The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-05
Life Story of the Venerable Noah
Raby, Aged I23 Years.
SlGHTLESS, BUT STURDY
a Sailor Before the War of 1912. He
Saw Gen. Washington Angry Has
Taken His Whiskey and To-
bacco Steadily for One Hun
dred and Eighteen Years.
lCoPYRiGHr. 1851

gNitH III dlt VI tle HiOSt profound con-
sSiction, be true, he has passed his one
Shundred and twcnty-third birthday,
sand no one living has knowledge of any
facts to the contrary.
y 1t was about eighty-three years ago,
according to his recollection, that Noah
sRaby, ordinary seaman, received his
sdischargc papers from the stnnch frig-
iAte Brandywinc, which had Just fin
S1shod Il cruise of inspection OF the vari-
}ous ports of the United States and was
Mhen doclled at the Brooklyn navy yard.
EThe day after he left the naval service
she betoolS himself to New Jersey, where
inc Joined himself to farmer and for
Efnoney agreed to serve as II hired man.
Ibince that time he has never stepped
ioutside the boundaries of New Jersey
iFor more than half Il century. with
iporc or less stcadiness. he followed the
Occupation he had chosen. and then,
Etwenty-cight years ago. being full! of
Years and decidedly aversc to earning
Shis own living any longer. he settled
edown at the poor farm in the township
yof Pascataway, not far from New
brunswick, and there he has since re-
snaincd.
| To-day he is totally blind but his
eyes, though sunlicu, have the sprinkle
i4of one who can see perfectly. His body
i1s bent and his shoulders are contract
Su' OUT inc muscles OF ms arms ana
i2egs are firmcr than those of many Il
iInan not yet thirty. Ills jaws are
Etoothless and his words are uttered
with whistlinG accompaniment, but
lhis voice is strong and full and his laugh
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