Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16
"A CHAT WITH CHAS. READE

A AinVAo O'ol " yc'I aSo pour Olu
Capt. Mayne Reid moved up from his
country place near Ross, in Hereford
shire, to London, where he died. It
was his custom To come TO London dur
ing what is called the SEASON." and
he generally occupied rooms in the
Iangham Hotel or lodgings in Blooms
bury. But the move I speak OF. was
caused by increasing in6rmity, and he
came up to London to get the benefit
of the expert medical attendance which
the metropolis afforded him, and it was
the last move lie ever made. In O
:scrap-book I have just turned up the
letter which he wrote to me. After
speaking of some personal matters he
said: ,s%
] am as helpless as a cfi'd; completely Grip
pied and cannot move from my chair. Come
up and see me, for can now grmly say my
friends will always find me at home. ! have
( taken q furnished house ut II Bloomfield
road, with a.peasant bit of garden at tae
back. Thinxaare all in confusion so far, but
If you come III mot make you set out our
supper aswhen the he'll rope broke at Bed.
ford street. IL the Free Presswi,h chat Che
putupec artic g is not out OF print would
hs very much Obliged fora lev mere copies.
4 aSs & s{af It'll ,4sgxt.aS55s, T.. MAYNE REID.
W. s. Come up tonight; IL bloomfield road,
pases aana 81 e saa Bus from cnarn & ooss
The writing is in a heavy hand, big,
upright letters, .'six words to a page
as the printers used to sayi. The bell
rope incident he spoke of referred to q
visit paid him at his lodgings at Bed
ford street, when with semi-military
!, impotence that was characteristic Of
him hs gave q jerk to the bell-rope
which hung with its big tassel by the
!. side of the Fireplace, and the wire
snapped at the ceiling. The Captain,
who was sitting in q big arm.chair
{ with his right foot heavily swatheu on
!, q common chair before him, and 4
glass Of fayorite hot tipple at,his elbow,
said: @s t.as3
sAll communications with the IN
: envy are now cut off. The garrison
will be stormed if Yoh do not form
yourself into forloin hope and &c
down into the kitchen :,n i ret help.
/. You see, the rest Of the army is ia the
hospital. '''3 /. .,. $ !, I
just DIS I had volunteered to 60 for
( help the Captain remembered that the
III supplies were in ahuge mahogany side
boar>t at the end of the room. and sc
he sat there and directed The expl orins
party while followed his directions
and soon had q most excellent cold
lunch spread ont on the table, uncorked
q couple Of bottles Of Bass and thus
was starvation once more STAYED off
On getting the letter | have quoted
above, i made M parcel Of the Free
Presses that Capt. Reid wanted ane
4 walked up the ever busy Strand t
Charing cross. II. !. Li
..Do you know where Bloomfield
road ispn / asked the first bus con
dnctor. $ NJ 3.}.5,
Pass the end Of it. sir. he replied
and without more ado 1 climbed to ths
top.
Bloomfield road proved to be : Ions
ray out to the west We went pas
q the ationsl llery. up Regent street
alopg Oxford street. past the Mar I'll,
IS Arch, that might be ebony for I'LL thl
JIG smoke ot Lone lon ,hAs left of 10 white
I ness; along the north side ot Hyd,
Park and Kensing on Gard thro1gl
Bayswatcrs oyer ono raj way and nm
der another. past the triangulAs green
U.s. spots near Shepherd !. Tnen into tn
q uxbridge road, hen the. bns maj
q hauled up and said 535Ss
oonfield sir ss1isf
got OH md speedily found No. q
& as 5pns at i row 8of terrace houses witt
very little ind icati ions Of d = pleasan
garden AT the back or 8 canal at eitle
apd ring. frossy girl ap