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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 356

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  2. 1798

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    The above Fitzhenry was a smith and worked his forge at the Xroads near the Rectory in Horetown. He of course made "Pikes."
    One day while he had 2 Pikes in the fire a troop of Yeomen dashed up - he hastily plunged the Pikes up the chimney where he had a hiding place + dropped two harrow pens in the fire.
    When questioned what the roaring fire was for he replied of course that he was making "harrow-pens". Luckily they did not search his forge too keenly as he had over a dozen pikes hidden in the forge at the same time.
    To prove his dexterity of aim he split a bullet in two off the side of a bayonet placed in the wall at a distance of twenty five yards.
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