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Though the Blue Jays now shy away from spending early picks on high school righthanders, League is the third in recent years to top this list, joining Roy Halladay (1997-99) and Dustin McGowan (2003). Coming out of high school, League was committed to Pepperdine before the Blue Jays persuaded him to sign for $600,000. Toronto initially took a slow-track approach as it did with McGowan and didn't let League make his full-season debut until his third year as a pro. Yet he still managed to reach the majors at 21 and didn't look intimidated in his debut. He entered his first game at Yankee Stadium with two outs, the bases loaded and Gary Sheffield at the plate. He overpowered Sheffield, getting a harmless grounder, and worked 1 1⁄3 scoreless innings. After working almost exclusively as a starter before 2004, League responded to a move to the bullpen. The Jays hoped to accelerate his timetable by shifting him to relief, and he highlighted his breakthrough campaign by hitting 102 mph on the stadium radar gun at the Eastern League all-star game. League is one of the hardest throwers in the minors, and he has the potential to become either a frontline starter or dominant closer, depending on what Toronto wants. He features a heavy fastball that sits at 95-97 mph. The lively sink and running action on his heater make the pitch difficult for hitters to center. He generates his velocity and life with a lightning-quick arm and throws from a whip-like, lower three-quarters arm slot. Former Blue Jays pitching coach Gil Patterson says the movement on League's fastball reminds him of Halladay's. League works down in the zone and generated a 2.7 groundball/flyball ratio in Double-A. His 87-89 mph slider is also a plus pitch. He has developed an effective third pitch in his changeup, so scouts say he won't have to be limited to short-relief work. League's work with pitching instructors Dane Johnson and Rick Adair contributed to his rise, but he has further adjustments to make. He needs to maintain his arm slot. He tends to over-rotate in his delivery and drag his arm, which keeps him from staying on top of his slider. Scouts did note that League's delivery was much improved in 2004, as he looked cleaner and used less effort. For a guy with such an electric arm, he doesn't blow away as many hitters as might be expected. After earning MVP honors in the Eastern League playoffs, League continued to open eyes with his performance in Toronto. He'll go to spring training with a good chance to make the big league club and figures to get his feet wet in the Jays bullpen in 2005. With no established closer in Toronto, League's power repertoire could land him that role. But he also has enough stuff to project as a quality starter and could be more valuable in that role.
Hill was the Southeastern Conference player of the year in 2003, and the Jays drafted him with the idea he'd move quickly. He finished his first season at high Class A Dunedin and spent his first full year in Double-A. When Russ Adams bowed out of the Futures Game with a ribcage injury, Hill replaced him on the U.S. roster and claimed the game's MVP award. Hill offers average to above-average tools across the board, but what sets him apart is his ability to optimize them. He's short to the ball with an easy, compact swing, makes adjustments and uses the entire field. Hill should have at least average power as he learns how to incorporate his lower half for more leverage. He has a tremendous arm and shows good speed and instincts on the basepaths. While there's little doubt Hill profiles as an everyday big leaguer, some scouts question his quickness and footwork at shortstop. He compensates for a lack of range by making good reads on balls. Hill should start 2005 at Triple-A Syracuse, with his major league debut on the horizon. Whether he or Russ Adams sticks at shortstop and forces the other to move has yet to be determined.
Signed for $1.2 million, Quiroz missed time late in 2003 with a partially collapsed lung, and missed most of May and June in 2004 after he broke his left hand. He returned to make his big league debut in September. Quiroz has above-average catch-and-throw skills, with plus arm strength and a quick release. At the plate he makes contact, does a good job of working the count and displays plus raw power. In 2003, Jays coaches used videotape of Quiroz taking batting practice as an example to hold up for other players because he exemplified the organization's approach to hitting. Even before he was hurt last year, Quiroz showed up for spring training out of shape, affecting his performance. His swing can get long, and he may never hit for much of an average. A year after catching 44 percent of basestealers, he nailed just 22 percent in 2004. Quiroz could use more time in Triple-A, but the Jays need help behind the plate and he's not far from sticking in Toronto.
Rosario emerged as one of the Blue Jays' top pitching prospects with a dominant showing in 2002, but his ascent stalled when he blew out his elbow in the Arizona Fall League that offseason. Tommy John surgery cost him all of 2003, and he returned last May before missing six weeks with an upper-arm injury unrelated to his elbow. Rosario has a loose, easy arm action that helps him fire explosive fastballs in the mid-90s while maintaining solid command. The ball jumps out of his hand from a three-quarters slot, and he creates good sinking life on both his fastball and above-average changeup. Rosario rushes his delivery, causing his arm to drag and his pitches to flatten out. He needs to do a better job of staying on top of his slider for more of a downward tilt through the strike zone. Headed for Triple-A, Rosario has the power stuff to be a top-of-the-rotation starter. He still hasn't quite regained his overpowering form and pinpoint control from 2002.
Purcey was selected in the 20th round by the Mariners out of high school, but declined their $1 million offer and headed to Oklahoma. He also turned down the Yankees as a draft-eligible sophomore in 2003, after going in the 17th round and starring in the Cape Cod League. It all paid off when he signed for $1.6 million as the 16th overall selection last June. Purcey has a loose, fluid arm to go with an imposing frame. He shows the makings of three average to plus pitches, and his primary weapon is a lively 90- 95 mph fastball. He also throws two variations of a 75-79 mph curveball that's becoming an above-average pitch. One is a 12-to-6 hammer, while the other is more of a slurve. His changeup grades as solid-average. Purcey's inconsistent mechanics need to be cleaned up to improve his pitch quality and command. He tends to get under his fastball and get on the side of his curveball, costing him movement on both pitches. He didn't pitch well in his two previous draft years, causing some scouts to question his mental toughness. The Jays hope to push Purcey quickly through the system. He'll begin 2005 in high Class A.
Adams blazed through the Jays system, reaching Double-A in his first full season and the majors by the end of his second. He was selected for the 2004 Futures Game but missed it because of a ribcage injury. The day after he returned, he began a 16-game hitting streak. Adams employs a compact, line-drive stroke with quick hands. He profiles as a No. 2 hitter with gap power, and he has the ability to command the strike zone and make consistent contact. He has plus speed and keen baserunning ability. Defensively, he has soft hands, quick feet and improved range. Adams has below-average arm strength, but compensates with his positioning, reactions and release. He won't ever become a home run threat, though he finds the gaps with regularity. Playing shortstop on artificial turf will be a challenge for Adams, but Toronto likes the progress he has made in the field. He's similar offensively to the Orioles' Brian Roberts and is primed to take shortstop and the leadoff role in Toronto this spring. Aaron Hill could push Adams to second base in the future.
