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thin and nervous. I tried to moderate this pro- 
pensity, but with no result. Anderson could not 
_ be trusted with horses, or, indeed, with animals 
of any kind, for he made them as nervous as 
himself; but in all other kinds of work he was 
_ the best man ever at Four Oaks. He worked 
_ for me nearly three years, and then suddenly gave 
out from a pain in his left chest and shortness 
of breath. I called a physician for poor Ander- 
son, and the diagnosis was dilatation of the heart 
_ from over-exercise. 
«A rare disease among farm-hands, Dr. Wil- 
_ liams,” said Dr. High, but my conscience did not 
_ fully forgive me. I asked Anderson to stay at 
_ the farm and see what could be done by rest 
and care. He declined this, as well as my offer 
to send him to a hospital. He expressed the 
_ liveliest gratitude for kindnesses received and 
_ others offered, but he said he must be indepen- 
dent and free. He had nearly $1200 in a sav- 
ings bank in the city, and he proposed to use it, 
or such portion of it as was necessary. I saw 
him two months later. He was better, but not 
able to work. Hearing nothing from him for 
three years, a year ago I called at the bank 
where I knew he had kept his savings. They 
had sent sums of money to him, once to Rio 
Janeiro and once to Cape Town. For two years 
he had not been heard from. Whether he is liv- 
ing or dead I do not know. I only know that 
