have
gwen him considerable pain, he did not
vince IN the least; and when had fn-
N~.-. and we were leaving the room to-
5s'a5-. he gave low, harsh laugh, and
'A-- Guess I've had more than this fore
nov
We walked along the streets together
= Jar a~ our common road lay, and my
.'.s "as that when Jackson turned up
ne quiet street where he lodged he
Hg~.A asa ne 10 90 up and see his dig
s-o, hLi 10 my great disappointment
~ .-'! turned Of with &" Good night,
- -. and thankggjA" Thus my hopes
g1Ae|atlng the mystery of Califor-
"a anA>on vanished like dream, or
a., MISS Of the mountain.
,--- -l-- IS l walked slowly along the
r.,Hoe-, r.' gas lit streets ofthe city l occu-
~. s...- l.! mind with endless coniectures
-...., -..-. ,lc history of this man. | asso-
6 nm with Indians, tomahawks,
- rst'5s KNIVES, silver mines in wild ra-
- ~ g.eie11ed by hired ruffians, who pa
,s,5 ,-.,-. y, Ilac N hand, night and day 10 de
..-- natures trcasure.Csyp In cbort
~ n! ~! ielow-Student the hero C0o
~ I N4a life which Is led on the Psci6c
ps.SLsn Zen al the present dav.
g., ....-t .,,-..ls my dIngy lodgings, | let nv.
fa-,.- -. latch, III my gas and called
~ ny frugal meal was brought in
ID .,---- -o.Ie>ilc, an ugly, shriveled, lame
,igiby. b,..''sn, IA who had that peculiar. IRE
sssss3 s,;'t Ia -asCCIlnating q power over me pos
ggs.i1g i1 W 5s. Al extremely hideous or dis
= 7s-ss.. ,,ts ooJecis. This old creature was
t5,,i7I' t-5e,4 study in the ugly" had a
ravip. go. !oohs artist, who was forever
IN, Ts TToout the study of Z" the beauti-
n7r ne .Ie model which studied did
ns,. present feature destitute Of ugli-
te-rr... 20 not know whether the CON
LAD ~ 80 .! ms specimen of humanity
usej n GGnaT,le, my young artist friend,
sa1ce -SS1 .SSi paying me visit. One
ans. ,S d, .o!d Jenny vas, TO his critical
wag,Ib's:e what a discord in mnsic
On t5;. 10 q delicate and accurate ear.
Keen 1 MI. mis- Particular evening | could not
form - y eyes off the grim and grimv
s55-, - o; Old Jennv5 rs rs Shp @he mgnrag g5lHS
saa.9m,: Io9m- An attempt at reading
torla Of only seemed to cali Nm The
-''coon practiced by the In