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THE BLACKSMITH. 
Oi.b England, she has great warriors, 
Great princes, and poets great; 
But the Blacksmith is not to be quite forgot 
In the history of the State. 
He is rich in the best of all metals, 
Yet silver he lacks, and gold; 
And he payeth his duo, and his heart is true, 
Though he bloweth both hot and cold. 
The boldest is he of incendiaries 
That ever the wide world saw, 
And a forger as rank as e’er robbed the bank, 
Tnough he never doth break the law. 
He hath shoes that are worn by strangers, 
Yet he laugheth and maketh more ; 
And a share (concealed) in the poor man’s field. 
Yet it adds to the poor man’s store. 
Then, hurrah for the iron Blacksmith! 
And hurrah for his iron crew ! 
And whenever we go where his forges glow, 
IVe’ll sing what a man can do. 
[All the Year Round. 
calves, as Jackson facetiously remarked—he was 
forced to retreat. The calf was horribly mangled, 
so that it died the day after, to the grief of Richard, 
and the iniinite wrath ot Lionel. 
Edward, more incensed than even his parents, 
felt bound to retaliate. Accordingly, when Rich¬ 
ard's best horsejutnped into his lather’s corn-field 
a few weeks aher, the determined youth deliber¬ 
ately loaded his gun, and wa king up close to old hated bark he had heard so often. Ni-ro, feelin*, 
11 „„ ohnt him in the ri<riit knee. The animal was as a matter of course, a bitter enmity towaids 
Ray, shot him in the right knee. The animal was 
ruined, and Richard enraged. A lawsuit followed, 
dog too, as large as his uncle’s. He accordingly 
purchased a pup, of a breed famous for size and 
fierceness, and kept him chained to his kennel un¬ 
til he had attained to formidable proportions. In 
the pride and ambition of his youth, Caesar took 
early advantage of his freedom from the chain, to 
invade the territory beyond the board-fence and 
declare hostilities against the unknown dog, whose 
THE TWIN COTTAGES: 
STORY OH 1 RTTR-AJIi LIFE. 
BY PAUL, CREYTON. 
[Concluded from Page 164, last Number.] 
Chapter V.—Pleasant Neighbors. 
Ill-luck now appeares to attend all the under¬ 
takings of the two brother’s, who had formerly been 
noted for their good fortune. Richard, unaccus¬ 
tomed to take the lead in business, missed Lionel’s 
cool head and practiced judgment; and tbe latter 
began to see tbe inconvenience of having no one to 
second his efforts. When they worked together, 
success had always appeared easy and natural; 
and many a time both had reason to recall the old 
fable of the bundle of sticks. 
It was not in the farming business alone that the 
brothers were not so prosperous as formerly. From 
the day they moved into the twin cottages every¬ 
thing went wrong. The children took cold from 
the dampness of the freshly plastered rooms, and 
there was sickness in both families. Owing to the 
division of the household furniture, both found 
themselves crippled for the want of useful articles 
which it was difficult to procure. A horse which 
nobody but Lionel could ever manage, but which 
had fallen to Richard’s portion, kicked Jackson in 
the side, and laid him up all summer with broken 
ribs. Then Edward fell into the well Lionel was 
digging and broke his arm, and Lionel himself 
got his fingers smashed beneath a beam, at the 
raising of his barn. Richard, overcome by anxiety 
of mind, had a fev-er, which left him a mere wreck, 
and from which lie was long recovering. Roth 
Martha and Maria, worn out by bard work in their 
new homes, were obliged to employ girls to help 
them ; and girls are always a great trial to people 
who have been accustomed to"do their own work. 
The expenses of building were so much greater 
than Richard had anticipated, and he had to em¬ 
ploy so much extra help on the farm during the 
summer, that long before fall he bitterly regretted 
not having remained in the old house five or six 
years longer. Rut having commenced, he would 
not be outdone by his brother, so he borrowed 
money to build exactly such a barn as Lionel was 
building, and to make everything else correspond. 
Richard had been in his new cottage a year be¬ 
fore the last of the carpenter’s work was done ; and 
even then, in consequence of the haste in which the 
frame had beqn put together and covered, it was 
necessary to call in a joiner to make some little 
repairs. All this time Lionel’s house was in nearly 
tbe same condition; but at length both cottages 
were, as you may say, completed; and there they 
stood, side by side, on the north road, looking so 
exactly alike in outward form and arrangements 
that tfiey attracted general attention, and obtained 
the appellation of “ The Twin Cottages.” 
