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CHINESE HORRORS.
The Eo"fsSdss Si~c,~s s~ifh ah~ Csrrses Of
Tnos~ ~he Died by Sssr~ossos.
unndpr Times,

Thos~ s~hs Died by ss.r~sssos.
London Time.
SHANGHAI March 2l.-Appaiiing AZ
counts continnc Ia reach us 81 the shlYer-
ing from famine In the northern provinces
81 China. The worst Distress la ShAnri.
and the Rev. Mr. Richards has lately seut
down for publication IA description II a
tour through the central and southern por-
tons ~ the province. which is simply hor-
ror striking. All along III. rad SIDE wcr.
corpses ~ those who had died 81 stsrys-
ton. and all along N" rad were stagHcs
ing many scores In the last stage of de-
crepi,ude and want Iexiraci paragraph
n, random.
February 27-This day wAs thu wors;
~ all We saw abundant proofs - men
eating clay or stone. bought three stone
cakes. The stone IL III. same "a our spf,
stone pencils This II pounded to dust
and mixed with millet husks. la greater az
Ie-- proportions, according Ia tn. poverty
~ the people. and then baked. II does
not look bal, but taste. Ike what u Is
dust The dead tn day number more than
any previo,is day. wedi not reckon them
In returning. but seeing many fresh
ones. we connted them this aitrrnnun.
Their. wer. no less than twenty nine IN
fifty-fiye u, from Lingphi hien northwsrd.
And the circumstances were tDnre fright
full. too. IN one valley the rad brabch~d
into two. and you may take either side 81
the stream. Without thinking ~ n. tp5k
one and my servant another We were In
sight IL each other. though bo, nj talking
distance. and ]; Was onlY nftst Nv. that
the foad- united asain. On his Rad The
servant saw a wosnan lying Ia a diirh after
being robl-eJ - all sbs had Ike MANY
others Although not conscious - any
ore passing by. We, sbe moved Further
On We saw n mans head cut clean 90 his
t,p;y-a cruel rnlirSisrcr's ds~d. We saw
anlofAg the dad -pfIs. wounded hrssis. not
!n such a way A. We usually saw do" by
wolves. dogs and birds. Even the dogs
were getting savage. they bartsd and
hoxled At ~ vhen Se were driving ihsm
away from the deaf. MARY ~ The essT,~<s-
xe hal fJrn,eriy sssn hal di=apys"ar-d bat
their places we're ugre Than ssPfsisea BY
fresh oues
Tier. IL as-arth - f,i.l ss ssg as s.-;.
and bnsssrs NJ. pulls-d do~n D. supply tbs
uant. When Mr. Eieharsis sstsd The res-
IN - oa.aI rising In pssn~. 10 va- sssi
that noue vsnss..d o. 80 -snsiy o. Tho eel
ps,- o. fetch u. ia they ~0tsid b. -;fiPfs-i
and their AsssiS - igrs,es Seis>-1 snsi
eaten.
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The oldest man In tbs rss.d. Efsi---
rsosrd- sDd trHsi;.fxs 10, IL xAssei sclis.
farmer Hsins se&r Bs.sa. sos.a Ansss-
tua He u sA1i ~ 10 irs Year, cd. and
the nsssttsf. h~iissa siss "a - aSsst
ra:ber ti1sss yosnsss. 4 ss<'sps stso 70
crafty Vet, 10 49, hssa states hat srsf-
hzirs-i rss~n rsrr~rn,>r xigssl - . rrys.>-f
eesls.nAr1An vissn tsey -sr~ t<DJs. s1sp
tisa, tsr naas< MisDsi s<zas. fsrmss. go
g-earrsi IN . hi sflI pr--~rrs,.. a the
eszposiassxs ~ uss tz4isiiny fEzsd a .
