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Heroes of the Telegraph
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John Munro
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Charles
Jenkin,
senior,
died
in
1831,
leaving
his
estate
so
heavily
encumbered,
through
extravagance
and
high
living,
that
only
the
mill-farm
was
saved
for
John,
the
heir,
an
easy-going,
unpractical
man,
with
a
turn
for
abortive
devices.
His
brother
Charles
married
soon
afterwards,
and
with
the
help
of
his
wife's
money
bought
in
most
of
Stowting
Court,
which,
however,
yielded
him
no
income
until
late
in
life.
Charles
was
a
useful
officer
and
an
amiable
gentleman;
but
lacking
energy
and
talent,
he
never
rose
above
the
grade
of
Commander,
and
was
superseded
after
forty-five
years
of
service.
He
is
represented
as
a
brave,
single-minded,
and
affectionate
sailor,
who
on
one
occasion
saved
several
men
from
suffocation
by
a
burning
cargo
at
the
risk
of
his
own
life.
Henrietta
Camilla
Jackson,
his
wife,
was
a
woman
of
a
strong
and
energetic
character.
Without
beauty
of
countenance,
she
possessed
the
art
of
pleasing,
and
in
default
of
genius
she
was
endowed
with
a
variety
of
gifts.
She
played
the
harp,
sang,
and
sketched
with
native
art.
At
seventeen,
on
hearing
Pasta
sing
in
Paris,
she
sought
out
the
artist
and
solicited
lessons.
Pasta,
on
hearing
her
sing,
encouraged
her,
and
recommended
a
teacher.
She
wrote
novels,
which,
however,
failed
to
make
their
mark.
At
forty,
on
losing
her
voice,
she
took
to
playing
the
piano,
practising
eight
hours
a
day;
and
when
she
was
over
sixty
she
began
the
study
of
Hebrew.
The
only
child
of
this
union
was
Henry
Charles
Fleeming
Jenkin,
generally
called
Fleeming
Jenkin,
after
Admiral
Fleeming,
one
of
his
father's
patrons.
He
was
born
on
March
25,
1833,
in
a
building
of
the
Government
near
Dungeness,
his
father
at
that
time
being
on
the
coast-guard
service.
His
versatility
was
evidently
derived
from
his
mother,
who,
owing
to
her
husband's
frequent
absence
at
sea
and
his
weaker
character,
had
the
principal
share
in
the
boy's
earlier
training.
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