Now all the satisfaction the two rival families had 
gained by building separately, was in the posses¬ 
sion of two large square bed-rooms, instead of one ; 
although, singular to relate, Richard did notoccupy 
his within two years after his removal into the new 
house,—and it is currently reported that Lionel’s 
was never “done off” fora sleeping apartment, 
but left as a sort of play-room for the children, and 
a convenient place to shell corn in or crack butter¬ 
nuts in rainy days. Thus, the square bed-room', 
which was the origin of all the unfortunate difficul¬ 
ties between the two families, became an object of 
very small importance in their eyes, long before 
they had experienced half the inconvenience of the 
separation. 
The cousins were brought up to hate each other, 
and to do each other all possible mischief. They 
formed their school-fellows into distinct clans, that 
waged perpetual war, and gave their teachers as 
well as themselves, a great deal of trouble and un¬ 
happiness; until all respectable and well-meaning 
boys shuned the Feltons, as if their influence had 
been contaminating. 
Not many months had elapsed before both fami¬ 
lies saw the convenience of living so near together, 
the proximity of their houses affording every in¬ 
ducement and facility to quarrel. The cousins 
threw stones at each other over the board-fence 
which had been built on the dividing line of the 
two estates; they got each other’s balls, when 
knocked over by accident, and refused to give them 
up; and once, when an unconscious chicken of 
Lionel’s stole tamely through the fence to pick a 
grain of corn out of Richard’s yard, Wolcott set 
the dog upon it, and afterwards threw its dead 
carcass insultingly into his uncle’s garden. Ry 
way of retaliation, Edward, who at that time had 
no dog, loaded his father’s gun, and peppered the 
first of Richard’s geese that put its unlucky head 
through the fence. After this, as if impelled by 
some fatality, turkeys, ducks, geese and hens 
showed an extraordinary tendency to rush blindly 
upon the destruction that awaited them at the 
mouth of the dog and muzzle of the gun; so that 
numbers of the inoffensive poultry fell miserable 
victims to the animosity existing between the two 
families. 
Things progressed in this happy manner until a 
fat calf belonging to Lionel had the misfortune to 
take a fancy to some nice grass which grew on the 
wrong side of the fence. For many days the fated 
animal might have been seen casting anxious 
glances at the appetising herb, which perhaps 
looked ten times more delectable in perspective, 
than the most epicurean calf would have proved it 
to be in reality; so that when the fence was broken 
by a gale of wind, the devoted animal leaped gaily 
through the nearest break, and commenced crop¬ 
ping the grass with great voracity, without alloy¬ 
ing the pure pleasure of the stolen repast with a 
single thought of Richard’s merciless big dog. In 
five minutes, however, he was aroused from his 
delicious revety by a terrible growl, and in an in¬ 
stant tbe faDgs of Nero were fastened upon his 
throat. Jackson and Wolcott set Nero on, while 
Martha, from the door of her own house, watched 
the sport with a heart boiling over with rage. Ed¬ 
ward ran to the rescue, but two boys and a dog 
being too much for him and a calf—or for two 
which proved to be of endless duration, owing to 
the obstinacy of the contending parties, and which 
involved both bro'liers in debt, giving the lawyers 
of Penn field more lucrative employment than three 
generations of Feltons bad ever done before. 
In connection with the cold-blooded maiming of 
old Ray, an incident occurred which, as an instance 
of the manner in which the brothers now annoyed 
each other, will bear relating. It became necessary 
for Richard to purchase another horse, he attended 
an auction for the purpose, and bid high upon a 
line chestnut mare, which lie thought just suited 
for his business. IJ is hid was eighty dollars, some¬ 
body else bid eighty-five. “ Ninety,” said Richard. 
“ Two and a half,” came from another part of the 
room. “Five,” pursued Richard. “Eigh,” was 
bid by the same individual. 
“Its your brother bidding against you,” whis¬ 
pered a friend in Richard’s ear. 
True enough, Lionel was bidding for the horse. 
