Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-05-17
Parlon's Life Of Jackson---S Some.
thing about Nashville.

reception of the second volume OF
this popular work. In running cas-
ually over its pages we were attracted
by the following allusion to Nashville,
which we have no doubt the reader
will peruse with as much interest as
We have done:
The new Hermitage has been
built; grand mansion for that day,
much the most imposing private
residence in the vicinity. 1t was
begun in the summer OF 1919,
when the General returned from the
Seminole war, sick, and, as he sop
posed, not long for this world. MA.
ior Lewis tells me that be rode out
to the Hermitage one day soon AZ.
ter General Jackson began to get
about after his severe illness. With
slow and faltering steps, leaning.
heavily on his stick, the General
took him to the site selected lor the
new residences very leve. spot
lin a large flat field, near the ' old
block house. Major Lewis recon-
mended another site slightly elesa-
ted above the almost prairie-hke level
Of The farm. !,
NO, Major said the General,
Mrs. Jackson chose this spot, and
she shall have her wish. | am go
ing to build this house for her, !
don't expect to live in it myself.
And the house was built. Let US
90 and see it. We must start from
Nashville, eleven miles and q quarter
| from the MISUNDERSTANDING, to
which the General used in those years
to ride in carriage drawn by four
hanesomei iron grey horsesattepded by
servants, in blue livery with brass but
tons, glazed hats, and silver bands. a
very big man, sir remarked one o.
the aged walters of the City Hotel
Of Nashville. 'We had many big
men, sir, in Nashville at that time,
but General jackson was the biggest
man of them all. knew the GeneTal,
sir: but be always had SO many peo.
ple around bin when he caIlle to
town that it was not often could
get a chance to say anything to him.
He didn't used to put up at ouI
house. No, sir; the old Nashville lnn
was General Jackson's house. he
was a might quick man, slr; he
used to step around lively. lnoS'
Washington, for thirty-hve years
waiter in the City Hotel.
Pleasant Nashville! uncon-
; rectcd, until withid these few years,
with the railway system either Of the
North or the South, Nashville mas
grown comparatively unoDserved'
from the cluster Of log houses wnich
''iMr. Astronomer Bailey found on
the banks of the C Cumberland 10 1871
Ito be one of the most vigorous ano
|. beautiful cities Of the Southwest.
!, North Carolina is The Massachu
|, setts of the South, without a Boston
Tennessee is the Pennsylvan'a OF int
South. with Ph;ad9lphia.
AS the stranger rides il the SLOW
Chattanooga cars from the scuther, ,
t border m Of Tennessee towafdsits capital
: he finds it difficult TO believe at tunes
that fl he is not travelling in Penn
d sylyanis. The LAY Of the land nc
e clear ehs III rispliug streams, the lons
: train Of coal-cars, th. baro-Meoo -. -,
Q ests. the prevalence o. waes; ! al, an' =
: corn over cotton, all remind !, h'm o
S the keystone State. The villages o
e 1Ss tennessee, as os all other sousher,
States. States, are e, few " iss s.rtssrn ~
desolate and forIorp looking oeyoo' W,
r description. NashsiIle, however we
e is curiously PhaadeIphIan. : !. IN :.
brick pavements, the hoes esa squa,' : -
!. old family mansions ,,e,s q .og .o';d;tv xu :
material, the unpfsteDding: 10 so''o,.y sto,e.
# the place, the markets, sns a yir ID +
!. all have Philsdslphian @ AK, ano stroat =
e Cherry Che r street, Broad street, "a. a
philadslphia names. oine'pSa'. ps;'.ds +.
|, : phian than Nashville. .1,,ss anaee0' ;nt :
: : tbe western cities that sprung ~, ~
M existence while Philadelph.a N;as was - .
q metropolis Of the county .e c0p,so d;tv an y
y necnlisrities Of The motncs ei's' az