Hopeful

A gentleman f rom Lonclon visiting Scotland, having heard that a man residing in the district where he had put up had just completed the lOOth yoar of his age, and being anxious to see the centenarian, paid him a visit. In the course of conversation the cockney congratulated the oM man on the healthy he had at his timo of life, "but," sáys he, "I presume you do not expect to see the end of another 100 years?" ' 'l'm noo very sure about that. Yon must mind l'm a heap stronger the noo thin whin I started wi' the first hunner," was tho