Resenting this interference—for he knew his broth¬ 
er had no use for another horse at that time— 
Richard was determined to outbid him. Rut when 
the horse had gone up to one hundred and twenty- 
five, the thought struck him that he did not want 
him at that price, and that Lionel wanted him still 
less. So he let Lionel have him ; and Lionel sold 
him a week afterwards for eighty-seveD. 
In the following spring there was a freshet, and 
the brook which, in its southwesterly course, 
watered first Richard’s farm and afterwards Lionel’s 
became swollen to an unusal degree. One after¬ 
noon, Jackson and Wolcott, having been down the 
stream to repair some fences, discovered a spot 
where, with a little assistance, the water would 
overflow its banks, and turning into a deep ravine, 
find its way to the river without flowing through 
Lionel’s land. No sooner was this discovery made 
than the advantages of a brook were considered, 
and concluding that a diversion of the course of 
the stream would be of lasting injury to their 
uncle, the boys began to work with their shovels 
in right good earnest. In a short time a narrow, 
turbid channel crept sluggishly across the softened 
earth; then it came with greater force, carrying 
the mud and gravel with it; and finally it went 
rushing down into the ravine a perfect torrent, to 
the great delight of the boys, who ran away, that 
their share in the work might not he discovered. 
On the following morning Lionel weDt over his 
farm, to see if the west meadow still lay under 
water, in consequence of the overflowing of the 
stream, and was astonished at the sudden and mys¬ 
terious manner in which the waters had subsided. 
The meadow was dry, aod the stream had shrunk 
into a mere thread of water. He followed it up un¬ 
til he discovered the cause. In his wrath he sent 
’Squire Stone to Richard, charging him with divert¬ 
ing the course of thestream, and threatening a law¬ 
suit if the bank was not repaired. Richard knew 
nothing of the change in the course of the brook, 
and he sent back a scornful deliauce so Lionel. A 
lawsuit followed, even more difficult and expensive 
than the other; it being alleged by the defendant 
that thestream had now found its original course, 
from which it had been diverted by his father forty 
years before, in order to water the south part of 
tbe farm; and by the plaintiff, that the defendant 
had turned the water into the ravine to do him an 
injury. Thus, aside from their other misfortunes, 
the brothers had two endless lawsuits to plunge 
them into debt. 
Chapter YI—The Conflagration. 
The quarrels of Lionel and, Richard proved in¬ 
jurious not only to ihemselvos, their families, and 
their immediate friends, but in a certain measure 
to both Church and State. They belonged to the 
same political party ; but when Lionel received the 
nomination for Sheriff', Richard’s friends refused to 
vote for him, and for the first time in ten years the 
opposite party carried the day. Afterwards Rich¬ 
ard was nominated for State Representative, and 
by way of retaliation Lionel’s clique went against 
him unanimously, throwing their influence in favor 
of another candidate. Owing to this split in the 
party, their political opponents triumphed again, 
and sent to the Legislature a fellow who proved a 
traitor to the best interests of his district. The 
quarrel of the brothers created a division in the 
Church, too; the devil taking that opportunity to 
sow dissensions and hatred in the hearts of two 
thirds of the members. 
Meanwhile Martha and Maria cherished as bitter 
animosity against each other as their husbands 
did. They never visited the same neighbors, nor 
met each other at the same sewing circles, if they 
could help it. If Maria received an invitation to 
visit a friend, she was sure to ascertain if Martha 
was to be there, before accepting it; and Martha 
was no less scrupulous in avoiding her sister-in 
law. On one occasion, when Maria arrived at a 
tea-party and found Martha there, she turned 
abruptly about and went home in high dudgeon ; 
in return for which demonstration Martha, a few 
weeks afterwards, suddenly took her departure 
from a quilting-bee, when Maria, unconscious of 
her presence, made her appearance. These quar¬ 
rels and petty spites created a great deal of scandal 
and ill-will in the neighborhood, until the good 
ladies of Pennfield, tired of strife and dissensions, 
resolved w r ith one accord to drop the acquaintance 
of the Feltons altogether. So Martha and Maria 
received no more invitations to any place; and you 
may indue how miserable they were, living by 
themselves. 
On tbe last occasion of a tea-party at Maria’s 
house, an incident happened which particularly 
had something to do with the subsequent coldness 
of the Pennfield ladies towards the two sister-in- 
law*. Of course Martha was horribly jealous to 
see so many famous tea-drinkers visiting her rival; 
and she fretted and scolded about it all the after¬ 
noon. Edward took the hint to invent some method 
of annoying Maria, and please his mother. 
