The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-08-21
A San Francisco Romunce.

bee, the son of a we'll known de-
ceased physician, and the nephew OF
James Keene, the "King of Bear
Brokers'" on the maternal side. And
it is the present Nile expedition
that brings to mind his adventurous
life, leading up to the battle of
Tel-el- Kebir, ard on to greater dis
tinction.
Follansbee was the beau par ca
cellence, in those days, Of the entire
old High School on Powell Street.
He dressed in perfect taste, but his
silk scarfs and new top-coats were
always a cynosure for the several
hundred other boys.
To be sure, there was one young
man named Schmidt, who wore
diamond stud and sported a big
yellow diamond solitaire ring also
the haring collar just then coming
into vogue. But although, Schmidt
who wears the same diamond to
this day-had a certain Chosen"
following, he was not in it with Ned
Follansbee, or "Doe," as the boys
all called him.
By singular distortion Of prac-
tical education, it happened at that
time that the Board had established
"Latin class" in the High School
which correspondent with the re-
gular first grade, save that it had
the additional advantages of reading
the "Diary Of Julius Caesar" in his
own language by easy stages. Ex-
Superintendent of Schools Mann
had charge of the class, and the
boys were fond of him. Still they
were considered as "the nasty little
Latin class" by the other two hun
dred boys. Nevertheless, Follans-
bee couldn't be excelled, and he
gave that tone to his class that en-
abled it to be naughty and insolent.
In it there was Hugh Tevis, Stan
ley Stillman, Albert Ivers, Otto New
mark, Seth Mann, Bob Rowell, Os-
good Putnam, and a lot of the best
young neophytes Of the town.
There was one authority, however,
which ruled the general gathering
Just at ten minutes to one o'clock
and that was abe "ever-unforgot-
ten" Ito steal phrase from Heine)
Milton III. Eisner, who was re-
spected not only by old man Sibley
for his rhetoric, but by "Fussy"
VIM for his remarkable attention
to physics. For quarter of an
hour every noontide Eisner would
entertain an entranced group Of lads
in the school-yard with brilliant
effect. The topics he would discuss
were of the day, and really he was
quicker in reply than any of the
other men in his class could ever
hope to be.
But when "Doc" Follansbe and
Hugh Tevis, and Stanley Stillman,
and the rest of the "nasty little Latin
class" would march in from a big
half-hour game of "Tally-hi-ho"
around the foundations of the
growing Stanford mansion, with
the glow of health and exercise
upon their brows, there was GER
tain Difference paid which certainly
was conferred in the personality OF
"Doc" Follansbee. In fact, he was
"cock Of the walk" and more than
all, he was better baseball pitcher
than any other they could find in
the school. His walk was as ini-
mitable as that of Scotch recruit
ing sergeant.
After the schooldays came com.
mercial career-not for long, for the
young fellow was temerarious and
venturesome.
Nothing was heard Of him for
many day, after he suddenly de-
parted from San Francisco. Then,
long time after, there was the news
that he had fought CALAMITY in the
British ranks at Tel-e l-Kebir, and
had been especially mentioned for
his bravery. After that there was