McGowan looked like he was headed for the Toronto rotation after a hot start that had him on the verge of a promotion to Syracuse in early May. But before he reached Triple-A, he learned he needed Tommy John surgery. Elbow troubles coming out of high school nearly caused the Blue Jays to void his $950,000 bonus, and they proceeded with caution by limiting his workload and pitch counts early in his career. When healthy, McGowan brings legitimate frontline starter stuff to the mound. His fastball sits at 94-95 mph and tops out at 97 with above-average life. He has a plus curveball with tight spin and bite, along with a sharp mid-80s slider. He maintains his fastball arm speed when he throws his changeup. The elbow injury clearly affected McGowan's command after he made significant progress the year before. He'll need to re-establish his control as well as the touch on his changeup once he returns. McGowan's rehabilitation has gone well, and Blue Jays officials say they're optimistic he can regain his overpowering stuff and are targeting a May return. He probably won't be at full strength until 2006.
After emerging in the Cape Cod League in 2003, Jackson transferred from Louisville to Texas A&M and spun a seven-inning no-hitter in his first start for the Aggies. The Blue Jays targeted both David Purcey and Jackson with the No. 16 overall pick, and were thrilled Jackson was still on the board for them at No. 32. He signed for $1.0175 million. Jackson has more polish than Purcey. His mechanics and easy arm action allow him to command three effective pitches. He hides his tailing 89-93 mph fastball well, and he'll cut it on occasion. He also throws a deceptive circle changeup and an improved slider with late depth. Jackson does a good job of pitching inside and locating his fastball. Jackson doesn't have a true swing-and-miss pitch. He relies more on setting hitters up, making them hit his pitch and depending on his defense to make plays. The Blue Jays limited Jackson to 50 pitches in each of his four pro starts after he worked a staff-high 121 innings at Texas A&M during the spring. He should be a workhorse in the long run, however, and he'll join Purcey in the Dunedin rotation in 2005.
Banks' first-round aspirations were dashed when he came down with blister problems shortly before the 2003 draft. He also missed time as a Florida International sophomore with a strained elbow ligament, but neither injury has kept him from pitching like a first-round talent since signing for $650,000. A reliever in college before his junior season, Banks projects as a No. 3 or 4 starter. He keeps hitters off balance with a five-pitch repertoire, including a 90-94 mph fastball. His 83-85 mph splitter is an out pitch, and he mixes in an 80-82 mph slider, a curveball and a changeup. After getting promoted to Double-A, Banks initially struggled because he left the ball up in the strike zone too much. He made adjustments and finished his first full season with a four-game win streak. He still has work to do with his fastball command, and his slider can become slurvy at times. Banks will head back to Double-A to start 2005. He's on a path similar to that of David Bush, which could put him in Toronto around midseason.
Chacin signed out of the Jays' Venezuela academy for $50,000 and reached Double-A by age 19, but disappeared from the prospect radar when he scuffled and was demoted to the bullpen. He rebounded in 2004, leading the minors with 18 wins and being named Eastern League pitcher of the year before beating the Yankees in his major league debut. Chacin had been a fastball/changeup pitcher with a show-me curveball, and his success can be attributed to the addition of a cut fastball, which helped him get righthanders out. He changes speeds with his 83-89 mph cutter by varying his grip and pressure points. He also gives hitters a difficult look with a slight stutter in his delivery. His two-seam fastball ranges from 87-92 mph, and his changeup is average with good movement. Chacin's curve is still a below-average pitch, and he needs to improve it or find a pitch he can fight lefthanders with. Chacin has pitched his way into the Jays' plans and will vie for a spot at the back of the rotation in spring training.
Gross was a two-sport star at Auburn, where he started at quarterback as a true freshman. His father Lee was an offensive lineman in the NFL during the 1970s. Gross hurt his right elbow in mid-April last year, and while he didn't require surgery he was limited to DH duties for six weeks. He's a big, physical athlete with solid tools across the board and employs an advanced approach at the plate, uncommon in most former two-sport athletes. He has made strides driving the ball to the opposite field with his long, lofting swing. He has an average arm and gets down the line in 4.4 seconds, slightly below-average from the left side. Gross has yet to show the above-average power the Jays projected when they drafted him 15th overall in 2001, though the new scouting regime still believes it's only a matter of time. He needs to be more aggressive, as he'll get passive after working counts into his favor. Gross also has a bad habit of opening up his front side too quickly on his swing, costing him bat speed and allowing lefthanders to exploit him on the inner half. He managed just one hit in 11 at-bats against southpaws in the majors after hitting .233 with one homer against them in Triple-A. He was overmatched at times with Toronto, but his tools are hard to ignore. The Jays will give him the chance to win the left-field job in spring training.
Rodriguez may have the highest upside of any position player in the Jays system. He earned all-star honors during his second stint in the Rookie-level Appalachian League, ranking among the leaders in several offensive categories. Managers considered him the top athlete in the league. Rodriguez has a projectable body with plenty of room for added strength. He displays plus raw power, speed and arm strength, and he's a sound center fielder. He has enough bat speed to catch up to quality fastballs and has a chance to develop into a middle-of-the-order threat. Rodriguez' pitch selection has improved, but he still needs to cut down on chasing pitches out of the zone. He'll get his first dose of full-season ball in 2005, as he heads to Toronto's new low Class A Lansing affiliate.
After vaulting to No. 8 on this list a year ago on the heels of his breakthrough 2003 season, Perkins was slowed by injuries in 2004. A back injury forced him to miss most of May and June, and he hurt his elbow six starts after he returned, costing him another six weeks. When he's right, Perkins' stuff is second only to Dustin McGowan's in the system. He can run his fastball up to 94-97 mph with good movement, but he needs to improve his command. He complements his plus velocity with a good changeup and improving power slider in the upper 80s. The slider has nice tilt and has potential as a strikeout pitch. Perkins' arm appears to be sound, as he topped out at 95 mph in instructional league. As long as he doesn't have another setback, he'll start 2005 in the Double-A rotation. He has the repertoire to be a quality starter in the majors, though some scouts say his aggressive delivery and workhorse build are better suited for late-inning relief.
