The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-01
BiO0TGphy Of lIefhuSaIeh.

What tremendous boyhood ola Me
thusstleh had lie died al the rather ;,d
VaIceu age Ul 9Gy yeaIs, about gOO Years
more than man span of Hle. Al that
tate, when he as 2UU years old lie about
equaicti au ordinary lad ui l6 lie WAS 30
"i AZ before his parents boug ht him a rattle
to play with, ana he didn't have the nel-
sles aud other IufautIlc diseases until lac
was over 100. He was Ia no SOFT of a hur-
~ about thugs, as Ee bad 50 lar To 20.
We lmaglue thdt Ie was rather a delicate.
ChllG 10 begin win, as most people were
vino live TO q great age. We eau imagine
hlS mother anxiety with regard To hIs ue
hchie Constitution, telling MIS- Blown.
acIuss the way, Oh bis l9In hItthGay thai
she Vas aiIaiu she never wcuid be able to
raise hsT cnIlu, Generations of men lived
aud passed away while he was going
aiUnnd IN PetlcOatS aud he was almost a
centeiIailan OefUIe lie got into his fist
bUots. iIIs iathcr used To lick him when
lie was 13u, Ton rubUIng a ueIgbbul's ; water
melon patch.
Young Mettusaleh was probably in the
vicIuIIy OF 100 yedrs old Mhen lie was ii, II
sent IL school. We can imagine him sIt-
ting on the low bench learning his b-abs.
among the gieat-greaI grandchildren oi
prupie Who began. life when he did. tie
was mlschIuVUus, of cuuI se-all boys are
nild iriskiuess. uu.selt OCcasiuualy), and
had to be punished for it.
w IllIam Henry Methusaieh, stand up
says the teacher, catching hmm in tie very
acl oil placing Il bent pin IA a seat y here "a
schoOlmate was about 10 SIT down. Nv hat
do you mean by such cuuduct as this -
Young MeIhusaleh begins TO suIf1ie aud
wipe his eyes with the corner of his jacket.
''One would think, continues the teach
er, steTnly, 'that you wasn't over 20 ul 50
years old 5y the way you behave. lusIead
of that you have alteady celebrated your
first centennial-alnIus, a young man iu fact
and ought u be ashamed of yourself"
Then MelbuSaleh Is condemned, as an
expiation, To sit among the giIls' mtIl
recess, aud If yOu think that isn't an agree
able form uf punishment YOU I'll have 10
ask some one older than Methusaleh
Whenever a circus came la town, with
''children hall price" upon its bills, young
Meihusaleh must have experienced diff
Guilty IN making the ticket seller under
stand that lie was entitled To "A half price
ticket, particularly af ~ be got along to
ward his 20Ulh year. Blu: he probably did
II. Boys are enIe.iuiSing aud persistent
here circus Il concerned. Aud we will
bet THAT Mcthusaleh, Ia his youthful days,
could accumulate rs much DID lion as Ihe
next hoy, aud lay 1t by for the coming
show.
When this young ster got into his teens
say from 200 a. 300 years uld-be pToba
bly, did as other young gentlemen uf tender
age do. aent around with the giIis. Ia
IN asst have been Il little embarrassing 10
him, after beauIug a young iHGy about q
speli-taking herIo concerts, parties, balls.
etc. to discover thai she was great great
gieat-great great a andchild OF s,sne old
fliend uf.his fathers. but these things wele
:neviisble HHder the peculiar and except is,n
al character Uf The circumstances. They
could hardly be uiberwise There is nu
record to show that any woman lived in his
time to an age ihEs would begin to com
pare with his. And if there had, the
world would never have known j. At
least. net lroTa brr. She wouldn't have
ackuow ietlged To anything over 40 had she
lived ICE the age uf MethuSaleh. That
is the kjn3 of hair pin Woman is
Employing The p:upuuinn of 2i To 20 10
MethuSaleh's years, find that lie was.a
minor until be was 210 yeais Old. Ii the
laws regarding minors were enforced IL
his day, Ycuug MethuSaleh must have been
run sut ct billiard rooms aud shut ont from
bars for over tXn centuries. And " bat n
sensation must have been eFeairsi when be
stepped up 10 dplusH his first fvatr. OF
course lie voted for all the Presidents. rI6m
Washington - hotu he Fern. IN bers shaking
hands WITH down. An cid men did that
Aud when hr got To- be along in wears. s,y
$50 or sneh matter. ne Could sit and tel
Jhe huys abuui ta5 'haid wts,tsr 81 %. anS
the panic of q, and The finod oi 80. and The
hard cider campaign nf 40, and all thst
sort of thing. This - az We have to write
at present a.: Mrif Sais-i-, 'he original ''cid-