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"The Woods arms," he would inform you, with a relishing gusto, "are vert, an eagle displayed, barry argent and gules. And the crest is out of a ducal coronet, or, a demi eagle proper. We have no motto, sir  none of your ancient coats have mottoes." THE WOODS ARMS HE WOULD INFORM YOU WITH THEIR RELISHING GUSTO ARE VERT AN EAGLE DISPLAYED BERRY ARGENT AND JEWELS AND THE CREST IS OUT OF A DUCAL CORONET OR A DEMI EAGLE PROPER WE HAVE NO MOTTO SIR NONE OF YOUR ANCIENT COATS HAVE MOTTOES
, in his day, sent more men into bankruptcy and more missionaries into Africa than any other man in the country. In his sixty-fifth year, he caught Alfred Van Orden short in Lard, erected a memorial window to his wife and became a country gentleman. He never set foot in Wall Street again. He builded Selwoode--a handsome Tudor manor which stands some seven miles from the village of Fairhaven--where he dwelt in state, by turns affable and domineering to the neighbouring farmers, and evincing a grave interest in the condition of their crops. He no longer turned to the financial reports in the papers; and the pedigree of the Woodses hung in the living-hall for all men to see, beginning gloriously with Woden, the Scandinavian god, and attaining a respectable culmination in the names of Frederick R. Woods and of William, his brother. It is not to be supposed that he omitted to supply himself with a coat-of-arms. Frederick R. Woods evinced an almost childlike pride in his heraldic blazonings. S SAID OF HIM THAT HE HAD IN HIS DAY SENT MORE MEN INTO BANKRUPTCY AND MORE MISSIONARIES INTO AFRICA THAN ANY OTHER MAN IN THE COUNTRY IN HIS SIXTY FIFTH YEAR HE CAUGHT ALFRED VAN ORDEN SHORT IN LARD ERECTED A MEMORIAL WINDOW TO HIS WIFE AND BECAME A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN HE NEVER SET FOOT IN WALL STREET AGAIN HE BUILDED SELLWARD A HANDSOME TUDOR MANOR WHICH STANDS SOME SEVEN MILES FROM THE VILLAGE OF FAIRHAVEN WHERE HE DWELT IN STATE BY TURNS AFFABLE AND DOMINEERING TO THE NEIGHBORING FARMERS AND EVINCING A GRAVE INTEREST IN THE CONDITION OF THEIR CROPS HE NO LONGER TURNED TO THE FINANCIAL REPORTS IN THE PAPERS AND THE PEDIGREE OF THE WOODSES HUNG IN THE LIVING HALL FOR ALL MEN TO SEE BEGINNING GLORIOUSLY WITH WODEN THE SCANDINAVIAN GOD AND ATTAINING A RESPECTABLE CULMINATION IN THE NAMES OF FREDERIC R WOODS AND OF WILLIAM HIS BROTHER IT IS NOT TO BE SUPPOSED THAT HE OMITTED TO SUPPLY HIMSELF WITH A COAT OF ARMS FREDERIC R WOODS EVINCED AN ALMOST CHILDLIKE PRIDE IN HIS HERALDIC BLAZONINGS
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