Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-13

Al bench ana oar,
The Hebrew holds his own;
In the extensive r-altus of l.w
Calm judah SHOWS the lions paw
And claims tbs throne.
Among the great,
In every STATE,
Il found the Hebrew seer;
And Beaconsfe;d stood not slone
When, on the threshold Of the throne,
He seemed the greatest Peer.
Music and song
To them belong.
Az when their minstrel king
With master han woke from the Tyre
Sweet soands. as i: an angel choir
Had touched each string.
LONG LIVED.
MEN WHO HAVE LIVED OVER CENTURY.
There has lately died in Texas a man
who il supposed 70 have reached the ex-
traordiuary age Of one hundred and
forfy-two years. This m ans age WAS
not authenticated, a. WAS that OF Thomas
Pnrr, who lived to the age OF one hun
drsd and fifty-tvo years and some
months.
THOAAs PABR
Was born in Shropshire, England. in
4i83, and died In 1856. HI was what was
then called hush ,ndm IN, and had no
habits nor pursued no special course Of
living tending TO long life. He put off
marrying until he arrived Ut the age of
dlscretion--nameiy. eighty. ne lived
with his wife thiriy-two years. when shs
died. having made him tho father Of two
children in that time.
Ten years Parr remained widower.
and then married again ut the age Of
ono hundred and twenty. and became
once more father within a year follow
ing bis second marriage. Up to this
time, and almost to tn. close Of his life,
he was e,uplo, I'd in thre- hing and other
husbandry WORK. When he reached TIE
age Of one hundred and fifty two no
blaman took him ~ London to show
hi', to tue King. Charles l.. who said 10
him:
You have lived longer than other
mon; what have You dune more than
other meny'
II did penancs when was one hun
dred years old" replied Parr.
H6 did not long survive his removal to
the metr0pDlis, but died when within
three months OF completing his hundred
and fifty-third year.
he ~ described nshsvinR been entirely
covered with thick OlAting Of hair, WIS
tall, we'll made and handsome, and to the
last paid great attention t. his perso0al
appearance; but even 80 IL remains a
mystery how. ut tho ages of 30 and 100,
he c0nld have induced young women &.
ism kAsa ~ 49,. l.. 4
he became blind. ALI his other facul-
ties were preserved uninpaired until his
death.
The next meat celebrated and authen-
ITO cas0 ut longevity IL that of
THE COUNTS OF DESMOND.
She was Of the family Of Fitzeeralds.
Of Drumana, in the county Of Water
ford. When Edward tho Fourth WAN
kluR tho countess married the fourteenth
Earl of Desmond. and, visiting Enpi md
during the same reign, Wa. presents a,
court aud danced with she Duke vi Goa
osster, nft<rYari Richard Ill.
hir Walter Raleigh ays that in his time
che vas no less remarkable for spripht
lntss Than for h@r age.
The house Ut Desmond was ruined BY
IN attainder aftsr the counsess had lived
over q c<ntury, and in her enc hundred
and fott:eth year she Travelled from
Bristol ~ London ~ solicit relief from
court.
She lived soms years after this, and
twice cut fail set Of teeth. She wa.
nearly ons hundred aud City wh.a sh.
dlsd. A. we'll preserved AZ many woman
OF sixty.
In ths reign Of James a mnrrics d nee
vas danced in Hsruforlshlrs by twelve
people wnose united ages amounted 70
twelye hundred years. do not knox
which - the greater woncer--tIat SO
many people IN ons small ,unty should
i've - long, or that they should no ia
health, strength aid spirits to .ravsi and
TO dance.
HENRI JESxExs,
VI Bolton, Yorkshire, lived 10 be over
one hundred aud Aixty. Mrs. Anne ST.
Vile, \ writer Ut the time. gives AN ac-
count Ut him. She says: :. Questioned
him about his as~. lie replied he was
one hundred and sixty.two or three. l
Hsksd him what public event be c.,uld
longest rrmembef. lie ss,d Fi.,dd.n
Field, when henry Viii. wis King. IL.
SID to VIM then between tel, ard twelve.
years of ngr, and Was srni Ia North.
Aiiertoh with u horselosd II arr.w.. hut
2 n'gxsr boy was sent ~ the army with
thenl."
All this agreed with the history OF that
tlsie, ~ bows aud arrows ". r. IN. n u .e,I.
The bsttls of Fioddrn Field WITS fous ht
ooptrmbrr 8, i5i3 aud J-nks.iss was then
toy at twelve. He died ID ce.nber i.
Looj, sothat he must have lived one hun
ar~d and sisty niue years, sixte-a ys.rs
Logger than old Parr, ar lonler than
sns ether tpan IN TIE world. 30 far A.
known. vs.
Mrs. Saville says there were four per.
SONS IN the PARISH st the time Of lis
oestt, e'sch Vt whom v ~ over a hun.
ered ye.rs Of age. All declared they
n<d knosn J.nkens from their child.
no0d, aud that hu Was then far advanced
In yeArs.
xARoAREr rArrks
Was born la Sostland in the re;.r ~
Eliz sl'cth. and obtained = great rrputs
ti"n Tor SCOT oh c.ukery. James vi. liked
tue dlShta Of has own country. ana =, :,
scotch cook WAS imported Ia the person
OF Mistress Patt~n. This is sh~ only i'm
portant event IN her history. aud. indeed.
All That 70 known Of her except her GREAT
age. which wss one hundred aud forty-
ono ye~ra.
Though she had been conk 10 a Kinc
soe oied ~ wOrkhouss or alnshousr.
- We call il.
THOMAS LAMoHxa,
An Eneiiahman, lived to DO one hundred
ano eevcu ycaFs Of age. hio mother nav.
inQ died at one hundred and EIGHT ana
ma father at ntnety-asven. H~ vaa :
liquor merchant In London. ana dr. mi