I am Thomas Jones, a native of London, and a freeman of Dublin. I was born in February, 1800, and am consequently forty years old. I have passed through a variety of fortune, but on the whole I have been a successful man. I was educated at a public school, and passed from thence to college, where I spent a considerable time, and acquired a considerable degree of knowledge. I have lived a free and open air, and am become familiar with many kinds of men. I have lived in a three-cornered hat, and in a southern exposure. I have lived in Dublin, Cork, and Waterford, and have lived in London also. I have lived in summer and in winter, and have written this history of my life in a spring month. I