Fr.sri-rsn n<ssAs:sry p~@s s.zss h~t-sssAxs.
pt.ieh u&s frzssc<S n isi3. kpf u-s, The
pfs~rf. ast>s "a T>>-t.ts tfass i y u s.zr.s
nsxn- Tie DssssS sssssA tfse cd fsi-oss *
rost h his arriaAx5 y~rrssfss.t sklknss.
rsy1,use. s<fivr. h., z1>sv sssfte kasr f~3<ts.3
tur-An fa~sssfa sssszfsf kss s~At. ed ~
sy.- - hs1Sts hat Tie D<s<x fsst sss,,.sz1-
fssalie VIA 10y seTr tarr>d ss>e ksrs-
xs~-ssxsed - 70 ~ hxist<. H4Stssf tassd
ik~ Dss<<x tsst isss -sr-< - Eslas Q err-
tssy 80 too r2r t.rr s.f<,ss rssrssy ~.
81 sss;lsax ersssk Nt-5 r~ssS osss -fs<-lssG
H< reTsr ass o,-&szi fo-1si ssta y lad
op1esi. szsi f.ss>-i ;ssr< s.ss1.,. Al .ksea
tssss - ssA sse<ksrS hs.e Ms stseaseA
Ia sHs<s. Il b kxfzsiy n>rs<>Afy ~ ED
ts.zs al The 1szizsfs< n sse f<<stt<<t.ss-s
srssy t~s~s~ ts.s; osi Nsxz>si IA. sass ~.
sssi 90 ff.s psv2-
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Nashville American.l

Mr.. E. Curtis, who, since the meeting
here In August last Ut the American Asso-
citation for the advancement Of science. has
been engaged In seeking for the archRo-
logical relics In this vicinity, sent. not long
since. to F. W. Putnam, permanent secre-
tary OF the association. a numbcr Of skulls.
A letter just received from Prof Putnam.
contains the following:
Among the skulls you got q, wlkin-
sons farmf the largest from any Ameri-
can race. This skull measures i'll c.bie
inches capacity Of cranium-) The lary-
est before this was q mound builder got
In Iowa, and that measured ninety -four
cubic inches; 80 you have beaten the
world by seventeen inches- wiikinson's
farm IL about one mile this side O! Brent
wood, and Is also known as the old Scales
farm Prof Putnam has prepared a work
on Tennesses Antiquities. which VIII be
issued nom The press In q few weeks. II
viii be oopiousiy illustrated and win
doubtless be work Of great value. espe-
ciAily 10 all interested In archaeological re-
search
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consequently the smaller farm will reqsire
the more fencing In proportion To Its size
II only requires four miles of fence Ia sur
round $40 acres, while leo acres requires
two miles. and 40 acres one mile. The
estimate for the house, orchard. etc could
not well be reduced even for q very small
farm.
Improved farms can be bought In the
region Of which We are writing At about
the same estimate for the land with an
added price for improvements eqnal To
from one-third To two-thiris the cost Of
them Then We have as in al other re-
Gently settled States many persons III thai
restless class who are ready 10 sell a. soon
as they have made themselves comfort
able.
The profit to be drawn nom q farm
depends so much upon the skin and in
dustry Of its owner that no reliable esti-
mate could be made Whatever grows In
the temperate zone grows luxurianfiy In
Kansas. Wheat. corn, fruits and tame
grasses are each and all success. and as
q stock growing State its reputation Is well
established.
Each farmer coming from an eastern
State can count upon raising the crops or
handling the stock with which he il fami-
liar. He can confidently expect that his
crops here will be much heavier In amour;
per acre, and will require far less labor In
cultivation. while the difference In the
price received will be simply the increased
cost Of transportation to the seaboard
which now amounts to but little
eat the end OF three years when his hedges
could be turned out be wonli have ON hand
5000 feet of lumber and nearly 2,o'O rcsts
for other uses.
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OUR KAHN FALLS.


Capt. Tssss. CesfesAs thai ne G"ff IF
N~<sos 10 TR~sv Sssr~s.
LARsED. KANSAS. Jun" :. i-'-.
To the Editor Of The Champion:
have noticed. with more than passing
interest, a recent discussion between the
Atehison Champion. the Laayen~"th
Timss. ard the Council Grov. Democ,ai.
on the subject 81 the source q the aqu~n-
precipitation - Kansas.
