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cacy of his literary touch, which rivaled that of Howells or 

 James, and an even rarer quality of wit than Bret Harte's. 



King was a man of remarkably robust physique, and showed 

 throughout his physically arduous life powers of endurance 

 that are rarely equaled ; yet it was ote of the penalties of the 

 highly sensitive and nervous organization, which rendered 

 possible his marvelously acute and delicate perception, that he 

 was subject to sudden and almost unaccountable break-downs 

 in which he suffered intensely. His last severe illness was an 

 attack of pneumonia in the early part of 1901, which followed 

 an examination of a mining property during very inclement 

 weather. From this he recovered, but tuberculosis, the seeds 

 of which were supposed to have been sown during a trip to 

 the Klondike during the previous summer, made such rapid 

 progress during the following months that, after several 

 changes of climate in the vain hope of ameliorating his con- 

 dition, he finally passed away, quietly and without suffering, 

 on the 24th day of December in the year 1901. 



It was part of his characteristic unselfishness that he effec- 

 tually discouraged all offers on the part of friends and relations 

 to visit him — visits which might have cheered his last lonely 

 days in that far distant region. 



S. F. Emmons, Washington, D. 0. 



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