CHAPTER XV. 



GENERAL " MONTY " TURNBULL. 



Early in 1875 Colonel Turnbull, having served the 

 allotted time for his colonel's allowances, relinquished 

 his appointment on attaining the rank of Lieutenant- 

 General, and left India for ever. He was one of those 

 rare combinations of brave soldier, good sportsman, and 

 true friend, which are seen, perhaps, less frequently 

 now-a-days than formerly : not because our British Isles 

 do not breed the material, but present times seldom 

 furnish the opportunity for its development. 



He was, in his younger days, a fine horseman, and 

 won many races on the flat. He owned, from time ta 

 time, a number of good horses, to which I shall allude 

 further on. He was an excellent trainer and judge, in 

 which capacity he was always at the service of his many 

 friends, to their gain, though sometimes to his own loss,. 

 for he was generous to a fault. During his long stay in 