The Democrat h ungue-;ionabiy cDrr~ct
In IL assertion that the Gulf u MEXICO Il
the principal fountain from which our rain-
fall Is drawn. and IN. chaapios and T'~ss
are clearly wrong In their ssA;emen, tha;
the mountains furnish th~ moisture. uhirh.
carried by the wind. falls In refreshing
drugs upon the prairie and wooded r-s,on
On our Eastern border. bad never hoard.
until I saw the psuyso~lison stated In The
Tim.s. tia; the great lakes we're axsoe eo1-
-idered the source - oar ps.-4;a;ste.f
Moisture. The odd thcory-I1ns siI,oe eI-
r.lDs1-d. korevex-vas. a. ayf&rentyi. b--
beT~i IN by tho rk1nysoa and TS~ss fhA,
the ra:ns - The Ms.-isap,a Valley ~.r~
furnished by the sxouy peaks - The
Sierra Nevada. md the Roxy range. hzs;
when the ph@oomena - oH ssrAfg~ il--
ir1bytion- IN eIce-s a rain In sySinx and
samDer-vss scientifically isr~stlgs;e<i by
netes~usosists' thas hypsth>-<. va@ hrrssn
down by The fscta drawn oz5s ssru-ssh .
true system - indoctir- rea-oxsfng. Tsr
ean-e ~ ozf peculiar d:<sri,s:sr II ,x~>-i
upon the fsrt t1as The ~sxsrn@ - osr sqes-
Gus psecplfAsSoo is the Gulf n N~steo. IT,
S0-tbeass trade winds. bSo~tas, in s,rsn z
and summer. ar. eeaee.ess by The ADDS
Arsd ;urr.s-t up TIE Ni--a--spTs Sslssy. .hsSs
they pm the Southwest ezsrrssf :: at.o-ss
La.i:ods -. and ossf min tkss sySs-as. b.
es,sne srusn TIE ve<s- 7; pas na:sr2i -
al into the erro4. - The Dated s:A;S-..
h>1nx situated Ia the DDe- q steady
spsfhvc<s stssss. GIVE . ps>a-si5e s-asa
so4 The theory. A Who have v~;eh>s In
rAezsoxaenA a o<u razn-sAz ksov ffzas .
vtsd sro0 iAe sosih. tS0v4ax s~sf1y &c
TOO 90 three days. 10 insas.As<v sSSov~s
by nm nveeepsnd ussn tAs ssst frun
tAe vesf sr our Esl&<ess., kskzaAs end The
uhnsecea;fk p1Ain vosSs izs5eed se sde><ss,
so< Tie sruss so~sAv-ss ezyees parsA v1sA
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its last drop of moisture As il leaves the
Rocky Mountains and comes sweeping
over tho plains rs an absolute dry wind.
II Il fortunate for US that We do not have
To depend upon the mountains: II We did
ouraSriculturalp possibilities would Be small.
and the plains would never become the
center ~ that wonderful civilization. the
nuclei Of which IS Just beginning To
aggregate In pleasant lines all over our
prairie area l; is impossible Ia even at
Tempt . discussion II the phenomena OF
our rainfall and climate changes In the
interior Of the continent, In a newspaper
article. 81 l must stop. but investigation
viii confirm the proposition have hurried
IL limited at.
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Beauett On the Duel.

The Baltimore San prints the fol-
lowing cable message from James
Gordon Bennett in regard to the
recent publications In New York and Bal
timore relative to his meeting with Mr..
May:
TO the Editor Of the Baltimore Sun:
PARIS. June 3.-SIR: have Just re-
ceiyed by this mail from America a COM
municatien which appeared in your col
umns two weeks ago In reply to state
ment published In the New York Tmes.
Permit me to say that the details Of Your
communication are, to q certain extent.
correct. regret that when the Times
statement In regard to the unfortunate
affair with which my name was connected
was made, I was not consulted. Mr.
Wilkes, who Is said to be responsible for
the Times statement, resembles the bear
in the fable, who killed his friend in killing
the fiy. am thankful for all that Mr..
Wilkes intended, but not for his uncalled-
for interference. In your paper the fol-
lowing appears:
mir. Nav was as cool and calm rs any
thing could be. Mr.. Bennett was very
much excited and nervous. his body sway
ing to and fro. Between one and two a
cap was heard to snap. Believing it to be
Mr.. Benefits pistol that had snapped.
