Well, as I was saying, the Virginian being obliged to stoop--the _stooping_ caused his head to be bowed down; and looking down, he saw a _book_ lying upon the starboard locker.--Well, says he, and what the d----l--but I think it expedient to omit the _Virginian_ oath; for this man, not being a moral man, swore consumedly, and did not know a _bible_ by sight, but only by _hearsay_.--And Captain, cried the _Virginian_, will you sell this bible of yours: I hear it's a mighty clever book for children.--And why not for grown people? cried the Captain, taking up the _book_. Why, quoth the _Virginian_, because I mean my three boys, who are from 11 to 14 years old, shall be good _scholards at their larning_--they can all say their letters already, and the youngest can spell.--The Boston sea Captain opening the bible found these words: "_Search the scriptures_;" and without saying any thing himself, pointed out the passage to the _Virginian_.--Pugh! said the _Virginian_, and walked upon deck.--Now, to explain this mystery, you must know the Yankee sea Captain shewed him the passage to denote that he would sooner sell his soul to the d----l, than his bible to a _Virginian_;--and the _Virginian_ said pugh! and walked upon deck, because he could not read. * * * * * LONGEVITY. Since we published the examples of longevity, collected by the editor of the Medical Adviser, we have seen another list, which is _supposed_ to comprise all, which can be found from the year 66 to 1799. The number of those who lived from _one hundred_ and _seventy_ to _one hundred_ and _eighty-five_ years is 3; from _one hundred_ and _sixty_ to _one hundred_ and _seventy_, 2; from _one hundred_ and _fifty_ to _one hundred_ and _sixty_, 3; from _one hundred_ and _forty_ to _one hundred_ and _fifty_, 7; from _one hundred_ and _thirty_ to _one hundred_ and _forty_, 26; from _one hundred_ and _twenty_ to _one hundred_ and _thirty_, 84; from _one hundred_ and _ten_ to _one hundred_ and _twenty_, 277; from _one hundred_ to _one hundred_ and _ten_, 1310. Total of those who survived a century, _Seventeen hundred and twelve_.----This writer could not have included in his list the examples of longevity which Russia furnished, for we frequently find in the bills of mortality of this country for a single year, twice the number of centenarians. We have before us the table of deaths for 1813, which gives the following remarkable ages. One 165;--three 135;--one 130;--fifteen 125;--thirty-three from 115 to 120;--fifty-three from 110 to 115;--one hundred and twenty-seven from 100 to 105;--fourteen hundred from 95 to 100;--two thousand eight hundred and forty-nine from 90 to 95;--four thousand four hundred and fifty-one from 85 to 90. Whole number of deaths 971,338.