A two-way player at Southwest Missouri State, Marcum was the starting shortstop and closer on the Bears' 2003 College World Series team. His bat wasn't as impressive as his arm, however, so it was a given that he'd move full-time to the mound once he signed. Like David Bush, another star closer in college, Marcum worked in the rotation in his first full pro season. Toronto didn't make the change just to give him more innings, however. He has a four-pitch arsenal that could allow him to start in the majors. His best pitch is a sharp slider, and he throws an 87-92 mph fastball, an average curveball and an improved changeup. Though Marcum didn't need his changeup much in college, he maintains his arm speed and achieves late movement on the pitch. His control has been exemplary thus far, as he has averaged just 1.3 walks per nine innings as a pro. Marcum's defense was his strong suit as a shortstop, and he continues to field his position well. He'll head to Double-A to start 2005, and the Blue Jays expect him to move fast.
Thigpen was a member of three College World Series teams in three years at Texas, where he caught sparingly. Taylor Teagarden, a potential 2005 first-round pick, handled most of the catching duties, while Thigpen played first base. But the Blue Jays saw enough of him behind the plate to take him in the second round as a catcher last June. His offense is ahead of his defense at this point. Thigpen starts from a balanced stance, and he has quick hands and a line-drive stroke. He uses the whole field and has a solid approach, but he doesn't have a lot of lift in his swing. Though he showed good pop in his pro debut, he could have a harder time hitting for power against better pitching. He's agile behind the plate, though his catch-and-throw skills are ordinary. He threw out 29 percent of basestealers in the short-season New York-Penn League. He can play anywhere on the diamond except for shortstop and center field, so even if he doesn't become a big league regular he could become a versatile utilityman. He could handle a jump to high Class A, but Robinzon Diaz is one rung ahead of him in the system, which may mean Thigpen will begin 2005 in low Class A.
Ramirez had never won more than six games in any of his previous five pro seasons before leading the high Class A Florida State League with 15 victories in 2004. The FSL's most valuable pitcher was a bit old for his level, but he has a nice fastball that should get outs against more advanced hitters. He uses a quick arm action and over-the-top slot to achieve a downward plane on his 90-93 mph heater. The Jays worked with Ramirez to slow down his delivery and keep him more in line to the plate, eliminating his tendency to fly open and elevate pitches. He has a slight hesitation that throws off batters' timing. He throws strikes with all three of his pitches, and his changeup and slider can be plus pitches at times. Ramirez has a good feel for pitching and great competitive makeup. He's finally ready for Double-A.
Some Blue Jays scouts say Lind is the best hitter they've selected in the three drafts under general manager J.P. Ricciardi's watch. An eighth-round pick of the Twins out of high school in Indiana in 2002, he batted .372 in two seasons at South Alabama, including a Sun Belt Conference-best .392 average in 2004. Toronto took him as a draft-eligible sophomore with the second of two draft picks it received for the loss of free agent Kelvim Escobar. Lind kept hitting in his pro debut, making the New York-Penn League all-star team, topping the league in doubles and ranking among the leaders in several categories. He has a fluid lefthanded stroke, bat speed and raw power that presently shows up mainly as doubles. His strike-zone judgment and pitch recognition can improve. Lind's bat will have to carry him because his speed and defense are below-average. He played first base as a freshman and right field as a sophomore, then mostly left field as a pro. He was just adequate there and may face a return to first base in the future. The Jays could challenge him by moving him to high Class A to begin his first full season.
Diaz won the Appalachian League batting title in 2003 and earned a trip to the Futures Game last summer. While he has a free-swinging approach, he displays tremendous bat control and has established himself as one of the most difficult hitters in the minors to strike out. He has an inside-out stroke and sprays the ball to all fields, though he needs to do a better job of controling the strike zone and getting on base, especially if he wants to get the attention of the Blue Jays brass. Diaz also has shown little power at the plate. Behind the plate, his biggest assets are his leadership skills and ability to block pitches. He has an average arm and release, regularly getting the ball down to second in about 2.0 seconds on steals. He erased 28 percent of basestealers in 2004. Diaz has made progress in calling games. With Guillermo Quiroz and Curtis Thigpen ahead of him on the catching depth chart, Diaz' athletic ability enabled him to work out at second and third base during instructional league to enhance his versatility. He'll move up one level to high Class A this year. If Thigpen is there as well, Diaz could split time between catching and playing the infield.
A member of Taiwan's 1996 Little League World Series championship club, Cheng continued to pitch for national teams in Taiwan as he got older. His heavy amateur workload scared off clubs that scout Asia extensively, but the Jays were undaunted. They signed him for $400,000 after he went 0-1, 5.40 in four appearances at the 2003 World Cup in Cuba. They also agreed to let him pitch in the 2004 Olympics if Taiwan wanted him, but he didn't make the cut. Cheng's health wasn't an issue in his pro debut, as he led the Appalachian League in strikeouts. His advanced feel for pitching was one of the main attributes that attracted the Jays' interest, and it allowed him to carve up Rookie-level hitters. He has a clean delivery, throws strikes and projects to add velocity as he matures physically. He currently operates with an 86-90 mph fastball, a hard-biting curveball and a developing changeup. He'll pitch in low Class A this year.
Tablado has added 30 pounds since signing as a fourth-round pick out of high school in 2000, and his power also grew last year. But he missed six weeks early in the year with a pulled quadriceps muscle, then was suspended at the end of the season when he tested positive for a banned substance (reportedly from an over-the-counter supplement). After hitting 25 homers in his first four pro seasons, he broke out with 21 in just 84 games in high Class A in 2004. The ball carries well off his bat and he now shows above-average raw power. Tablado also matured mentally and impressed the Blue Jays with his renewed focus. He did a better job of staying on pitches rather than pulling off of them, as he had in the past. Tablado still doesn't have the plate discipline that Toronto preaches, however, and his walk rate dipped in 2004. Though he has a strong arm and reliable hands, he doesn't run well enough or have enough range to play shortstop in the majors. He profiles better as a third baseman. Tablado is destined for a full year in Double-A as he seeks to make up for time lost last season.
Vermilyea fits perfectly in an organization that relishes drawing walks and abhors giving them up. He owns a 154-32 strikeout-walk ratio in 165 pro innings, and he showed off his fine command by spinning a seven-inning perfect game in his third outing in Double-A. The Blue Jays shuttled Vermilyea between the rotation and bullpen all year to get him extra work, and he'll likely be a reliever in the majors. He has a more diverse repertoire than most relievers, starting with an 89-91 mph fastball with plus run and sink. His 79-82 mph slider features sharp, late break. He changes speeds and planes with his 80-83 mph splitter, his curveball and his fading changeup. He even added a cutter late in the season to attack lefthanders. Vermilyea struggles with his delivery from the stretch because he lacks balance, but he generates average arm speed with a three-quarters arm slot and gets good extension out front. He could open 2005 in Triple-A and make his major league debut later in the year.
