concludethislastchapter，Ihavetorelateperhapsthemostextraordinarystoryofall——thatofanotherastronomerinhumblelife，inthepersonofaslatecounteratPortPenrhyn，Bangor，NorthWales。
WhileatBirnam，IreceivedaletterfrommyoldfriendtheRev。
CharlesWicksteed，formerlyofLeeds，callingmyattentiontothiscase，andinclosinganextractfromtheletterofayounglady，oneofhiscorrespondentsatBangor。Inthatlettershesaid:“WhatyouwriteofMr。ChristmasEvansremindsmeverymuchofavisitIpaidafeweveningsagotoanoldmaninUpperBangor。HeworksontheQuay，buthasaverydecidedtasteforastronomy，hisleisuretimebeingspentinitsstudy，withagreatpartofhisearnings。Iwenttherewithsomefriendstoseeanimmensetelescope，whichhehasmadealmostentirelywithoutaid，preparingtheglassesasfaraspossiblehimself，andsendingthemawaymerelytohavetheirconcavitychanged。Heshowedusallhistreasureswiththegreatestdelight，explaininginEnglish，butsubstitutingWelshwhenataloss。Hehasscarcelyeverbeenatschool，buthaslearntEnglishentirelyfrombooks。AmongotherthingsheshoweduswereaGreekTestamentandaHebrewBible，bothofwhichhecanread。Hislargesttelescope，whichisseveralyardslong，hehasnamed’Jumbo，’andthroughithetoldushesawthesnowcaponthepoleofMars。Hehadanothersmallertelescope，madebyhimself，andhadaspectroscopeinprocessofmaking。Heisnowquiteold，buthisdelightinhisstudiesisstillunboundedandunabated。
Itseemssosadthathehashadnorightopportunityfordevelopinghistalent。“
Mr。Wicksteedwasverymuchinterestedinthecase，andcalledmyattentiontoit，thatImightaddthestorytomyrepertoryofself-helpingmen。WhileatYorkIreceivedacommunicationfromMissGraceEllis，theyoungladyinquestion，informingmeofthenameoftheastronomer——JohnJones，AlbertStreet，UpperBangor——andintimatingthathewouldbegladtoseemeanyeveningaftersix。Asrailwayshavehadtheeffectofbringingplacesveryclosetogetherinpointoftime——makingofBritain，asitwere，onegreattown——andastheautumnwasbrilliant，andtheholidayseasonnotatanend，Ihadnodifficultyindivergingfrommyjourney，andtakingBangoronmywayhomeward。