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staining, almost entirely, from animal food ; his favourite articles 
being tea, bread and butter, and baked apples. His wife said, that 
after such a breakfast, he would go out and work till noon; then 
dine upon the same, if he could get it, and then take the same at 
night, and particularly that he always drank tea, whenever he 
could obtain it, three times a day. Except his cough, which 
they told us had not been of long standing, we saw nothing in 
Francisco’s appearance that might indicate speedy dissolution, 
and he seemed to have sufficient mental and bodily powers to 
endure for years to come. 
‘The old man manifested a great deal of feeling and even 
tenderness, which increased as we treated him with respect and 
kindness: he often shed tears, and particularly when on coming 
away, we gave him money, he looked up to heaven and thanked 
God, but did not thank us: he however pressed our hands very 
warmly, wept, and wished us every blessing, and expressed some- 
thing serious with respect to our meeting in another world. His 
character appears remarkably sincere, guileless, and affectionate.” 
Wonder, a negro belonging to George Booker of Prince 
Edward county, Virginia, died March 15, 1819. He was born 
in April, 1693, and he was named Wonder from the circum- 
stance that his mother was in her 58th year at the time of his 
birth. He was of great strength of body, and his mental powers, 
which were far superior to that of people of colour in general, he 
retained in a surprising degree. He was a constant labourer in 
his master’s garden till within eight or ten years of his death. 
John Gilley was born in Ireland, about 14 miles from Cork, 
in 1690. He came to America about the year 1750; resided on 
the Kennebec, near Fort Western, upwards of 50 years, and died 
at Augusta, July 9, 1813, aged 124. He was of small size, 
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