In the field in the rear of Lionel’s house was a 
brush heap, the result of trimming the orchard the 
previous season. 
“ The brush is dry, and the wind in the south¬ 
east,” said Edward. 
“And the smoke?” 
“ Will hide Dick’s house in a beautiful manner.” 
“Burn the heap, then!” cried Martha, with a 
malicious laugh. 
Accordingly the heap was fired, and Richard’s 
house smoked. It was a warm day, but Maria was 
obliged to close all the doors and windows, to keep 
out the suffocating cloud, which rolled down upon 
them before the south-west wind. In spite of all 
her efforts, however, the smoke got into the house 
and into the eyes, and into the tempers of both her 
and her guests. Even the tea failed to soothe them, 
and the party separated in the worst humor in the 
world. Martha watched the discomfited ladies as 
they went away all enveloped in smoke, and laugh¬ 
ed until the tears ran down her cheeks. Edward 
laughed too, until the wind changed and blew the 
fire into the fence, which he was obliged to sit up 
all night to watch, with a couple of buckets of wa¬ 
ter for his companions. After this, Richard’s boys 
burned a brusn-heap, when the wind was in the 
north-west, and smoked a juvenile party which 
their cousin Martha gave, to the great distress of 
the poor children, who went home with tears in 
their eyes. 
Rut the rival families were destined to have 
enough of fire and smoke as we shall proceed to 
show. 
After watching many months for an opportunity 
to shoot Richard’s dog —which manifested a great 
deal of canine sagacity in avoiding Lionel’s prem¬ 
ises, and in scrupulously keeping on the right side 
of the board fence — Edward determined to have a 
everything that made its appearance fi om the other 
side of the fence, marched up to Caesar in true Ro¬ 
man fashion, and with a growl challenged lnm to a 
personal combat. The ambitious Caesar desired 
nothing better; but Nero’s maturity and knowl¬ 
edge of the world were altogether too much for his 
youth and inexperience. Caesar was discomfited, 
and returned to his rightful dominions,in a Right¬ 
fully mutilated condition. 
Caesar for a long time did not cross the board 
fence again, but contented himself with growling 
onhisi.wn territory, at his foimidable enemy, who 
regarded him with lofty disdain. One evening, 
however, four years after the removal of the broth¬ 
ers into their new cottages, Caesar had the audacity 
to chase one of Richard’s cats over the line. Rich¬ 
ard, who happened to be in the yard at the time, 
whistled for Nero, whose rage was unbounded on 
seeing his rival within his domains. A skirmish 
ensued and Caesar retreated over the board fence, 
but Nero, to much excited to use his ordinary dis¬ 
cretion, followed him, and fought him upon his own 
territory, reckless of consequences. 
Lionel heard the affray, and, it being late in the 
evening, and quite dark, he came out with a lan¬ 
tern, to see what was the matter. Perceiving that 
Nero had Caesar by the throat, and was shaking the 
life out of him with considerable dispatch, he 
placed his lantern upon the ground, and ran for a 
pitchfork. 
Observing that his brother was about to make 
use of that formidable weapon to terminate the 
quarrel in favor of Caesar, Richard ran hastily to 
ihe fence and was on the point of shouting a fierce 
remonstrance, when a striking accident attracted 
his attention. Nero bad thrown Caesar against the 
lantern and upset it; the candle bad fallen out, and 
now the flames were creeping languidly into the 
straw, scattered before Lionel’s barn. The pres¬ 
sure of a foot would have extinguished the fire, and 
Richard’s first impulse was to warn Lionel of the 
danger, but when lie saw his brother set upon Nero 
with ihe fork, lie thought, in his anger, “the wind 
is north, my barn will not be in danger,” and held 
his peace, stiriuking away into the darkness to wit¬ 
ness the result. 
Pierced with the sharp tines, Nero fled howling 
over ihe fence, pursued by Lionel, until beyond his 
reach. Then Lionel turned back, and to his con¬ 
sternation, saw the barn all in a blaze. 
“Fire! fire! fire!” he shouted, trampling upon 
the flames, “Fire! fire! fire!” 
