who hm completed Im \\5th Year* 
i«g all night was, that he might be able to pursue his employ- 
ment early in the morning. His pulse is 68 in a minute^ regu- 
lar and strong i no ossification of the arteries at the wrist can be 
discovered, His breathing is natural ; and his voice, which is ra- 
ther strong, appears to have undergone very little change. His 
mental faculties seem perfect; his memory is excellent as to partis, 
cwlar occurrences, but he does; not remember dates. He is happy,, 
and appears to enjoy life, He is alive to every thing around 
him, and acquainted with all the news of the day, at least with 
such news as country people are generally conversant in, and 
particularly with any thing that has happened in the village or 
neighbourhood. When trying his memory, I asked him if he 
had ever heard of the battle of Waterloo, or of Buonaparte ? 
He answered that he had heard top much of Buonaparte ; that 
he was a bad character, and at best only a coward ; as soon as 
he found himself in danger he ran off, I reminded him that 
he himself had once done the same thing, having been pre- 
viously informed that he was employed during the rebellion in 
1745 in making trenches around Carlisle, when he made a pre- 
cipitate retreat ; he laughed heartily, and confessed he ran away 
as soon as he could get ; he said he only remained among the 
soldiers one night. He entered freely into conversation with 
me, and made many inquiries about Carlisle, and particularfy 
about the Carlisle canal. He said, he remembered the first re- 
bellion in 1715: he was then eight or ten years of age; he 
beard a great deal about it at the time, and saw several men 
running away from it. On asking him why he was so late in 
marrying, he said he never thought much about getting a wife^ 
and how he got one he does not know, but think^ it was by mere 
accident. When inquiry was made of him if he still entertain^ 
©d any idea of marrying a second time, and if fie would not like 
a young wife, he replied, he would not like a young one ; that 
he thought an elderly one might suit him ; but being so very 
comfortably situated, he was better without one. When I ask- 
ed him if he ever used tobacco or snuff, he very shrewdly an- 
swered, he never wasted his money in that way ; he had plenty 
of ways of getting quit of his money without setting fire to it ; 
and as for spending it in snuff, it was just throwing it away. 
He seemed healthy and hearty. I have seldom been in the 