Isenberg's 8-8, 5.95 junior season at James Madison didn't scare off the performance-oriented Blue Jays. They knew he pitched in a hitter-friendly home ballpark, and they liked his athleticism (he also played the outfield for the Dukes) and fluid arm action. He quickly repaid their faith, as his 1.63 ERA in his pro debut easily would have led the New York-Penn League had he worked another one-third of an inning to qualify. Isenberg found the going rougher in his first full pro season, getting demoted from high Class A at midseason and missing a month with soreness in his biceps. He still has interesting stuff, however. He throws strikes with a 90-91 mph fastball, an average changeup and an effective curveball. He had trouble maintaining his release point, causing him to leave hittable pitches up in the strike zone. He also added a slider, which is still a work in progress. Isenberg, who profiles as a back-of-the-rotation starter, will get another opportunity at Dunedin in 2005.
Of the Blue Jays' top picks in each draft from 1987-2002, Negron (first round, 2000) is the only player who hasn't reached the majors. While he's progressing slowly, though, he's still likely to extend that remarkable streak of success. Negron might have the best raw tools of any Toronto prospect. His defensive ability in center field, complete with plus arm strength and the best speed in the system, is enough by itself to carry him to the big leagues as a reserve outfielder. The question is his bat. He spent parts of three seasons in low Class A before rising to Dunedin last season. Nagging hamstring and elbow injuries have hindered his progress, but he's equipped with good bat speed and average raw power. The Blue Jays are encouraged by his improved knowledge of the strike zone, but he'll need to work counts more and strike out less to be more than a defensive replacement. He will make his Double-A debut in 2005, when the Jays hope he can get 500 at-bats for the first time in his career.
A sixth-round pick out of an Oklahoma high school by the Red Sox in 2001, James went one round better as a sophomore-eligible coming out of Missouri. He was the highest-drafted Tigers alum since the Astros picked Dave Silvestri in 1988's second round. James cruised through his first two pro stops before stalling in high Class A in the second half of 2004. In order to adjust, he'll need to slow down his mechanics and improve the consistency of his slider, which could become an above-average pitch. James runs his fastball into the low 90s with a maximum-effort delivery that lacks deception. Coming into last season, his changeup was his best pitch. But he didn't fool lefthanders with it as he had previously, and they hit .337 against him. Like many of Toronto's recent picks, he keeps the ball in the yard and throws strikes. He's also aggressive about pitching inside. James could return to high A to open 2005, though he could wind up in Double-A if he has a good spring. He may move to the bullpen in the future.
Griffin topped the .400 mark in all three of his seasons at Florida State, where he set a school record with a .427 career average and Seminoles coach Mike Martin called him the best pure hitter in the program's storied history. The Yankees made him a first-round pick in 2001, and two trades later he has yet to make it past Double-A. Griffin has been disappointing for the Blue Jays, who thought they were getting a nearly major league-ready hitting machine. He repeated Double-A last year and didn't make the expected adjustments. He launched a personal-best 22 homers, but at the expense of his ability to hit for average (a career-low .248) and his strike-zone judgment (a career-worst 128 whiffs). He has a smooth, quick swing from the left side and needs to get back to his natural hitting instincts. He fell into the bad habit of working deep counts only to strike out looking on good pitches to hit. Griffin's defense is a significant concern as well. He had surgery on his throwing shoulder after his sophomore year at Florida State, and his arm has been below-average ever since. He injured his wrist in spring training and had to spend most of 2004 as a DH. He's limited to left field or first base, and he's going to have to produce a lot more offense to cut it at either position. Griffin will get an opportunity to turn things around in Triple-A, but his time is running out.
Josh Phelps was leading the Blue Jays in RBIs in early August, but they were frustrated by his inconsistency at the plate and not thrilled about the prospect of going to arbitration with him. They tried to slip him through waivers, only to have the Indians claim him. When Cleveland offered Crozier to the Jays, they decided not to pull Phelps back. When he got called up in September, Crozier joined former Cardinals outfielder Terry Bradshaw as the only Norfolk State products to reach the majors. His lefthanded power is his best tool. He hit 40 homers in the minors over the last two seasons and went deep twice after his promotion. Crozier doesn't load his hands well, so his swing gets long, hampering his ability to hit for average. He's a decent athlete who moves and throws OK. Though he has mostly played first base, he can help on either outfield corner. Crozier has a chance to make the Blue Jays as a reserve in 2005, and could get consideration to replace Carlos Delgado at first base.
Davenport got his career off to a fast start when he hit .345 in the Rookie-level Pioneer League in 2000, but he hit a wall when he reached the Florida State League in 2002. It wasn't until 2004, his third FSL season, that he began to show more offensive potential. He recovered from a .200 April to bat .296 the rest of the way, setting a Dunedin record with 40 doubles in the process. He has a pretty lefthanded stroke, makes hard contact and does a good job of using the whole field. Toronto would like him to see more pitches, as he has a tendency to attack early in the count. His speed and arm strength are average, and he improved his defense in right field last year. He also has taken well to spot duty at first base. Davenport will arrive in Double-A in 2005, and his bat will determine whether he can make it as a big league reserve.
The first player ever drafted out of Guam, Hattig also is trying to become the first from the island territory to reach the majors. His chances appeared remote after he made little progress in his first four pro seasons, but he turned a corner after deciding to take his conditioning seriously. When the Red Sox were looking for bullpen help in July, they sent him to Toronto for Terry Adams. Hattig's 22 homers last year were six more than he had totaled in his five previous seasons. He works counts to get himself in a position where he can take advantage of his plus raw power. High fastballs give him trouble, however, and he swings and misses a lot. Hattig's arm is playable at third base, but his lack of first-step quickness eventually will force him to move to first base. Back spasms cost him most of June, and his weight will be an ongoing concern. But he has earned a trip to Triple-A and could get a call to Toronto in 2005.
Drafted as a two-way player out of junior college, Alfaro nearly made the Astros out of spring training last year. A late cut, he settled for making his major league debut in September after his eighth full season in the minors. Despite his limited major league experience, Alfaro will challenge for a utility role in Toronto after signing as a minor league free agent. Alfaro has solid all-around skills. He can swing the bat, owns gap power and is versatile defensively. He played six positions in 2004: shortstop, third base, second base and all three spots in the outfield. His best tool by far is his strong arm, and he also has average speed. Alfaro employs a narrow, straight-up stance, and he incorporates a toe tap as a trigger mechanism. He has a compact stroke, and though he takes aggressive hacks he doesn't strike out excessively. He does lack the home run power and patience to project as an everyday player.
