The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-04

ne Vbiie my heart is breaking
For lin that loved not me! -'''''-
NUTINY On. BOARD.
commenced my medical career with
exceptional disadvantages. My parents
nara dead, and had not friend or
rslatiye willing or able to help me; I
vw cast entirely on my own resources,
which we're diploma, q respectable
wardrobe, and twenty pounds in cash
the balance of the capital which had
mhiced for my education. Feeling des-
perately the necessity of exertion / 'ap-
Iplied to al sorts of people, rushing into
tbe presence of bigwigs who ought not
% be approached without proper intro
duction, and outraging them with de-
nands for surgical employment. /
sbould say sometimes received as many
= 1--WE snubs and rebufs in morning.
1t last fairly broke down in the pres
ence Of naughty young admiralty
derk, who was perturbed and melted by
nv distress, when on my asking him to
istl me how / could get into the navy he
replied:
aSappose you apply on a pwopper
form through the pwopper channel.
Look here,S he said, calling me back,
"leaye your name and address. Sur
gsons are wanted for things sometimes
hshurry."
Two days afterwards / received a let
tH Informing me that surgeon was re-
qfred for the Alecto, which was to sail
for Sydney on the following Sunday with
acargo Of convicts, and that if APP
Piled in person at a place and hour
named, and answered certain questions
satisfactorily, there was little doubt but
Whist | should get the appointment.
There was no medical employment on
Azth that l would not have jumped at
b6ndfold Just then, 50 I made my appli-
ctions WAS accepted without any diff
culI-with rather an ominous alacrity
indeed and after such poor prepare
tons IN the way Of outfit as my igno-
nace suggested and my slender means
ecuM Afford ! went on bpagd the Alecto,
which Wis lying off Greenwich. and
iuund myself in medical charge of a
captain, two mates, q ieutenant of the
Rcgal Navy, in some mysterious capaci
HtAat ! never. rightly comprehepded
Menty9dllofs, anOflcef of marines and
b men, and $50 convicts.
The naval lieutenant was the only
nm on the quarterback when wen
Ytls side. tstss ~ t5sas
Il ID thass surgeon, = i began, .ad
uhchg towards him; but before IcoulG
~ mother word be, asked abruptlyssI
"Ca1 you play at chessP'ie vTsss sise
sYes-s little, !" I replied e 5e.
.MEm, thankful, vera thankful, fol
hats Shake hands, sir. The marin,
bedyyM Phipps, nocxres for the game
mfl0N shoald We s1rveeye SIGH . pro
eacted and > tedious voyage withou
eAasse Ny name ise MacNab, and
hope We shall be friends, sir"
lmidt dthdA Ighopcd 20, too, and NJ
@saged in .. conyersa.ion which wa
ne eretSfSe u ins1piriting. Tgatheret
NON NJ. MacNab that the skipper hat
neea unfortunate in former voyages
nas his mates were ftzliahS; that tn.
9ew we're very poor types indeed of tn.
1flfsh sailor; that the ship herself wa!
! ntten old hulk that ought to have
peen broken up years b@ore.
! went down to- my cabin, which
semed absurdly tpall and low and
M got my hGnteau there, ant
veg 70 make arrangements for futur.
@miort. Then I stidiFd the printed
suaetions l had receHed as to how
sn Twas to inspect the convicts, &c.
a wondered what was to be- done i
were refractory, and who had au
t,ty over me to prevent me shirkine
duties Tor 4 Ihad sole command, i
ed, N my particular department.
Nhen | returned on deck ! found tn,
Aan and Mr.. sPhippg there. Ths
ler had red +nosraud waau5 eYes
4 e splainedc perhaps, why hs hai
untortunate with his shlpS tht
ef EAaA Esntledmanli feliOw enough
9oespoading and tacIsarn, his silenc.
Of the less, importance that whel
@d taM he generally grumbled
AZ I'd not add to the cheerfulnes.
NJ ne partyg His ioflly solac,
": y: Y making pen-and-ink sketches, a
~ a. ne was very clever; landscapes
-; - cnlsroscuro effects, involving al
- sese amount of time. and labor, be
@ Principal fortcsz Both he ane
1. sSso SS.e were disappointed men; bu