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broke it with a hammer, and presented another to the person, 

 saying, "Sir, here is a watch of my making." He would never allow 

 an inferior article to pass out of his workshop, and worked far 

 more for fame than profit. He often lent money, but never would 

 take any interest ; and all his savings were locked up in an iron 

 box. 



At the request of the Earl of Macclesfield, Graham's portrait 

 was painted by Hudson, and afterwards engraved. A contempla- 

 tion of this likeness led Dr. Lonsdale to the following reflections : — 

 " Judging from it, Graham appears to have been a man of consider- 

 able stature. His physiognomy offers strongly marked features, 

 and of a northern type that is by no means rare in the Border 

 district. His wig interferes with a just appreciation of his cranial 

 capacity, but there is enough visible of his frontal developement to 

 indicate the man of clear discernment, shrewd intellect, and power. 

 His visage is long ; his eyebrows large, but not overshadowing ; 

 clear observant eyes ; his nose is prominently marked ; whilst his 

 lips and chin show a less masculine type than the rest of his facial 

 features. There can be little hesitation in inferring from the study 

 of his portraiture, that he was endowed with though tfulness, acumen, 

 and fixedness of purpose. Along with his self-possession there 

 seems to breathe an air of complaisance and kindly feeling ; but the 

 most tangible manifestation in his portrayal is strength of mind, 

 with large perception and general knowingness of cliaracter. A 

 collarless coat buttoned up in the front, with full skirts and ample 

 outside pockets, upturned sleeves giving freedom to the wrist, and 

 the opportunity of displaying white linen ; breeches buckled at the 

 knees, and strong hosing covering the lower limbs, constitute his 

 habilaments. He is seated on a big arm chair ; upon his knees 

 rests a three-cocked hat holding his gloves, and portion of his right 

 hand, whilst his left arm rests on a table near to a book. A portion 

 of a clock, with a glass front showing the mercurial pendulum, 

 graces the wall of the apartment, — a fitting, or rather an historical 

 adjunct to his portraiture." 



He was never married, and no record of his domestic life or 

 social habits has come down to us. He died full of years and full 



