Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-05-04

Fem the Y. y. Couric5.
GEN. IIARRIsON'S LAST LITTER.

6i.N. Ill AItItiSON+S Las 1 l. X.
On Saturday, a hardy, weather beaten,
but very respectable looking seaman pre-
scented himself TO the Collector, at the Gus
tom House, and inquiring for Mr.. Curtis,
said, General Harrison told me to give
this letter into your band. He told me TO
give his kind respects 10 Mr.. Curtis, and
SAID AR. Curtis was his friend, and would
be my friend" Mr.. Curtis opened the
letter ard found ii DE, from It's date one
Of the last, if not the cery last letter, writ
ten-by Gen. Harrison. 1t bears date Of
the day when his illness commenced.
The reader viii see from perusa Of 1t,
that amidst all the cares and troubles of
his high position, he was true to the hu n
bIest Of his old friends. Tucker says the
General made him come to the dinner ia
bic with the great folks, and when he he
Stated and minated that he had better
90 bel0lr for his dinner, the General said,
" Tucker. You aad have been shipmolcS,
and a long time together. You are an hon
est man, come and eat your dinner with
me, aud come here again tomorrow morn
ing aud get your breakfast with me-"
Tucker says the General invited him to
stay in Washington, and told him he would
take care Of h;m, bat bis wife and children
being in New York, Tucker preferred to
return. He says General II. followed him
into the grounds on the east side of the
White House, and then walkd with him
arm .n-arm-that the General had no hat
on, aud when Tucker adycrcd to his La
L., / 10, 81, Il.
by saying he was already unwell. IIay-
i,g received the letter from the General,
Tucker says he followed him to the door,
aud shock him by the hand, saying, . GO
to my friend Mr.. Curtis, and after YOU
have been to him, don't forget TO write to
me that you aHd your wife and children
are happy again.
Tucker says he had no money TO come
home BY land but he did not let the Gene
raj know it, for he knew he would let him
have some in minute, and he did not
wish to take money from The good old
man VINO had been so kind to him. And
50 Tucker WcI.t on board the schooner L.
l.. Sturgis, at Alexandria, and worked his
passage home to New York. When he
came to lhc custom house he had not been
ashore thirty minutes, and having first
heard the sad news Of the death of this
kjad bcnctactor, as he passed up the Old
SLIP dock, the abundant tears that fell
down his hardy checks testified that his is.
no ungrttcrul heart.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. Curtis i'm
mcJialrly appointed Mr.. Tucker an in
.,.,cf,,,, 0i tina customs
"WAsHINGroN, March 2G, 1911.
"45car Sir-Thc bearer hereof, Mr..
Momls Tucker, veteran seaman, came
with INC from Carth0geua, as the mate Of the
brig Montido, IN the year 1929. IL an as
ISOLATION of several weeks | imbibcda high
opinion of his character, so much so that
expressing desire to leave the sea in
vncd him to come to North Bend to spend
the remainder Of his days withmc. Suisse
qucnt miStortuncs prevented his doing so,
as he was DESTROYS to bring some money
with him to commence farming operations.
His bad fortune still continues, having been
several times shipwrccked within few
years. He says that himself and family are
now in such situation that the hutnblest
employment would be acceptable to him,
and | write this 10 recommend him TO yolr
favorable notice. | am persuaded that no
cue possesses, in a higher degree, the yr-
tues of fidelity, honesty and interchangeable
industry; and, might add, of indomilable
bravery, If that was quality necessary for
the kind Of employment be seeks.
"lourS, very truly,
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