The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-25
THG OLDEST MAN.
lie Il Noah Rnby, the Inmate OF a
New Jersey Poorhouse.

To 1.-Two TO she age Of i2S years IS an
achievement. To thus survive and at IN
same time retain oil ones faculties. with
+ The exception Of sight IS marvellous He,
/ ths IS the record OF Noah Rahy, an N
mate OF the Penthouse. OF Pisca,away
township near Pialuneld. y. J. Not Gar
behind 80 point Of years, Is Mrs. Nancy
+ ao.uaeli OF ENcaboro. y. c., who has
reached Tie age % III.
] Loriou newspapers rejecting the
/ worldwide interest taken IN cases which
I dwarf into inFlcuidcance the accepted
i .threescore ycaru aud ten" theory. are
making inquiries concerning the oldest
/ living luhahitar,s OF the earth In such
{ au Investigation the United States mus
/ iay claim 20 attention.
! SIR fahy Is said TO be the oldest man
/ q Amcrlea. u not in the world. lie has
4 been for thirty year an Inmate of ihe
/ New Jersey institution. d coutcnfcd with
his lot. smokes and drinks whenever he
/ fools so inclined dwelis with interest
. upon the one AFFAIR % the heart 20 which
I he confcrses. and looks forward 20 sev-
. crll moro wears Ia he land OF the living
Horn In North Carolina An I773
Noah Raby was born On Eatonton. Gates
. county. North Carolina, IN lr3 His
I mother was a native % North Carolina
bu' his father Andrew Bass. was an
indian Though the blood OF an aborigine
- in his veiue. Rabys skin is perfectly
white
Pis-ataway's poor farm is situated about
four miles from New Market r. the stel-
I tau highway. When Herald correspond
ert called at the farm "Tncie Noah,
.F ne 81 Familiarity called was IN his nc
rtstumfd u.a-c ln the sitting room. quiet
is doing in large high back rocker
lo bed, fearing a rush OF blood 10 his
head might prove fatal lie IL almost
I totally blind. but Is 90 full possession %
1is otErr faculties and seems 10 enjoy
4t.
"Urc,e Noah" smokes almost incessaus-
ly. on pleasant days IN the summer
months De Eropes his way about the door
yard ana mingies with the male inmates.
tit9 tain gray. almost snow white hair
ara his bent figure denote his great age.
slough his muscles are Arm and he az
pears quite active.
be- has remarkably clear intellect.
and his mind e. retcutive on nearly oil
subjects Tho most noticeable thing about
the old man Is HE slight frame He is
quite thin. weighing less than a hundred
pounds
When the Herald Correspondent was
SHOWN into the sitting room and intro
duced. Nr Raby extended his hand In
cordial greeting. Ills grip was firm and
testified 70 the vigor which his splendid
constitution has allowed him TO retain 30
long.
Distinctly Remembers Mother.
81 distinctly remember my mother"
said Uncle Noah" I'VE lived In A 1t
dc hut built on poles way down IN Caro-
IRA ] shall always remember that home.
for 70 vas there that I nrst learned 20
read But I am sorry 20 say that
.aied % even learn 20 write my own
name When ! was about years Cd my
mother married again. ana soon after I
Nas compelled 60 shift for myself Later
was bound out 90 man named Field.
e1o owned many slaves.
II stayed with Mr. Field until I was
%. WAen I struck out for myself / got
@ job with Widow Penelope Parker who
gave me work about hsr place and she
paii me 81" n year I STAYED five wears
when ] lett ana obtained work with her
41uehter-in-law. Sarah Parker"
h're Uncle Noah stopped and ap-
p'ar'H 70 r"iec' tie shifted uueasly in
ia cnaF ana rocked for a few moments.
IN,h he Frightened up ana continued.
~ was in love once Yes. fen in ,ove
WIN AIS Parker. hat I WIS too hashfui
g" press my SUIT. and I lost her though,
maybe I could marry her and have The
Dig plantation with all the slaves she
"'f l"' pftiucst woman ! ever saw At
PC Time ieii very bad but sinc@ have
ryen F.od ! didn't pop the question
7 never told her until q was too late
one day my hale brother came 20 me an,
noticing That something was wrong al
Fired me 10 take a sea voyage Without
waiting % colect ms wages or biddirs.
anyone s"odby J shipped to sea ana was
gone several months
hon got hack 70 North Carolina
- -
why had lcft so suddenly without nv
pay. and after some hesitation con
itsAed that u was because bad been \,
love with her what do YOU th.pk $40
sA.d Noah, faint heart never won f,i-
lady. W" i"iF
Hut IL Wns Then Too Late"
hnt il was then too late She had rnor-
ti0d her new overaeer two weeks hefor.
my return Perhaps ! wouldn't have lived
$50 long had married"
ncI' Noah' SAID that he had smoked
ior more than IN years. and had be.n
roma oi liquor during the same period lie
referred 90 the recent election. bur s,id
Pee ma uot voted because he had NOT hesr
hnIr 60 pay TIE pol tax. He belonged n
tnt Jtck-on.an Democracy. and ha1 ,o.
~ that ticket ever since the organizettop
'f the Democratic party Being unabl.
to reod, be- had net kept posted In late
f.' t.HA AuAtU lALflN Interest
political affairs
~ ouFht 20 know something about poll
tcs. though for ! am older than the penn
z. rniic rs-tv er the country either" said
.ne o'd man rcaectvely. as he knocked
che ashes from bis rI:,o
~" So nothing 20 complain Of" con-
cludei "Unclc Noah" ~ have hed r,er,y
Goo cot an nay ne and have enjoyed nv
-.i Af Weu as most men. Ny health has
hecn al. could expect I am never sa-
riou'.F .l. ana hope TO live several years
yet. am looking forward with pleasure
to my l2sta birthday on che frst OF new
Auri
un 'ho oii mans birthdays the Piscat-
away poor farm Is the objective polnt
for 'he country folk. who drive MANY
'''i's 20 offer congratulations to the old
osi man iu the world"
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