Came to us in his sixteenth year, a strong, healthy boy, brown hair 
and blue eyes, good figure, wrote a very good hand and could read, 
although he did not care for books. Was a most consummate liar, 
an egotist, fond of telling stories of his own achievements ; he could 
not lie logically, however, and would break down when cornered. 
A bully and a coward. He had delusions, imagining himself at one 
time a detective. Was fond of military drill and eventually be- 
came a captain in our military company. Fond of music, had quite 
a good voice, practiced for a while on the cornet, but losing interest, 
gave it up. Had had some training as a baker in an orphanage 
which training continued with us. He became in his twenty-sixth 
vear our head baker with 5 boys under him, of which he was very 
proud. Did excellent work for a while, using not less than 30 bar- 
rels of flour a week. 

One Christmas morning, being enraged with the housekeeper for 
some trifling cause, he put out all the fires, delaying the house move- 
ment for the entire day. Losing interest after this, and neglecting 
his work, he was transferred to the carpenter shop, where he did very well. Going out in his thirtieth year, he worked at his old 
trade for a season at one of the summer resorts, and in a few months 
saved and invested $70. 

Has now entered the Marine Service, and is doing well. 

Second child ; born at full term ; ordinary labor. Mother, much 
worried during the last 3 months of pregnancy, and nursing her 
mother, was overtaxed in body and mind. Died 3 years later of 
phthisis. Father was 28 and mother 26, at time of O.'s birth. The 
maternal grandfather was a drunkard ; the paternal grandfather, who