A YOUNG FELLOW OF 118.
:. ; . "', M.Ohevreul, the " Centenarian of JYance,'.' is said to be completely distanced by a venerable peasant, ,who was, according to a Paris chronicler^ ' latels: introduced by a French nobleniaii to a famous English statesmen;; . The : peasant is 11 8/ years old, and looks like a "young fellow." of sixty. He walked tht ee kilometries in order to see the English statesman and is sound in limb, does not wear spectacles, and possesses every one of his teeth. His father died "by accident, " as he calls' it, at the age .of 1 1 0. - : M Oheverul's oountry rival took part in the memorable siege of Saragossa, which was defended by , Pelafox, in 1808, on which occasion the famous Maid, immortalised by . Byron, in 'Childe Harold,' performed wonders as a female warrior.
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Bush Advocate, Volume I, Issue 74, 25 October 1888, Page 3
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134A YOUNG FELLOW OF 118. Bush Advocate, Volume I, Issue 74, 25 October 1888, Page 3
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