His shouts filled the night with echoes. A mo¬ 
ment before Richard had been laughing in mali¬ 
cious triumph; but the wild, startling cries of fire 
smote heavily upon liis conscience. Much as he 
felt that Lionel had wronged him, tbe sight of the 
flames, which he might have extinguished, oppress¬ 
ed him with a sense of remorse. 
“ I am no better than an incendiary!” he mutter¬ 
ed, in his wild excitement. “ Rut it may not yet 
be too late!” 
Lionel trampled upon the flames with furious 
energy. But the straw was dry and he saw the 
fire gaining upon him, and darting its forked 
tongue towards the barn threatening destruction. 
In despair he cast his eyes towards the house and 
shouted again for help. Nobody appeared. The 
fire was within three yards of a large pile of straw, 
heaped before the barn door. Suddenly Lionel 
was conscious that there was somebody working 
by his side. He did not pause to see who it was, 
until the pile of straw burst forth one sheet of 
flames. lie turned, and in the glare of light, saw 
his brother Richard.! 
The latter was Laboring with desperate energy to 
smother the beneath his coat; and as his 
resentment gavuW.y TH gratitude for that one act 
of generosity, ^ 
“Brother,” said he in a trembling voice, “I 
thank you; but it is too late. The barn must go.” 
Richard raised his eyes to his brother’s face, and 
slowly withdrawing from the heat of the flames, 
murmured, 
“ I am sorry ! I am sorry!” 
“ God bless you, brother 1 I did not expect this 
kindness!” exclaimed the agitated Lionel. 
“This is no time to talkj” said Richard, “the 
wind is getting into the west. I am afraid your 
house will go, too, brether!” 
As lie spoke the dry straw and hay within the 
barn having taken fire, the flames burst forth thro’ 
the cracks and crevices, and through the thin roof, 
throwing a wild glare of light around. 
dangerous position. This was sure to burn; for 
the sparks from the barn were already falling upon 
it, and and nothing it was thought could then save 
the cottage. 
Maria had experienced a sort of fearful joy when 
told that Lionel’s buildings were on fire; but when 
she saw Richard at work to save them, she also be¬ 
gan to feel an anxiety to see the fiamesextinguished. 
This kindness towards her neighbors, was followed 
by many unpleasant reflections touching the past,, 
and the sight of Martha in distress, made her con¬ 
scious that she had wronged her sister-in-law more 
than she had ever acknowledged to herself before. 
So when she saw Martha retire to the fatal fence, 
and weep bitterly over her misfortunes, she went 
to her and asked her to come into her own house. 
Martha felt this kindness and thanked her; but she 
could not go in. She must see her own cottage 
burn. 
Then when the alarm was spread on Richard’s 
side of the fence, all Maria’s pity and anxiety for 
others was changed to fear for the safety of her 
own home. Maltha saw the danger, and although 
a moment before she might have felt a vindictive 
joy at beholding Maria as unfortunate as herself, it 
was not so now; for even Richard’s exertions in 
her behalf had not touched her heart like Maria’s 
single word of kindness. Women are more impul¬ 
sive than men, and nothing knits together hearts 
at enmity, like mutual distress; Martha and Maria 
fell into each other’s arms, and embraced, mingling 
their tears together! 
Richard’s fears for bis cottage were but too well 
founded. The flames blew upon it from the stack, 
the shingles caught and all exertions to save it 
were in vain. Soon its light added to tbe general 
conflagration, and billows of lire surged upward 
from the roaring roof, illuminating the country for 
miles around. 
Richard had been even more successful than his 
brother in saving his portable propeity, which was 
all conveyed to a safe distance from the fire. 
When everything was' done the brothers stood 
together in the glare of the fierce light which shone 
from Richard’s liouse, and their families gathered 
around them. 
“You see,” said Richard, “I shall have to go 
with you, into the old house.” 
“Pardon me,” replied Lionel, “I am afraid you 
will want it alone with your own family.” 
“ There is room for all of us,” said Richard.— 
“ There was once — there is now.” 
“ Will you give me your hand brother?” asked 
Lionel. 
Richard made no reply, but extended his hand, 
while the dazzling light from the house betrayed 
the emotion visible on his features. 
“We have not thriven since our separation,” 
pursued Lionel. “Ours has been an ungodly 
quarrel, brother. Shall it end here?” 
“ There can be no better time,” replied Richard. 
“After the awful chastisement with which Heaven 
has punished our folly, we should be reconciled. 