Janssen spent his first three years at UCLA as a two-way player, homering in his first college at-bat and seeing time at both first base and on the mound. He became a full-time pitcher in 2004, with promising results, going 10-4, 3.16 as a senior. He also improved his draft stock, going from a 49th-round pick by the Orioles in 2003 to a fourth-rounder who signed for $150,000 last June. Janssen has a lean, athletic body with room for added weight and strength. He has a no-windup delivery with a high leg kick, and easy arm action from a high three-quarters slot. His best pitch is an 89-92 mph two-seam fastball with good command and sinking action. Janssen also throws a changeup with fastball arm speed, a curveball and slider that have good rotation and spin, and a cutter. He commands and mixes all his pitches well. He figures to start 2005 in Class A.
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Born into a simple and morally committed Christian family, I am the first son but second child among six. I started formal education in 1958 and continued until the PhD in Food Science and Technology in 1996. I was at Reading for MSc Food Technology, (Quality Assurance option) in the 1981-8 set). I was back as a United Nation University Research Fellow, supported with Chevening scholarship in Jan. 1993 till Jan.'94). My colleagues in 1982 included Tjing, now in California, Hung in Bangladesh, Charles, now a Professor and Tunde in Nigeria. My colleagues in 1993 include Joyce Kikafunda PhD in Uganda, now a professor, and Rosemary PhD in Malaysia. I worked with Lever Brothers Nigeria on production of detergents and as work study manager before coming to Reading. Since Reading, I lectured and did research at a University in Nigeria, completed my PhD working on green field maize at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and the University of Ibadan. I finally was engaged as Director at Consumer Protection Council, Nigeria in market surveillance and enforcement, consumer education and quality assurance and development at different times. I retired from public service mandatorily in December 2009 and am now engaged in consulting services mediating and facilitating development projects in under-served communities in Nigeria. I am married with four children and three grand children.
Searching for a training that was very practical and helpful in making me accomplish my commitment to advance technological and economic development in my country, I found from the brochure of the University of Reading that the Quality Assurance option of Food Technology was apt hence, I chose it above others.
The rich company of students from varying culture and church friends at Walton on Thames Baptist where I was in a Choral Concert team are memorable. The depth of practical exposure to the science, engineering and economics of safe food production and supply to humanity are indelible. Great teachers and great facilities abound.
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I just retired from formal public service as Director at consumer Protection Council, Nigeria, a position held for the maximum tenure. I am getting into consulting for the mediation and facilitation of policies and projects to promote grass root development of under-served communities in some parts of Nigeria. I successfully took the job after leaving lecturer position at the University of Agriculture and Consulting Scientist position at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria and completing a PhD in Food Technology from University Ibadan using a Research Fellowship grant from the IITA.
Across the globe there are great opportunities. State of national developments, however, does affect these opportunities. In developed societies, competition to give optimum safe, nutritious and healthy foods drive the industry hence smart and innovative talents are on great demand at good income both in industry and government for complementary regulations.
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Policeman shot dead by 'robbers' on city's outskirts
KARACHI: A policeman was shot dead on the outskirts of the city, police said on Saturday.
They said that Sub-Inspector Ghulam Qadir Shar, 55, the office in charge of the Ahsanabad police post, was on his way on a motorcycle to the SITE Superhighway police station late on Friday night to prepare a reply to be submitted before a district judge in the morning.
When he reached near a textile mill on Mehtabuddin Chawla Road off Superhighway, two armed pillion riders intercepted him, held him at gunpoint and snatched his wallet that contained cash, his police and computerised national identity cards, they said.
As the officer put up resistance, the suspects fired at him and rode away, the police said, adding that he sustained a single bullet wound in the chest. The bullet was fired from a .30-bore pistol.
Despite being critically wounded, he contacted the area SHO from his mobile phone. The SHO reached the scene but by that time SI Qadir fell unconscious. Instead of waiting for an ambulance, the police took him in their mobile van to the Aga Khan University Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
The body was later shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital to fulfil medico-legal formalities.
On Saturday morning, his funeral prayer was held at the Garden Police Headquarters. Inspector General of Police Dr Kaleem Imam, Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon and other senior officers attended the funeral prayer.
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April 5, 2014
Squeaky and Elvis Celebrate their 4th Birthdays!
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7 Things You Might Not Know About HollieCatRock's and her mom, Hollie Ferguson
1. Hollie Ferguson is an Insurance Broker.
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By Mukudzei Chingwere
PREMIERSHIP champions FC Platinum have had a squad overhaul in mid-season with at least six players expected to leave and as many joining their stable.
They will represent Zimbabwe in the next edition of the CAF Champions League.
Reigning Soccer Star of the Year, Rodwell Chinyengetere, headlines those arriving at Mandava this month after the forward had fallen out of favour at South African Premiership side Baroka FC.
Bakgakga coach Wedson Nyirenda has reportedly exhausted his foreign quota at the club with Chinyengetere not part of it.
FC Platinum have quickly opened negotiations with the South African club for a possible loan return of their former star forward who is highly-rated by coach Norman Mapeza.
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The miners yesterday also confirmed the arrival of Congolese winger, Nsilia Mawete, who was brought to improve the miners goal-scoring potency.
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life, to do nothing and say no word that would discourage
or hinder her husband's work.
Her writings prove that she was no mean narrator.
They are full of bright descriptions of Indian scenes, of the
interesting people she comes across, the kind English folk,
the picturesque native assistants, the clergyman's widow,
and the Hindu girls of the Orphan Refuge in Calcutta.
Though the excellent work of this school was for the benefit
of native girls alone, Mrs. Wilson, its founder, has also
earned the gratitude of Europeans, for the impression
made upon the newly-married couple was partly responsible
for the scheme of the Lawrence Asylums, with which the
names of Henry and Honoria Lawrence are for ever asso-
ciated, the living memorial to their goodness when the
conquest and pacification of the Sikhs has become a matter
of history.
Before leaving home she had given Letitia a solemn
promise that she would do what lay in her power to confirm
that trust in God which was already her lover's possession,
to help him and be helped by him on the rugged path, to
lift his thoughts in times of tribulation above his sorrows
and discouragements. And the strong man was glad so
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to be guided. His love for his wife, ardent as it was from
the first, burned the more brightly after each successive
3'ear. There was no disillusion.
