Cross pieces, 12 feet long, were pegged to this by trenails-nailsformed of tough and hard wood.

Each stone was fastened to its neighbour above, below, and around by means of dovetails, joggles, oaken trenails, and mortar.

It is of a pale lemon colour; and is considered more durable for trenails than any other-thatof the locust excepted.

These we cut to the proper size, and bound them together by slats, and trenails made out of the hard locust-wood.

The remainder of this tide, from the threatening appearance of the weather, was occupied in trenailing and making all things as secure as possible.

But we will scru-scrutinise very particularly: remember me of scru-scrutinise, Mister Rattlin-agood word that scru-screws-trenails-tenpenny nails-hammers-iron-clamps,and dog-fastenings-what werewe all talking about.