18 jonas hobson's advice, See. 
round him in silent sorrow. Thus he lay 
about two hours ; and breathed out his 
pious soul at nine o'clock that evening. 
He had been so good a man, that the 
parson, without being desired, gave him 
a fine character on Sunday : and, as they 
were going out of church, one of the people 
said, he wished tftat character was his. The 
parson, overheax-ing him, turned round and 
asked, Wh/y tlien Thomas don't you make it 
so ? The parson afterwards spoke to the 
.'squire, and they joined together, and put 
up a stone over his grave, with this inscrip- 
tion ; — Here lies the body of Jonas Hobson, 
formerly of this parish, now a saint in 
heaven. He was a pious man, and set a 
good example to a wicked place. You, who 
did not follow his example during his life, 
follow it now, after his death, and the Lord 
will yet be merciful unto you. His mortal 
life began July 3, 1705. His immortal life^ 
Jan. 19, 1779. 
3d Maf, 1 805. 