Honoria Marshall left her home firmly resolved to share
in the labours and worries of her hard-worked husband.
" You can't drag your wife about in the jungles," said
John, but the wife settled that for herself. She could help
him, and where she could not help she would not hinder,
and he was so careless and unsparing of himself that he
needed some one to look after him. While at Gorakhpur,
before marriage, he used to be too absorbed in his work to
have leisure for meals. He would invite people to dinner
and omit to make any provision for them, whereupon his
neighbour, Mr. Reade, would come to the rescue time after
time. But, whatever might be lacking, " no man ever sat
at Henry Lawrence's table without learning to think better
of the natives," said one who had partaken of his hospi-
" You bid me describe him," writes the wife to her friend,
Mrs. Cameron. " I will try. He is thirty-one but looks
older, is rather tall, very thin and sallow, and has altogether
an appearance of worse health than he really has. Dark
hair, waxing scanty now, high forehead, very projecting
eyebrows, small sunken eyes, long nose, thin cheeks, no
whiskers, and a very pretty mouth. Very active and alert
in his habits, but very unmethodical. As to dress and
externals, perfectly careless, and would walk out with a
piece of carpet about his shoulders as readily as with a
coat, 1 and would invite people to dinner on a cold shoulder
1 Sir John Kaye has told how, ten years later, just after the
honour of knighthood had been conferred upon Henry Lawrence,
they were walking together in Regent Street, and it gradually
dawned upon the unsophisticated Irishman that his attire was
calculated to attract attention. He was wearing " an antiquated
frock-coat, and an old grey shepherd's plaid was crossed over his
breast." "They must think me a great guy," he observed to his
companion, and was straightway conducted to the nearest tailor.
Henry Lawrence's Love Story 5 1
of mutton as readily as to a feast. There now, I do think
you have an impartial description of my lord and master." 1
Here is an extract from a letter to Letitia (now Mrs.
Hayes) .
" Dearest Lettice, — When I think of the being to whom I
am joined, I wonder where such an one came from, and I
take delight in analysing the heart laid open to me. I
never saw a being who had so right an estimate of the true
use of money. He literally is but a steward of his own
income, for the good of others. But he has ever a higher
generosity ; he never blames others for faults he is himself
free from. You know his perfect transparency of character.
I suppose since he was born it never entered his head to do
anything for effect, and his manner is precisely the same
to all ranks of people. ... No one sees his imperfections
more clearly than I do, so I do not judge blindly, nor do I
hesitate to tell him when I think he is wrong. But his
faults may be summed up in very few words. He wants
method ; he is occasionally hasty ; and he is too careless
of appearances. But if you were to see how his temper is
tried by the nature of his work, you would not wonder at its
giving way. And this fault is clearly mending. Indeed,
I often wonder at his forbearance. I sometimes fear lest
my love for him should become of that idolatrous kind that
brings chastisement on itself; yet surely I look on him as
the gift of God, and never I think were my prayers so
fervent as now that they are joined with his. His un-
professing simplicity of conduct often checks my wordy
tendency, and makes me weigh the practical value of my
feelings before I give them utterance." 2
Henry Lawrence was now the head of an establishment,
nearly one thousand strong, and as the work of super-
intendence necessitated constant journeys up and down
1 Life of Sir Henry Lawrence, vol. i. pp. 1 53-1 54.
2 Ibid. vol. i. pp. 1 60-161.
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the North-Western Provinces, the bride could hardly be
said to have a home. She found comfort in the thoughts
that " though I may not interrupt him by speaking, I can
sit by him while he works at his maps and papers," and
that " his situation gives him considerable power for
benefiting others. It is pleasant to think how many of
those about him owe their comfortable and respectable
situations in life wholly to him."
" But you will desire rather to know," she wrote to Mrs.
Cameron, " how I find my own spiritual condition affected
by this new world. Certainly I miss very much the out-
ward observances of religion, and its public institutions ;
but with these we have also left behind much of the wood,
hay, and stubble that deface piety, where it is professed
by the many. It is a position to try our motives, for,
situated as we are, there is nothing to be either gained or
lost by religion, there is no temptation to profess more than
we feel, or to deceive ourselves by setting down excitement
for piety." l
To another friend: " Yet there are advantages here too,
and piety, if it flourish at all in such a life, is more likely to
be simple and healthy, than where we are in the excitement
of religious bustle. You know we used to argue this point
at home, where I have impertinently told you, that your
religious dissipation was as bad as other peoples' worldly."
His assistant at Gorakhpur has given us some idea of the
bride's luxurious life during her early days in the East. 2
He describes her great gifts, her cheerful character, and
happiness in sharing her husband's work. Captain and
Mrs. Lawrence shared " a tent some ten feet square, a
suspended shawl separating her bedroom and dressing-
table from the hospitable breakfast-table ; and then both
were in their glory." In the north of the Gorakhpur
1 Life of Sir Henry Lawrence, vol. i. p. 151.
3 Kaye's Lives of Indian Officers, vol. ii. pp. 283-284.
Henry Lawrence's Love Story 53
district a jungle tract had to be surveyed, adjoining the
Terai, that belt of malarious forest — a preserve of the tiger
and the elephant — that separates Nepal from Hindustan.
Lawrence's party attacked one side, the assistant's the
other, and they met and connected the survey in a spot
where the dews were so heavy that the beds were wet
through each night, and fires had to be kept alight to
scare away tigers and wild elephants. What then was the
assistant's surprise to find Mrs. Lawrence sharing the peril.
" She was seated [writing letters ! ] on the bank of a nullah,
her feet overhanging the den of some wild animal."
By the close of the year 1837 the Gorakhpur district was
surveyed and the Lawrences set out for Allahabad, the
next district on the list. It was the fate of Henry Lawrence
that in whatever place he stayed, during his thirty-six
years' wandering service, he never left except amid general
sorrow. The lads of the English school at Gorakhpur
missed the friend who had never been too busy to take an
interest in them, who had found them places in the Survey
Office when too old for school, and who, when work was
over, had hired ponies and sent them off for long rides for
the good of their health and for the joy that it gave him to
make others happy. 1
Among the coincidences that abound in the record of
these brothers' lives the case of the second Henry Lawrence
is remarkable. Soon after Henry Lawrence's first arrival
in India he received letters intended for another lieutenant
of the same name, of the 19th Native Infantry, and this
state of confusion continued for years. Now came to
India a letter from Letitia beginning " Dearest Henry and
Honoria," and this was opened and partly read by the
other Henry Lawrence before he realised that it was not
1 " For every child he met in my own family, in the Missionary or
other public schools, he had a word of kindness or encouragement."
