. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . terwas borrowed from the mill, and his squad hoisted him ontheir shoulders, and carried him back to Addiscombe. Onreaching the gate he quietly requested thcni to put him down,saying he was unhurt. His bearers were indignant, and askedhim why he had not said so sooner. He replied that, as itwas a hot day, he found it much more pleasant being carriedthan walking! Talbot Ritherdon who was probably the most prominent mili-tary figure at Addiscombe during a period of over twenty
. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . terwas borrowed from the mill, and his squad hoisted him ontheir shoulders, and carried him back to Addiscombe. Onreaching the gate he quietly requested thcni to put him down,saying he was unhurt. His bearers were indignant, and askedhim why he had not said so sooner. He replied that, as itwas a hot day, he found it much more pleasant being carriedthan walking! Talbot Ritherdon who was probably the most prominent mili-tary figure at Addiscombe during a period of over twenty-seven years, had seen but little service in the army. He was anAddiscombe cadet from iSi7-19, obtained a commission in theBombay Artillery, and became ist Lieut, on 19th April, 1821,and as he was appointed Asst. Adjutant at Addiscombe on 5thMay, 1824, he could not have remained in India more than three ITS HEROES AND iMEN OF NOTE 93 years. When he first joined the Seminary he was allowed localrank as Captain and passed all the rest of his service within thegrounds of Addiscombe. Notwithstanding^ this, he afterwards. OLD STAFF attained in some mysterious manner the rank of Major. Theauthor of In the Companys Service states that he main- 94 ADD ISCOMBE tained in spite of his exceptional career, or perhaps in conse-quence of it, a stiffer demeanour and more rigorous notions ofmilitary discipline than if he had spent a lifetime in camp. Hewas a portly and pompous man, and when he appeared at theforenoon parade, he strutted to and fro with the air of a leaderof armies. He obtained the sobriquet of Old Staff. The cir-cular swing of his right leg, the clank of his steel scabbardand spurs, and his stentorian word of command were grand tosee and hear; but the effect on the saucy cadet whom theywere intended to overawe was not always the one brought before him for some scrape, who wished tosecure his favourable consideration of their case, said that ifthey called him Colo
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