I acknowledge myself to blame, brother. I ask 
your forgiveness.” 
“ With all my heart, I forgive you, Richard,” ex¬ 
claimed Lionel through his quivering lips. “And 
you will forgive me, although I have been more to 
blame than you. As I was the oldest, I should 
have come to you first to offer you my hand, when 
we quarreled.” 
“Say no more!” murmured Richard. “I for¬ 
give everything. Here is my hand again, brother! 
And our wives—” 
Martha and Maria were weeping again in each 
other’s arms. 
“ This is well,” said Lionel. “ Let this end all 
differences, law-suits and strife, which have proved 
so ruinous. We will tear up the papers, brother, 
which divide our land.” 
“ And the old house,” added Richard, smiling 
through his tears, “ will be large enough and good 
enough for our families, for ten years to come"" 
“ We will never leave it till it falls down,” cried 
Lionel. “We were happy in it before the new 
house was thought of; anti we can be happy in it 
still. And, oh, brother—sister—wife — children! 
let these four terrible years of unhappiness and 
strife be a warning to us in future 1” 
They stopped not for the congratulation of 
friends, but by the light of the burning cottages 
took their way together across the fields towai ds 
the old house, which was henceforth to he the hap¬ 
py home of the re-united families. 
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Chapter VEL—TUo Last of the Twin Cottages. 
The brothers rushed to the stables adjoining the 
barn, and made haste to save the horses, the car¬ 
riage, and all articles of value, which could be got 
away with dispatch. Meanwhile, Edward, who 
had gone to bed, was aroused by the alarm and 
rushed half-dressed to the scene of destruction.— 
Jackson and Wolcott came next, and taking exam¬ 
ple from their father, exerted themselves to save 
their uncle’s property; theu several of the neigh¬ 
bors, aroused by the shouts of fire, and alarmed by 
the fearful glare of light, came hurrying to the 
spot. 
The barn burnt like kindling wood. The stables 
were on fire in an astonishingly brief space of time, 
and the flames went surging on towards the house. 
“ Leave everything 1” shouted Richard, “ and re¬ 
move this wood! it is the only way to save the 
house.” 
The wood was corded in long rows between the 
stables and the cottage; and following Richard’s 
example, all hands went to work, tearing it away. 
Rut as the fire increased, the heat became insuffer¬ 
able. The smoke and flames rolled across the wood 
piles, blinding and suffocating, and conspiring with 
the heat to drive the fire-fighters backward. The 
most they could do was to remove a few cords of 
wood nearest tbe house; then, while some began 
to carry the furniture out of the cottage others 
brought water from the well and cistern, and with 
the aid of ladders, drenched the clapboards and 
roof. All efforts were vain, however. 
“ The house must go 1” said Lionel. 
The wind had increased and the advancing 
flames had driven the inexperienced fire-fighters 
from their position on the roof. 
“ I will mount the ladder!” cried Richard. 
He went up and received the buckets from Lion¬ 
el’s hands, working with the energy and courage of 
desperation, until both cistern and well failed. 
“ It is useless to work longer,” said Lionel.— 
“There is no water.” 
“ Then the house must surely burn!” said 
Richard. 
“And my family!” murmured Lionel, as he saw 
his wife and child carrying goods out of the house, 
or standing in the fierce light, looking up with ter¬ 
ror and dismay at the increasing flames. “ They 
will be houseless 1” 
“Not so,” replied Richard. “The old house is 
at your disposal. I was going to tear it down last 
fall, but I am glad I did not. It is yours, brother!” 
Lionel was too much affected to utter his thanks. 
At that moment a wild shout rang upon their 
ears. Richard’s barn was on fire! 
“ I am ruined by my own folly and guilt!” he 
muttered, as lie descended to the ground. 
The brothers rushed together to the new scene 
of excitement. It was too late. The fire, left to 
itself, had crept from barn to barn, through the 
straw, and now Richard’s stables were in a blaze. 
The wind had increased and was blowing strongly 
from the west. Lionel neglected his own property 
to save that of his brother, and while the cottage 
of the former was left to inevitable destruction, 
everybody ran to the rescue of Richard’s. Rut 
his cistern was dry, his well shallow, and between 
his house and barn there was a haystack in a most 
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My 20, 21,18,11, 31 was the name of Abraham’s grand 
father. 
