Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-10-25
Henry Jenkins Of England, leo years
Old.

He1fy JelklnS 6I Engidn0, l69 year
. Old.
All the statements in the. following brie
biographical sketch having been. d:awl
from the most authentic sources, may b.
lrelied upon as indispu:able historical facts
and therefore cannot fail to interest a lars'
portion CT our numerous readers:
Henry jenkins was a native OF Yorkshire
in England, where he spent long life O
l69 years. Being produced one day as q
witness ina county. court, called in Eng
land the assaze, to prove the right ct W ay
over mans land, he swoTe to nearly 15J
years memory; for at thattime, he said he
well. remembered a wa y. ayer that piece .oi
ground. As Mr.. Jenkins was ve:y posi-.
tive in bis testimony, the judge cautioned
him to beware to what he swore, for there
were two aged gentlemen in the court, m, re
than 80 years old each, who had testified
that they knew no such way. On receiy-
ing this caution Mr. jenkins said: "Why
Judge do you call ther o!d geatlemen! {"
They are nothing but little boy to ne.
The Judge then asked these men how cd
they took jenkins to be. They answered,
they knew the man very well, but not his
age, for he was al old gentleman when they
were small boys.
Decor Tanced Robinson, fellow of the
college Of physicians. adds further conces
lag this wonderful man, going into his SIS
te,'s kitchen one day, aud f.dlng Jeukl..s
there, he held the following dialogue with
him:
Doctor: How old are you, Mr.. Jen-
kinsH
jenkins. Il am about one hundred and
sixty three years ODD
Dr. sWhat Kings do you remember?'
J. Henry VIL.'
DR.. 'WLat public events can you re-
member the longest:'
]. sThe fight OF Flodden Field
DR.. @Was the King there?'
J. No, he was in france, ard the Earl
Of Surry was Geuelal.'
DR.. 'Where were you in the time of
the battle of Flodden Field!
J. Il was at MOI thaierton.'
DIR. sWhat were you there for:'
J. was sent thee with cart load of
arrows to be employ ed in the battle Of Fled
den Field, which was fought September
9th A. d. 1913.
DR.. sHow old were you at that timer
J. 3About twelve years old.
The Doctor then looked into an old chron-
icle, which he had in the house, and found
that the battle of Flcdden Field was f,ugh hit
one hundred and fity-two years beoie;
that the Earl of Surry was General, aid
that Henry himself was at Tournay, in
France, as Jenkins had stated.
This remarkable man died on the 9Th of
December, A. d, 1860, in his native town,
at the amazing aye of l69 years. He was
buried in Bolton church yard, in Yol kshire.
where a small pillar was erected to his men,
ory.
His epitaph was composed by DR.. Thos
Chapman, who was President of Magda-
len College, Cambridge, from A. D. 1916
to 1860.
What multitude of events must have
crowded into the period cf this nail's life.
He was born when Romanism was estab
lished by law; he saw the supremacy of the
Pope overturned, the monas,eiies demol.
ished, property re-established, ard at last
the Protestant religion securely fixed on the
Rock of Ages. In his day the memosa'
BILE battle OF Flodden Field was fought
where James the Fourth, and most Of his
nobility, were slain; the great Spanish flee
called by historians, the Imriucihls Arma
da, destroyed; the Republic # Holland
formed; three queens beheaded, viz: ANNE
Boleyn, Catharine Howard, aid Mar,
Queen of SCOTS; king OF Spain seated OF
the throne Of England; king of Scotlane
crowned king of Englaad at Westminster
and his son beheaded before his own pa!
ace, his family being prescribed traitors
and last of all, the great fire in London
which happened A: D. 1866, four year.
before the close of his wonderful lie
One cause of the remarkable ongevity o
this man was tempe ate ha bits He nc
only abstained from all intoxicating drinks
but was temperate in eating, drinking
sleeping, working, in short, in all things
He was fisherman; ard at the age III
ears would swim in the rivers with grea
dexte.ity.
NOBLE SENTIME>T+.-This is an agree
able world after all. IF we would unly
bring ourselves to look at the sui, ,,ecis tina
surround us in their true light, We shoult
see beauty where We behold deiormity, AZ
listen to harmony where We heard moth
ing but discord To be sure, there is
great deal of vexation to meet; we canno
sail upon clear coast forever; yet if w
preserve calm eye aid stead hand, W.
can so trim our sail and manage ou