Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-10
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itam the Woodstock. y. H., Patriot,
A Sad History.


The Patriot III Inst week briefly announced tho
destruction, by fire. of mn old. dIapdated firm
house in Burrllville by which casualty two
brothers, old men. who had almost past the psalm.
lists limit 1T "thrce score wears aud ten. perish.
cd The record ot that disaster has led to nm in
quiry about tho history of thnso men--,hc victims
IN all probability of M incrudiary's revenge.
The 'Rlac kmur House" was located on tho
Douglas aud Providence turnpike, short distance
from Mohhgan. 1t was II sadly dapldntcd old
house tie rAry tyle of poverty and decay. The
traveller who once passed it, would remember it
even III his dreams. In hrond daylight it person
ntcd the "CaSlc of lndulrncr." wh,lc Mt night it
l,umed out architectural skeleton The batsand
the mic held high carnival there, while the s"nti
ne owl solrmls watched from tho ridgc.pole or
the chimney.
Jane, anl |; bert Briggs. were natives of Fos-
ter; II township that few mrn have dared to ae
knuwle te tirr birth place. The brothers
briggs lett thrlr nutiNe town. some - or2o Years
aIO, an nude their home ut the Blackmnr farm
ol which t!eY owned one .Gtt'eM part People
Who count Ihoir wealth by houl-. mortgages. bank
stock nht other certificates oi prosperity make
a mathemat r,l calculation how large M annual
dndenl one Gaieth oi an old tumble down ,iwrli
ing. and II lC-s aclcs Of loar, sterile land, would
not them
\ frirnl sius near the locality savs these men
were very i'll t"rate aud udolrnt; Vet harmless nul
lclceahlr They We're naturally timid, shy, aud
stronelv dislike soeicty. L. was difficult IT, MP,
preach them. They would dodge into their houses
,other than bespoke to ly the pnsser, by. They
frequently maie cxrar,ons To thc ne,hporing VII
ngcs To Ir-:yot only one at II time. Ono invarla.
bly, stayed to guard ther homes, OF what they
snhSstcd upon Ia mystery. Although they plant
Ell little corn and patatocs these rarely ever got
ripe. lniltunatrl, they reversed tho rules Of
good huslandry and planted in tho autumn instead
oi the sprin.. They kept II icw iowls,and several
shoats. Tine Latter they Iancl 10 follow them,
like dogs, When light came, IN summer and III
TALL one Of the brothers wouli start on II lunnrex-
eu, sion, followed by their pigs, To pick up whnt
they might find Ia the wool,, or by the roadside.
At the time their houses were dostro, ed they hnd
some twenty or m ne bushels OF acorns gathered
as iued il tIer porcine companions. These hogs
had been kept ti,e ar six years, and the reason
they give Tor keeping them - long was, ,thnt"they
were clever and pra, ehle animals aul of course
tlcv disEel tD Kill them.
\ horse Is II valuable friend to man. ard very
serviceablc on the farm. The BIarkmar farm sup
ported one whenever the ishhTs hnl one t" give
awny-unc that had seen sorvicc and perhaps
twenty pleasant summers, AMI about that number
of drearv winters. q .togenarlan horse. lknl that
firm. Their WI. litilc hard work 10 bo done ma
uy long days IL lean dreamily against tho fences
and sleep il summer, and no sleighing parties at
Il two-f1rtv gat. in winter. Report says that one
Of these Venerable horses unfortunately and sadly
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