My 29, 30,1 was the son of Ilaran. 
My 33, 34, 35, 39, 20, 28 is a kind of wood mentioned in 
Scripture. 
My 3G, 37, 29, 43, 21, 26, 27 was a renowned champion 
of the Philistines. 
My 15,16, 44, 42,12, 2 is a city of Manasseh. 
My 28, 8,14,17, 6 is a seaport of Idumea. 
My 5, 3, 8, 24, 22, 24, 44 was the son of David. 
My 25, 43, 31 is the name of a tree mentioned in Scrip 
ture. 
My whole is a part of one of the Ten Commandents. 
Hopewell, N. Y., 1859. Mary E. Hyslop. 
gJg" Answer in two weeks. 
JENNINGS ESTATE STOCK CERTIFICATE. 
No.- -Shares. , 185 
This certificate entitles or bearer to shares 
of one hundred dollars each, in the estate of William Jen¬ 
nings, late of Acton Place, in Suffolk Co., England, who died 
on or about the 19th day of June, 1798, and entitles the hold¬ 
er to receive the amount of said snares out of the funds of 
said estate, within three months after recovered and re¬ 
ceived by or in behalf of Hector Jennings, of Sandusky, in 
the State of Ohio, who is a claimant and heir to said estate; 
said payment to be made at the Park Bank New York. 
-. Att’y. 
From the New York Tribune, March 11. 
Francis G. Young, of this city, now in London, has been 
appointed agent for t.he American claimant of the Jennings 
estate—Mr. Hector Jennings, of Ohio—an estate valued at 
the nice sum of between one and two hundred millions of 
dollars. The father of Mr. Hector Jennings came to this 
country in 1780, and settled in Elmira, N. Y. According to 
the sworn testimony of the octogenarians of that place, he 
ahvavs claimed relationship with the Baronet wno left this 
fortune. He was too poor to pursue this claim, and so were 
his descendants. Mr. Lyon, late Secretary of the American 
Legation in London, considered, as we learn from his letters, 
the claims of Hector Jennings as well based, and undertook 
to enforce them ; but death stopped him. Mr. John A. Cor¬ 
bin, ofOwego, Tioga County, is the American agent here, 
who is endeavoring to interest parties in the project. 
Extract from Secretary Lyons letter, of June 17, 1852. 
“The Jennings Estate is. of all others, worth considerable 
sacrifice to us. I do not view it like a lottery, where there 
is so great a number of blanks to one prize. I think our 
chance of success is nine out of ten. First, the heirs arer.ot 
to be found in this coun'ry, as appears very evident. Sec¬ 
ond, the whole ground has been thoroughly gone over, and 
every point canvassed likely to afford information of the law¬ 
ful heirs. Third, the Association formed in Dublin, last Aug., 
after spending between two and three thousand pounds 
sterling, concluded that the heirs are in the United States of 
America, Fourth, That the Tennessee Association and the 
Massachusetts and Maine, Jennings, who have heretofore 
requested me to look into this matter, have been unable to 
establish anv.relationship to Mr. Jennings. These facts seem 
to circumscribe our case to somewhat narrow limits, and if 
they do not prove who the lawful heirs are. they do prove 
who they are not, thus leaving us almost without rivalry nr 
opposition. On a calm and deliberate review of tbe whole, 
my convictions are so strengthened in our prospects that I 
am willing, if need be, to advance one thousand pounds 
sterling, provided you do the same, on condition that this 
sum shall be needed. We have a great work, great eucour- 
agement, and the most favorable advantage.” 
Banking Office of Edward L. Lei-:,) 
Buffalo, N. Y„ May 9, 1859. ) 
One of the exciting facts of the present day, of great 
interest to this Country, is the claim of Hector Jen¬ 
nings, of Sandusky, Ohio, to the vast Estate of the late 
Wii, Jennings, of England, which now exceeds one 
hundred millions of dollars, and is in the hands of the 
British Government wailing the identification of the 
heirs at law. Many thousands of dollars have been ex¬ 
pended in England by supposed interested parties, to 
prove heirship, but without success. 