— Mr. Raike's Notes.
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his. For he also had married a wife with the name of
About this time a second war with Burma threatened,
and there was also a talk of " that constant bugbear " a
Gurkha invasion of British India. Henry Lawrence at
once remembers that he is a soldier.
He had proved himself humble in ways that admit of
no doubt, but the humility was not inconsistent with a
readiness to undertake responsibility. Few great men
have been so free from conceit — in the objectionable sense
of the word — yet his self-confidence was sublime. In a
man of less sound judgment the manner of showing this
would have been amusing, for the fear of being laughed
at rarely deterred him from speaking out. Seven years
before his marriage, while still an obscure lieutenant
of twenty-four years of age, he had not shrunk from
advising the Governor-General to reconsider the order
substituting bullock for horse draft in the foot artillery.
Having stated his arguments clearly and forcibly he begged
his lordship to " pardon the intrusion and impute it to my
anxiety to see the foot artillery, to which I am attached,
in a state of efficiency, which I fear can never be the case
so long as the field guns are drawn by bullocks." No
sooner, then, did he hear of the preparations for war with
Burma than he resolved to give the Governor-General and
the Commander-in-Chief the benefit of his experiences in
that countrj 7 . He mapped out for their edification a plan
of campaign, complete to the last detail of commissariat,
baggage and draught animals, boats on the Irrawady, and
number and class of guns, and penned another letter dealing
with " The Quartermaster-General's Department, engineers,
surveys, roads, canals, and statistics," urging the appoint-
ment of a staff corps, and outlining a system for " inter-
secting the country with canals, roads, and railroads."
The rumours of war were happily unfounded, and he
Henry Lawrence's Love Story 55
again immersed himself in the work of the survey, until on
August 9, 1838, he was officially ordered to hold himself
ready to rejoin his troop. The storm was about to burst
on the western, not the eastern, frontier, and all the talk
was now of Kabul. He begged leave to join the army at
once in any capacity, and, ever busy with new schemes
and reforms, he lost no time in sending a recommendation
for the raising of a corps of guides, to be composed of the
best material, of picked men noted for courage, endurance,
and resource. He quoted examples of heavy losses and
hardships due to lack of early information, and demon-
strated that such a corps, costing comparatively little,
might not only save the lives of thousands in case of a
frontier war, but also be the means of avoiding enormous
Here he might have stopped with advantage to the
success of his scheme. The rest of his proposals, however,
" looked just like a job from a very clumsy hand," as the
Quartermaster-General wrote to George Lawrence, in
commenting on the brother's naive advice. Such was
Henry's simplicity and directness that he, a brevet captain
and a regimental lieutenant, went on to recommend to the
Commander-in-Chief the four officers to be selected for
the proposed guide corps. No subterfuge, no diplomacy
about this. A viceroy would hesitate before conferring his
patronage on four men at once ; not so the lieutenant. No
grandparent cares to be taught the method of sucking eggs,
even should the youngster be a genius — and be in the right.
Small wonder then that the communication was pigeon-
holed. Eight years later, when Henry Lawrence was
acting in the capacity of regent to an emperor, he was able
to raise his own corps of guides and appoint his own officers,
and that wonderful corps was not slow to justify its
He awaited in vain the order to rejoin his troop, and his
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wife, rejoicing that he was not yet to be taken from her,
said not a word to discourage his military ardour. She had
hardly realised that her husband was a soldier only
temporarily engaged in civil employ ; but Henry was his
father's son and the trumpet-call had aroused the hereditary
instinct. A year had passed and the wife was about to
become a mother, and what must have been her inmost
thoughts as she wrote his letters, correcting the expressions
as the thoughts tumbled over one another — penning at his
dictation urgent requests that he might be allowed to go
to the front to work his guns. Honour and duty called
him awa}'. He belonged to the Horse Artillery and his
comrades were going into danger. There was his place,
with them, and he must not stay in ignoble safety. Mrs.
Lawrence was cast in no less heroic mould than her husband,
and she bowed to the call of duty. " When Henry's troop
was ordered to march, he volunteered to join, nor could I
object to his doing what was obviously his duty ; though
I clung to the hope that he would not be allowed to quit
his office." x
More sublime even than her perfect unselfishness in those
days of trial was the remonstrance addressed to her husband
when he was about to commit the greatest wrong of a
life singularly free from sin — the act upon which Henry
Lawrence must have looked back with most regret. He had
entered into a controversy with the biographer of General
Sir John Adams. The exaggerated measure of praise
given to that able and popular general and the apocryphal
records of his marches and campaigns provoked him, as a
student of military history, to correct certain statements.
Admitting that General Adams was a fine soldier he took
the biographer to task for making his hero the equal of
Wellington, and, in some respects, the superior. He had
no wish to belittle Adams, for whose achievements and
1 Life of Sir Henry Lawrence, p. 197. Letter to Mrs. Cameron.
Henry Lawrence's Love Story 57
character he entertained sincere respect, but he feared that
the effects of these eulogiums upon readers imperfectly
acquainted with history, and incapable of forming a correct
and well-balanced judgment upon things military, would
be to lower the greatness of Wellington rather than to
raise Adams to the level of the great Irishman.
The controversy attracted wide attention and, unable
to meet the arguments of his young antagonist, the bio-
grapher descended to personalities and abuse. Finally
he characterised certain of Lawrence's statements as
" calumnies " and " untruths."
It is hardly surprising that a man of so sensitive a tempera-
ment and of so quick a temper should have contemplated
an appeal to the ordeal of trial by combat, but that the
intervention of the dearly-loved wife, the mother, who but
a few weeks ago had given birth to her first-born, should
have been, not disregarded certainly, but unavailing,
comes as a shock.
Great must have been the pride, and keen the smart, to
uphold him in wrong-doing in the face of this appeal.
September 26, 1838.
My Husband, — You did to-day what you never did before, —
when I came behind you, you snatched up what you were writing,
that I might not see it. All I did see was, ' My dear Campbell.'
