Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-13

parauve cheerfulness. After serving tea
yerrs IN India, he said. he recently returned
10 Grent Britain and threw up his commis-
zion. Then he thought be would 20 ont
10 oregon, where some relatives have a
ranch, ana enjoy himself after the man
ner OF the English tourists In the wild
West. lie arrived in this city, cabin
passenger on the Anchoria. on Tuesdfy
laS. ne had then In his possession ticket
10 iortlanu. oregon. sl25 In money. and
the tbfee boxts which constituted bis bag
gage lmmediately on landing he tolo a
eabman 10 Drive TO place he should not
nave VISITED. This was on Tuesday eve
ming. On wednesday morning at an early
nour Lieutenant Campbell found biiDSct
10 ine dessrceable state OF being peuniless
III strange street OF a strange city. Every
cent OF bis Sl25 was gone. He applied TO
n csbman.
NY GEAR boy" said he. "if you VIII
give me Int to the Anehor-Line docks
VIII give you 50 when we get there" AT
the Anchor Line he produced the boxes,
Dut not The 50. So the cabman drove or
win the boxes, leaving his number and adj
dress. About all the Lieutenant now had
was ticket 10 oregon and terrible head-
ache. lie strolled in n pensve mood up
town, arriving at what he thinks was B1x-
ter street. Under an impulse OF despair
heaecosted stranger and related his woes.
The stranger thought he could fix him oul.
He did so. He conducted the Borrowing
warrior TO dive. stripped him OF the fine
clothing be wore, even 10 his under-gar-
meDts and shoes, and cave him il their
place some rags and very small amount
Of money. The Lieutenant had now been
in the city about twenty-f0ur hours. He
bad lost his money, his boxes, and the
clothes from off his back.
COMPLETELY DONE uP.
Ills headache and his ticket for Oregon
remained. His account of where be slept
or Wednesday night Is vague. On Thus.
day night be, eposcd on bench In the City.
Hall Park. Dursng his slumbers tramp
came along who was the possessor OF hat
that was actually worse than the one the
Lieutenant had got from The philanthropist
who had fixed him up. lie also relieved
him OF the ticket for Oregon and even OF
the paper on which was the address Of
the cabman who had the boxes. When
the Lieutenant discovered in the chilly
morning how his PERSONAL property
had deprecated in value during the
night he had but one thought to console
him. There was now absolutely nothing
about him that anybody wanted. Money,
clothing. ticket, his boxes and air trace OF
their whereabouts were gone. He had
leon in America just three days. With
heavy heart and his mind distracted by the
unromitting attention required to keep his
baggy trOwsers up, he strolled OIL he knew
not whittier. During the interval, until
somebody advised him TO go TO Castle Gar
den-a place Of which be had never heard
beiore-he wandered In a half-iamished
condition about The streets and parks.
When he had told his story at the garden
food and shelter were given him. Detee-
tive Groden was set at the case. The wan
derer's story was confirmed at every p,int,
ard his boxes were easily found and reco-
yered. Superintendent Jackson gave h.m
IS and accommodations at the garden. His
friends in Scotland will be notified by clble
OF the interesting situation OF the tourist.
The Lieutenant is twonty-eight years old.
and undoubtedly when he gets out OF his
Bazter-etreet wardrobe will prove to be
man Of prepoSSosSiug and gertiemanly ap-
poarance. While rot IN precisely rolick-
ing spirits. lie ~ bv no means disposed 10
regard the experience in the light OF a
tragedy.