In 1852 Jno. Lyon, Esq., Secretary of the American 
Legation in London, took charge of this Claim, and 
made considerable progress -in gatlie ing the necessary 
evidence establishing the fact of Hector Jennings’ 
hC A 9 you will see by tbe above extract from one of his 
letters, he had great confidence in being able to recover 
the Estate, and offered to advance £1.0U9, but his death 
prevented a further prosecution of the matter, and to 
the present lime, for want of the necessary funds to 
proceed, the case has remained unmoved. Tbe evi¬ 
dence is now complete, and by the papers now in my 
possession it is distinctly proved that LIROiOR JEN¬ 
NINGS 19 THE SOLE AND LAWFUL HEIR TO 
THIS VaST ESTATE. Tbe amount required to 
prosecute the claim is $10,000, and Mr. Jennings being 
without means seeks to raise this amount by issuing 
“ Certificates of Stock,” of which the foregoing is acopv. 
These Shares are of $100 each, and are offered at $10 
per share, and only a sufficient amount will be 
disposed of to enable him to raise the required sum. 
Mr. Jennings will leave for Europe on the 10th June, 
and commence the prosecution immediately, and tub 
Courts of Chancery ok England being abolished 
the time of recovery of the estate cannot exceed two 
years. The proof of his being the heir is so well estab¬ 
lished THAT WE IIaVE EVERY CONFIDENCE 
£ 
For Moore’s P,ural New-Yorker. 
GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 27 letters. 
My 13, 10, 5, 24, 27, 15, 21, 8, 26 Is one of the Canary 
Islands. 
My 14,1, 2, 26,16 is a county in New York. 
My 18,10, 23,16, 26, 20 is a city in New Jersey. 
My 6, 4, 9,15, 7, 5 is a county in Tennessee. 
My 19, 23, 22, 13,11, 25, 17 is a city in one of the Canary 
Islands. 
My 3,12, 24 is a city in Farther India. 
My whole is a poetical quotation. 
Hornby N. Y., 1859. L. M. O. 
KT Answer in two weeks. 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
PUZZLE. 
Before a circle, let appear 
Twice twenty-five, and five in rear; 
Join them to E, and you will find 
What oft disturbs the gentle mind. 
Port Rowan, C. W., 1859. 
E2T* Answer in two weeks. 
E.L. 
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, &o., IN No. 487. 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma:—A man maybe 
witty, but not very wise. 
Answer to Geographical Enigma:—William Shalts- 
peare. 
Answer to Analytical Problem :—A has 36 acres and 
B 72. 
IN IIIS RECOVERING T1IE ESTATE IN LESS 
THAN ONE YEAR. Mr. Jennings is certain of AC- 
COMl’LISIIING THE TRANSFER OF THE ES¬ 
TATE AND REDEEM NIG THE STOCK AT PAR 
W1TIIIN SIX MONTHS AFTER LANDING " 
ENGLAND. 
This is not a Lottery with one chance in one 
thousand of drawing a prize, but promises a largo 
profit on every dollar invested. It is a fact of im¬ 
mense interest to every American, and we wish to have 
every Young Man in the Country have a Share in litis 
vast Estate. 
TO ANY ONE, AND EVERY ONE!! 
whether you have ten dollars or one hundred!! 
This is the greatest chance ever offered you for ma» 
ing money ! I 
You can invest a small or large amount, realizing a 
handsome profit according to the amount you invest. 
An investment of $10 will give you $90 profit. 
An investment of $100 will give you $900 profit 
jrfr ah investment of $500 will give you $4,MO 
profit. 
After Mr. Jennings arrival in England lie will keep 
us advised by each Steamer, and all persons taking 
Stock will be promptly advised of progress. 
On receipt of $10 we will send one share of $100 to 
any address by return mail, and for a larger amount 
in the same proportion. 
53?” You may send bank notes by mail (if securely 
sealed in an envelope) at our risk ; but if you can pro¬ 
cure a draft on New York to my order, less exchange, 
we would prefer it. 
\ffsT Any information you may wish we shall oe 
pleased to impart, and all such letters must contain a 
stamp to ensure attention. 
lug?” Please be particular to write your name distinct¬ 
ly and give Town, County and State. 
Agents.—In case you can make up a club, wo snail 
be pfeased to have you do so, and will allow you a very 
liberal commission. We will send terms on advice from 
any one wishing to act for us. Address all letters to 
EDWARD L. LEE, Agent, 
Corner of Main and Exchange Pt-s., 
Bulialo, N. Y. 
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