DR.. Frederick MAY called out Stop He
walked up to Mr.. Bennett and said: Did
your pistol f1reY Mr. Bennett said: NO.
/ did not shoot claim my shot. Here
is my pistol Mr.. Bennett was extremely
nervous
1T is now nearly two wears since this
affair occurred. had supposed that peo-
pie were satisfied with it, and that they
but
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THE LOVERS CHOICE.

By NARY AISGE DE WE'RE.
Here are roses, red and white
Thanks. dear,-no.
Nature paints them all too bright"
Is it SO?
We'll. then take this lily's face
Chill it seems.
From its calm and stately grace
Goodness CLEANS"
-Look-blue violets, you said
They were sweet"
Best their sweetness seemeth shed
At our feet
"Heliotrope, the dearest flower
On the EARTH
Nay, it fades before an hour,
Little WORTH
Hearts that you'll surely keep"
IF you might
Lay il ON my spirit, deep
Out Of sight!-
so I cannot please your sense;
You implore
One fair gift to carry hence,
One-no more;
yet each choicest bud bring,
You refuse!-
sweet, from out their blossoming
Let me choose.
-Kneeling-like loves humblest slave,
Do not start,
Can you guess which flower crave
NOsp, sweetheart
Seritner's Magazine.
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Thc-e are not fancy figures They can
be verified At any time even II this county
which h the rnnss densely populs'ea In he
S:a;e, and every item tn The hsf can De
reduced By careful management
The CO. of stock and tsssss. could Do t-s
estimated with any scruracy unse~s ne
knew % wha. kinds a farming Cur srsfse1
propo-.-i 10 devote him>eH Wheat Rrus-
ing. stock missing dairytne. are al rroet-
abe here. and COR ADVICE would b. 10 eseh
one u pursue that brunch with rhich BE-
l. aireaty familiar. II upon careful ATT.
.sniy h. eosse,DdesAhas some Other Kind
81 farming would Be rsose r~sn1nefsfsS-.
he can change Withhold kss a tine 90
no.nsy, exe~ps that u he oo<ameness ~ .
vhea. srouer and AstcsvArd Changes 10
s.ock. he mus: expect 20 s>rrthce sof3e-
thing 10 ai-poeins 81 The ir1psera1i.
used
PAr.J.-. wanting Eore % le>s vAn 100
scr-s. cza use the Same essz1afes. Gang
ing o1.ly fhoee for The sDozn; a aasss ~:
sos fences Tke larger the BARN The anal
e. WI be the proppstsoasEe sescng afSa
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Try asi Thisk sp Ss.eshiss that Kan
So Cart Raise.

Some Of our Carthage exchanges men
tons a green rose in that city. and says
il is the only one Of the kind known
Mr.. Mcsteller Of this county grows these
roses, and Mr.. Melvin Of this city HIS a
bush which viii scun be in bloom
Green roses are rare. but they are not
50 entirely unknown zs the Carthage
paper imaginex-8iruyd Pres, Ioy -.
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until he died, and you could never disa-
buse his mind Of the idea that the quail
Lighting on his rife Was not special inter-
position Of Providence.
sCol A. q. Boone confirms all this, and got
back the articles . short time afterwards from
the Chiaf of the Apaches.
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What II Costs I. Make a Ge.l Farm.


Homestead,
80. ..e - - t.;,
Livery Yam oo''ii.s 'A'" 1A
Immigrants seeking homes IN some Poruon
OF the State, and every mail brings letters
asking inflammation a. To soil. climate.
-. - -, "a e,,,,s
aN"P'No'n's " ei""1' - So
but especially wishing 70 Know the oost OF
land improved. or unimproyed, and its
s.,.ss Tor s,o,.k ,-,;s;,g Tbasa pewcou.
era rsnrasent ali n.,;Sr.,;ties and nearly
m a., II
MI Inc oocui'a'aons U! ""'0n ine1' ".-~
women seek to earn living. and while
MANY ara coming with no CAPITAL except
sound ,nusclas and r.so,,,ts hearts. the
- :,
sre0'ef Pofl"n seenis u oe '"Aoo uP Vi
those who are neither rich nor vet very poor.
