American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-30

washed, and very frequently at other times
This solitary shirt he mcnded himself. and as fast
as it required to be patched in the body, he inge-
niously supplied it BY cutting OF the tail but as
nothing will last for ever, BY this constant clip
ping it unfortunately became too short to reach
down to his small clothes. This of course was a
sad disaster, and there was some fear lest one of
the new ones must be brought into use but after
a diligent search, he fortunately found in one of
his drawers the top part Of shirt with fri!l on.
which had probably lam by ever since his youthful
and more gay days. This piece was, with his usual
sagacity, tackled by him on the tail of the old one,
with the frill downwards. and was thus worn bv
him until the day before he left Blewberry. Lat
| terIy. his memory became impaired, and he sew
era times forgot to change his dress, and has more
than once been at the burial of a corpse, dres
setl in this udcrous and curious manner with
scarcely button on any part OF his cohes but tied
together IN various parts with STRINGS: and in this
state he has, by strangers, been mistaken tor beg
gar, and barely escaped being offered their charity.
| His diet was as singular his dress, for he
cooked bis Pot only once week. which was al
ways on a sunday! For his subsistence he Eur-
chased but three articles (Which he always denom-
mated as two necessaries and luxuty;'9 the
neces>alies, bread and bacon; the luxury, tea
For many wears his weekly allowance of bread
was half gallon per week; and in the fruit sea-
son, when his garden produced. Or when he once
or twice week procured meal at his neighbours,
his half-aallon lasted him day OF two Of tho fol-
| lowing week so that in five weeks he often had
| no more than four half-gaon oayes. lie was
equally abstemious in his other two articles. He
| frequently ate with his parishloners; yet for the
last ten years there was but solitary instance of
a person eating with him IN return. and that par
ticular friend. who obtained only lit of bread
with much difficulty and importantly. For the
last fifteen years, there was never within his doors
any kind of spirits no beer, butchers meat, but
ter. sugar. lard cheese or milk, nor any ncetics,
Of which he was particularly fond when they came
free OF expense, but which he could never find the
heart to purchase His beverage cold water
/ and at morning and evening, weak tea, without
milk or sugar. However cold the weather, he sell
dom had fire exceptto cook with, and that was 50
small that might have easily been hid under half
gallon measure. He has often been rowing
the church-yard to pick up bits of stick. or busiy
Topping his shrubs fruit trees, to make his fire,
while his woodhouse has been crammed with wood
and coal, which he could not prevail on himself To
Iusc In very cold weather, he would frequently
get by some Of his shbor's fire to warm his SHY.
erii limbs, and, when evening came, retire to bed
for warmth. but generally without candle, as he
allowed himself only the bits lett Of those prov-
ded for divine service III the church by the parish.
q File was never known to keep dog, cat, or any
other living creature; and il is certain the whole
expenses Of his house did not amount 70 haf-a-
crown week for the last twenty years and. as
tine fees exceeded that sum, he always saved the
whole of his salary. winch never was more than
5Ol per annum. by constantly placing this sum IN
the Funds and the interest, with about SOL per
annum more, 1.-THE rent OF two small estates lett
by relations he, IN the course OF forty three
years amasset many thousand pounds. as bis bank
crs, Mcssrs Child & Co. Of Fleet street, can tes
+ tfy. In his youthful days he made fec with the
nood things of tins life and when he first came to
Rlpwbcrry. he for some time boarded with per.
son bv the week, and during that time was quite
: corpulcnt; but as he boarded and lived by
himself his parsimony overcome his appetite. SO
that at last lie became reduced almost to living
skeleton He was always an early riser, being
seldom in bed after break of day, and, nearly like
all other early rsers he ENJOYED an excellent state
of health SO that for the long space e ierty-three
! years he omitted preaching only two Sundays.
His industry was such. that nc wrote with bis
own hand upwards of one thousanl sermons; but
for the last few years his hand became tiemulons.
and he wrote but little; be therefore caly made
alterations and additions to his former sermons.
and this generally on the back Of old marriage H.
: censes or across old letters as 1t would have been
nearly death to him had he been obliged to have
purchased paper. His sermons were usually PLAN
and nractlcal and his funeral discouiscs gea-
erally admired, but the fear OF helng notlccd and
the dread Of expense was an absolute prohibition
to his sending any thing to the press. although he
was fully capable, being well skilled in the In
glish and Latin languages. The expense Of pen
ny in the postage Of letter has been known to
, deprive him Of a nights rest and yet we must
do him the Justice to acknowledge that at times
pounds did not grcve him. He was regular and
!. liberal subscriber to the Bible, Missionary, and
other Societies for the propagation Of the Gospel
and the conversion Of the Jews, and nc has more
than once been generous enough to give pound
or two to assist distressed fclow-crcature.
Although very fond Of ale, he spent only one