, 1879-07-08


THE HYDE LEGACY-0NLY $500, 100000
A1r. q. II. PAnKE, Of New York, No. gu
Front atrcet,-wo like to bc spccif1c, ,--1nar-
rfed HYDE. An oxcellont girl sho WINS, no
doubt, and wo believe she Inns boon to Mr..
PAnKE an estiu,able wife. sho is lincal
descendant Of ono JouN HYpE,-no doubt
nbout the Inter fact other,-who came to
this country from England in tho year Of our
Lord 1S32,-abouk tho timo JACKSON was
threatening to hing JOHN G. CALHOUN rs a
traitor, etc.. etc. Jous HIDE WIS fool to
leave England, for ho Ind n couple Of BROTH
ors in 1ndia who wero about to die for his
benefit, 50 to speak, and 1onyo him sono
millions in good pounds sterling. But JouN
didn't know 1t all tho same" mud SO ho left
for tho United SFates, ,whero le married
Froncl. woman, went to fight tho French and
Iutlinns, md was killed in battle. There
wero several lots of HrpEs in this country,
and 1t so happened that, somo years
ago. tho wrong lot got wind Of tho
fact that thero woro two or throo
hundred million dollars, moro or 1egy,
snuRly tucked AWAY In tho Bunk OF England,
alt for tho HYDE family, but unfortunately
to tho credit Of tho High Court Of Olianoery.
rhis wrong lot Of HYnEs pesitioned to havo
tho sum divided up amongst thon'. But the
High Court Of Chancery WINS vary technical
about tue matter, and finally convinced tho
petitioners TINT they wero oil wrong; that
JonS HYDE was not 80 much rs fifteenth
cousin to amy ono Of their great- great-graud-
fathors. About Il wcok ago Mr.. II. @. PAnxE,
81 Front street., Now York, ascertained that
his wifo WAS no common HYDE; in word,
that sho was descended in q direct line from
the unfortunate JONI who married French
woman, md died fighting Ills wifo'a country
mou md tho Indiana Mr. PA1RE told lis
wife Immediately all abont her progcnitor
JoHS, and his brothers JOSHUA aud Hun-
runEy, who, It acema. wero real good follows,
veritablo Chfe,y6b Brothers, who huggod
one auothor every morning beforo they wont
into tho counting-room, and invariably kissed
like couple Of schoolgirls wlon they ro-
tired to tl'eir bachelor couch. Whothor
they Ind clerk named Tim Liaktnmater In
not recorded. Indeed, thia iB tho only miss
Ing link In tho chain Of oyidonco connecting
Mrs. P4nKE, ned HYDE, with tho HYDE
([heerV5ls) brothers. It III scarusly Ecccs-
sary to say TINT Mrs. PARKE wns delighted.
Ar n child directly descended from Jo1lN
HYDE, si,o had wept childish teara Of yexa-
tiou at the loss Of NIL trncoof JomSs brotlers,
JOSHUA mud IIuMpnnEY. Sho was nearly
pyostrated by emotion, hut sho gathered
strength sufficient to produce two old family
bibles. tho records In which nbuudantly
establish her identity. Mr., PAnHE solzad
| teso and rushed franticaly to lila otllco Mt
No. 6J Front street, bought n flsc-anil-
burglar-proof safot nnd locked in tho
precious treasure. Since that auspiclous
| eyout, Mr.. pAnKH Inns been, M l4e Expresses
himself, third nt 1t. working day aud night,
and doing oil I eau to got our allare Of that
littlo ba!ancc."
":rhore IL somo little difficulty at pres
ent," Raid hlr. PAExE tn reporter, !" In
trncing JoHSs whole life hore, but VIC will
nlRstur al! tint" "Theso difficulties are not
duo to our want Of proof aud knowledge" :"
prooccilo.l Mr.. rAnKE, 81 hut arc owing more
to the change In tLe Iamos Of places md To-
calltics, mud such like. Now, there IL Pearl
street, for instance, that used to hs called
Qasou street, md 20 in lots of cases IN tue
time we nro dealing with" It will ts per.
ceiyca by tie Intelligent reader tint Alr.
PAnxE IL very close upon hls game. lie las
probably asoortainel TINT JoaX HYDE mar
risd the Frouoh woman at No. 10 Queen
street, aud l,as uneasthod at No. 10 Pearl
street rol'oot tho happy eyent. We trust
TINT tho High Court Of Uhancery will not 10
over-tccl.lnal about few changes In tho
| ra,nes of tho streetH Of New York. Alr,
pAnKE III n "good deal bothered !"
by people who I" think they are
HypEs or hayo IIYpEs in their
family" Rut. OH tho whole, lie
is very cheerful, Is who would not DO
| with tbs uear prospect Of drawing from tho
Bauk Of England $500. 00O, ono? Will l4s nc
oslt bills Of exchange or domaud gold
What ii 10 should iusiHt upon gold aud bring