They feel the importance OF outstanding
their means and o! making such locations
and such Investments as viii repay them
best. and most quickly bring the conpe-
tenee they are struggling Tor.
10 these people who must consttute tne
power ana strength Oh our State IN the
future we wish 70 present such iacts as
VIII convey 10 ther MINDS as nearly as
possible clear conception OK the inconve-
Entertained nv them nnon their srttisment
among ms i've have nothing no saw in
th;S co,na.t;on IN tbosIs vbo nr,ro:a 10
locate in the new and unsettled porfions on
the state. The filling up of an absolutely
new country the building I'M on new COM
munities with roads BRIDGES Churches.
school houses railroads and towns. or the
establishment of that Arab arrangement
which our western friends call a rancho
are each of them as radically different in
;noon,;,, 81 ,n,,h,d e,,,,, ,ha ,,,,t;ng
hhoePaoii anu inesnu Aon ZIG ".e
ana CULTIVATION OF fafins IN the easterIi
oouht'eS Va hous<AS 40 eaiouS" t"Cs WIN
In separate newspapers.
Inc EASTERN hhii vi uhs ctnr' ConPiiS-
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his game So shook the little critter on
and brought up nv rife again. when darn
my skin II the burned bird didn't lite right
onto the same place: at the same time my
eyes crowd kind % hazy like and minute
l didn't know nothing. when came to the
quail was gone, 1 heerd a couple Of rife
shots. and right In front Of where the bull
had stood and close to Thorp and Boyd.
half a dozen Indians jumped up out o. the
tall grass and firing into the two men killed
Thorp instantly and wounded Boyd. He
and me got 10 campaigning on the 1ndi-
ans who knowed ] was loaded-when We
with the rest Of the outfit drove the ned
devils away They was Apaches, and the
fellow that shot Thorp was a half breed
Niger and Apache. He scalped Thorp
and carried OF the rkole upper part OF
has skull with it. He got Thorps rife and
bullet pouch too. and his knife We bu-
ried Thorp in the bottom there. and some
Of the party cut their names on the stones
that thew covered his BODY up with, TO
keep the coyotes from eating up his homes
Boyd got onto the river with US all night.
and never heert Of him after we sepa-
rated n; Bonneville. We pulled out soon
after the Indians left, but we didn't get no
buffalo meat You see boys II I'd a fired
into tina, COW the devils would had me
before I could a got a patch on my hall
didn't have no hreech losders In them
days. and il took as much Judgment 20
know how 10 load rife property as IL did
Ia shoot il. Them Indians knoved all tia;
they knowei hadn't fired 50 they kept
a respectable distance I would Q fired
but that quail saved my life by interfering
with nv sight-And that's the reason I
don't eat no quail haint superstitious-
but I dau't believe they was meant 60
be eat
Uncle John stuck 10 his text believe,
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-12

The child came forward, and, holding out
her little hand, said, with a pretty drawl
am TO love you, aud you are to love me.
Aunt said So
went down on my knees on one side of
her and Helen went down ON her knees on
the other, and We kissed her till her dim
pied cheeks glowed again YOU see, the
house had been 50 lonely without our little
SISTER, while Carol looked on with aston
Ishmcnt, admiration. and tenderness blend
Ell IN his handsome face, and win stole in
with the only bud from my precious tea
rose the stem carefully stripped Of its
thorns, and put it in her hand.
Thank You, boy" she said. 81 will
have you for a brother: and you, too
looking viii! a bright smile up into Carols
lace. There Is an angel home, in a big
picture, with hair and eyes like yours
Carol caught her up in his arms. and
away with her To mothers room. And
there she had no sooner said, My papa
and mamma are both in heaven than
mother burst out in a blessed lit of weep
ing that left rainbow behind il. And
from that hour the weight began TO be
lifted from her brain, aud soon had to
resign my position as house keeper. for we
had our mother back again As she used to
be OF old-a little quieter in her ways, per
haps, but Just as sweet, as kind, as unset
fish as ever.
