king andft, storm island,t, the haunted now bannerman's island. to the right, breakneck mountain. and bull hill, looming up. over little stony point. there. coldspring and the west point foundry. all of these landmarks brought him home. to the old stomping grounds of his youth. pallet lay on the table and the brushes lay nearby. imagine a ghostly vapor of and linseedarnish oil hanging in the air. the painter's chair was empty, carefully having put the finishing touches on his last work, a stroke board the old the oldto his -- bore soldier to his last post. years of hard service had aged him well beyond his 67 years. it had been a remarkable life and, i believe, today, worthy of further attention. thank you. [applause] now i am happy to take any , questions. this is the first time this talk has been delivered. so, pardon? tortugas, dry tortugas, 60 miles northwest of key west. very isolated. malarial place, when mudd was imprisoned there, there was an epidemic i believe, of cholera or malaria and he distinguished himself by caring for the sick. i think that helped to hasten his rel