He had another smaller telescope, made by himself, and had a spectroscope in process of making.

He is now quite old, but his delight in his studies is still unbounded and unabated.

It seems so sad that he has had no right opportunity for developing his talent." Mr.Wicksteed was very much interested in the case, and called my attention to it, that I might add the story to my repertory of self-helping men.

While at York I received a communication from Miss Grace Ellis, the young lady in question, informing me of the name of the astronomer--John Jones, Albert Street, Upper Bangor--and intimating that he would be glad to see me any evening after six.

As railways have had the effect of bringing places very close together in point of time--making of Britain, as it were, one great town--and as the autumn was brilliant, and the holiday season not at an end, I had no difficulty in diverging from my journey, and taking Bangor on my way homeward.