And Carols picture of Miss Ashbel'
gained him a place on the walls of the
Academy that autumn; and Will, vino en-
tered college last week, never ran away
from her again, but has ever since beer
giving her roses freed from ,horns. as he
did the first night she came among us.
bringing light and happiness-God bless
her.-to our sorrow -clouded house
And ! often think, looking at the two
young heads (there is only four years diff
ference in their ages bending over the same
book, that some day Will will tell her the
old, old story. and she will hear it with
smile.
. shouldn't wonder if you were right,
Brownie, says my husband how laugh
when think of my jealous fears about
him once on a time -. you almost ALWAYS
are
And aunt's speculation turned out SPLEEN
didy she is still living, a hale old woman
of seventy five, and she insisted upon our
accepting what she called fathers share.
aud that was no uncomfortable one
And the seven roomed hons. has y-nxr
to twelvernomed one Betty by the by,
has allowed her daughter TO assist in the
house work-aEd the twenty five by TWEEN
. five garden to hundred by a hundred.
n.y corner just filled with rose-b bushes
And every thing has prospered with us,
and no lengthening shadows have fallen
upon our paths, since the rosy June after.
noon We 50 unwilingly opened the door to
let in the darling who loved us, as we loved
her. at first sisht-sweet. brown-eyed, gol,
den haired Miss Ashbell.
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FIity years ago an Englishman left 4
will containing the following proyisos. =.
oequest to my monkey, my dear and amusing
Jacko, the sum of so sterling per annum
to be employed for his sole and exclusive
use and benefit; to my faithful dog Shock
aud my well beloved cat lib a pension of
- sterling; and desire that, in case of
the death of either of the three. the Iapsed
pension shall pass to tn. other two, between
whom 1t is To be equally divided. On the
death of all three, the sum appropriated to
this purpose shall become the property OF
my daughter Gertrude, TO whom give this
preference among my children, because of
the large family she has, and the difficulty
she iinds IN bringing them up
1t must have been exceedingly il.treriug
to the daughter to have ranked forth in her
father ; attcctions-ii.st monkey, then \
dog, then Il cat, then herself: after all. sb.
outranked the other children. but only h..
cause OF her numerous progeny.
hen Monsieur Colombis, 4 Partisan
merchant, died he left about 81 900 to a
lady Of ltouen for having twenty years be.
fore refused to marry him, through
which, states the will, = / was enabled to
live independently and happily as a bach.
clor''
1t is recorded of a rich old farmer that.
IN giving instructions FOR his will. he direct.
ed a legacy Of Goo to be given to his wife.
Being informed that some distinction was
made usually in case the widow MARI led
again, he doubled the sum; and when told
that this was quite contrary to custom.
he said, with heartfelt sympathy for his
possible successor, Ay, but him as Gets
her II desarvc it,
The following verse from an old number
OF Blde6roods NIqa,ine warns all women
against making their own wills:
lestators are good; but a feeling more
Springs up when think of the femiuip.
gender;
The testatrix for me, who. like Telemaoue-s
mother
tnweares at one time what she woye \,
another;
She bequeaths, she repents, she recalls 4
donation.
And she ends by revoking her own revoca
ton:
Still scribbling or scratching some new
codicil-
oh, success to the woman who makcs her
own will
Ills IN rhyme are rare. In case de
cided in the Probate Court in 1879 the tes-
lator made codicil TO his will as follows.
. having neither kith nor kin,
Bequeath all have named herein
10 Margaret. my dearest wife,
10 have and hold as hers for life.
While IN good health and sound in mind,
This codicii I've Undersigned
Another curious specimen of a will in
rhyme is that of Mr. William Jacket, of
lslington, Middlesex, proved in 1879:
give and bequeath,
When I'm laid underneath,
10 my two loving sisters most dear.
The whole OF my store,
Were II twice As much more,
Which God goodness has granted ME here
Aud that no one may prevent
This my will and intent,
Or occasion the least law racket,
with solemn appeal,
confirm, sign, and seal
This the true act and deed of WILL JACKET.
Elizabeth and Ann,
In the name Of God, Amen