For, though he picked holes in no man's coat,
He was ever ready to repair
The mischief that others did;
And whatever _breaches_ broke out in _families_,
He was the man to mend _all_,
And make matters up _again_:
He lived and died respected."

Forty years' service in Lord Penryhn's family induced Lady Penryhn to
bestow this stone to his memory.

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AXIOM.


Nought but love can answer love,
And render bliss secure;
But virtue nought can virtue prove
To make that bliss secure.

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FOR A WATCH-CASE.


Life's but a transient span:
Then, with a fervent prayer each night,