New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-15

that she was born on Friday, and kept her
memory to the last-whence we infer that she
never showed her spectacles back on her ven
cradle head and then spent the afternoon in
searching for them. Quite instructive is the
case of a Scotch veteran, who sleeps his last
sleep. at Baltimore, aged III. and of whom it
is intimated that he fell victim to the blood
thirsty ambition of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Against this warrior our Scotch friend con-
tended mt Waterloo and there he received the
wound which has now carried him on. More
fortunate was the aged Russan-dead at
1877 years-who fought in all the campaigns,
from 1795 TO 1914, survived the Man of Des-
tiny, and quite number of other men. and
peacefully became a cook to the Empress
Catharlne. This parsonage has been inurned
at Mini Novgorod. Another of the dead Is
William Burns of La Sae, Wisconsin. lie
founded that city, and stayed in 1t till ne
was 113 years old. Still another is Mrs. Shell
ley of Peasenhall, Suffolk, England, who rests,
aged 1O4, and of whom it is stated that her
intellect showed no signs of decay. Joseph
Miller of Coatesvile, Pennsylvania, aged 100,
had taken no snuff, and, therefore, his days
were long in the land; but Jane Kirk OF
Gainesville, Bucks County, took all the snun
she wanted, and it may be said that she " saw
"him and went one better" for she lasted
till the age of 1O1.
Among the living centenarians we read OF
ancient gentlemen who are very lively indeed,
and evidently have not yet come to those
years of discretion which David Hume said
were, in some cases. never reached at all.
L. Of NtIha
Y, for instance, who has attained his lO6th
year, and who occasionally breaks high
spirited horse, just for pastlme. More auda-
cious and reckless still is the Count de Wal
deck of Paris, France, who is 1O7 years old,
and who is going into theatrical management.
This enthusiast surely ought to be restrained.
Another light and prancing spirit is M. Vile
main, who capers nimbly in Pharsalia, n. l.,
and "takes his tod regular"-as the terse par
agraphist records. This veteran served under
the First Napoleon, and has always used to-
bacco. His livelIness is great, but it is sur
passed by that of "Unclen John Bullock of
Bristol. aged 1O4. Uncle John endured Sc
we're attack of pneumonia IN June, ana when
he was convaescent he called his boys
about him and remarked: THAT was severe
"attack. IfPd been an old man. guess 1t would
shave fetched me-" Quite sprghtly also Is
Mr.. Robinson of Minnesota, aged 122, who goes
visiting to his son in Illinois, aged %. Jack
Noble of Arkansas is accounted brisk at
farming, and Jack is 40. Lady Smith OF
Lowestoft, England, is frisky too, for she lately
celebrated her Tooth birthday by banquet to
hundred of her oldest acquaintance. Phoebe
Thompson of Wilmington, Delaware, is lO3.
John Williams of Providence, r. l., is 1O5.
David Stiles of st. Paul, Minnesota, is 1O8
Robert Smith, mulatto, of Cincinnati, IS H.
One veraclous iparagraphist tells us that the
Emperor and Empress of Austria, on the
occasion of q recent religious ceremonial,
bathed the feet of a female mendicant, aged
1876 another makes mention of John Oliver OF
Liverpool, sailor aged 100, who was on
board the Victory when Nelson fell, in the
glorious sea-fght of Trafalgar; and still an
other records of John Owens of Granada, Mis-
sissippi, that he is close on the age Of lilo
years, and has been drinking whisky and
chewing and smoking tobacco for almost
century, The eminent Faraday thought that
there is no occasion for any man to die till he
has reached the age of 100 years. 1t may be
a consoling conviction; and, though occasions
for shutting off the mortal coil do seem to
arise, that prove sufficiently persuasive to most
| persons, it is a conviction that does not lack
| comfort and support in these modern instances
Of longevity.