Dearest, though your entire confidence in me has been a prize
beyond all price, yet I do not forget that you have a right to act
as you please, to communicate or withhold your correspondence;
and if you deem it best not to let me know the subject, you will
never find me complain or tease you. But, my own love, I cannot
help surmising the subject of to-day's letter, that subject which
has not been an hour at a time absent from my mind for three
weeks nearly. Ever since the few unforgettable words that passed
between us, have I been struggling in my mind to decide what I
ought to do. The words have often been on my lips, and the pen
in my hand to address you, and as often has my heart failed me;
but I cannot rest till I speak openly to you, and it is better to do
so thus than in talking. On the question of duelling, I will not
dwell on the reason of it — all that you admit; nor on the improba-
58 The Lawrences of the Punjab
bility of this matter becoming more serious, for that does not affect
the general question; nor on the heart-scald I feel, and the injury
this does to your wife; these are woman's feelings, — men must act
on a different view. No, my own most-beloved husband, I only
put it on the ground of fearing God, or fearing man. I know that,
to a man, the imaginary disgrace that attends an open declaration
against duelling is bitter and agonising; but is not " crucifixion "
the very word Christ applies to these mental sufferings, and that
to which He calls us? You said, ' A man who submitted to the
charge of untruth would be spit upon.' Was not Christ literally
spit upon for us ? Oh, darling, our Advocate on high feels for these
trials. The human shame attending the death of a criminal is always
spoken of as aggravating the sufferings of the Cross; thus showing
us that our Saviour can be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.
It is only by looking to Him that we can gain strength for these
trials; but from Him we can obtain it. You may think I put the
matter too seriously; but is it more seriously than it will appear
in the hour of death and day of Judgment ? Do not imagine that
I cannot enter into your feelings. Is your honour, your peace,
your well-being, less dear to me than yourself? Nay, dearest;
but when I see you do, not only what I think wrong, but what
your own mind condemns, can I help speaking?
To any other fault you may be hurried ; but there is deliberate
sin, not only in giving or accepting a challenge, but in intending
to do so. Oh! consider these things; and before you decide on
anything, pray earnestly that God may direct you. If I have
exceeded what a wife ought to say, you will forgive me.
Indeed, dearest, I have tried to persuade myself that it was
my duty not to interfere; but my conscience would not let me
believe this. 1
The heart-burning, the sense of shame and unworthiness,
as he read his wife's words may be imagined, and the
reverence and awe with which he would afterwards treasure
that evidence of holy love. He knew, as he read, that his
wife was right, and he worshipped her the more, yet
hardened his heart and told himself again and again that
no other course was open to him. Happily he was saved
from himself, for the artillery officers through whom the
challenge was sent decided that the provocation was not
sufficiently grave to justify a challenge.
1 Life of Sir Henry Lawrence, vol. i. pp. 192-194.
Etawa — Fever and Home Leave — His Irish Temperament — ■
Marriage — Bad News from Kabul.
John Lawrence had been for more than seven years in
one or other of the Delhi divisions, when the quality and
finish of his work were marked by the same Mr. Bird, who
had already noticed, and put to good use, the qualifications
of the elder brother. Here was another Lawrence who
revelled in hard tasks, and who seemed made for the
wielding of power. So the head of the survey called the
Delhi magistrate to Etawa as settlement officer for that
district, and this step brought the brothers into the same
field of labour, though separated by hundreds of miles.
Etawa provided John's first experience of real famine, and
the lesson was not wasted. Here an attack of jungle fever
might have deprived India of her ablest civilian had not
his strength of will prevailed. He defied the doctor, who
had declared that the patient could not hope to live another
day, and with a bottle of Burgundy and a strong will as
medicine, he rose from his bed and resumed his work.
He was, however, unfit for further duty, and as three
months at Calcutta failed to set him right, he decided to
return to England, and arrived home in the spring of 1840.
It was not the home he had left. His father was dead,
Letitia was married, his brothers and sisters were scattered
abroad, but he was welcomed by a mother's love, and
60 The Lawrences of the Punjab
thankfulness that this, her fourth son, was following in the
footsteps of the others. Few mothers have had such
reason to be proud of their children, and when she reflected
that it was the widow's poverty that called forth the self-
denial of the four sons she would hardly regret that the
generosity of her husband's nature had prevented his
becoming wealthy. She might have dwelt less in their
thoughts had she stood in no need of their help. The
" Lawrence Fund " had grown apace, and the interest
therefrom sufficed to keep Mrs. Lawrence in comfort.
John, the unmarried civilian, was now the largest con-
tributor to, and manager of, the fund. He had more of
the Scottish temperament than his brothers, and was the
financier of the family. Since Henry's marriage he had
also taken the essentially " Irish " brother's financial
affairs in hand, greatly to the profit of Henry and Honoria.
By many that knew him only in his official capacity as
dispenser of justice and overseer of labour, John Lawrence
was accounted a stern man, who, unsparing of himself,
would demand the full tale of bricks from those over whom
he was placed in authority. " When he is in anger," said
one of his native settlement officers, " his voice is like a
tiger's roar, and the pens tremble in the hands of the
writers all round the room." 1 Yet the first journey he
made from Clifton was a pilgrimage to the grave of the old
nurse, Margaret, who had held his hand in the darkened
room, and whose devotion he never forgot.
Those who had the privilege of his friendship would not
have been surprised by this proof of affection. It was their
good fortune to see him at play, often rough and boisterous,
at times gentle and kindly; now and then concealing the
tenderness of his affection beneath a veil of chaff, for
John Lawrence had his share of the family's Irish blood.
The humour-loving side of his character was displayed
1 Bosworth Smith, vol. i. p. 99.
John Lawrence Finds a Wife 61
during a visit to his sister, Mrs. Hayes. His love for Letitia
was evident enough, but his was not the conventional
method of expression, and a friend of Mrs. Hayes has
recorded her surprise at his playfulness. " He would
romp with her and keep up a perpetual chaff, finding a
continual source of fun in the age and peculiarities of Mr.
Hayes, for whom he had nevertheless a great respect,
though he used to take great delight in teasing her about
him, and saying that he was the very model of a decoy
Thug." 1 It may be explained that Mr. Hayes was a
venerable clergyman.
To the last he abhorred overmuch conventionality,
classing as " cakey-men " all that pride themselves upon
the correctness of their attitude towards the little things
that do not count.
The same lady tells how his store of anecdotes of Eastern
life and adventure would keep them interested night after
night. In the morning he would amuse them by narrating
his escapades at some party on the previous evening, his
pretended object being the search for the " calamity."
By this term he referred to the future Lady Lawrence,
and the three qualities he demanded of this unknown
personage were good health, good temper, and good sense.
Though not considered necessary, good looks would be
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