Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-01-19
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come to Charlotte, associated with the name
Of Andrew jackson, still she would bring
ont her little tale, unit, at last, she made,9
it get votes for him for the Presidency a2
AT MES. WnsoN's.--At Mrs. Wilson's,
Andrew paid his board BY doing what Nexsi
England people call chores BE brought
in wood, pulled fodder picked bssns,
drove cattle, went to mill, and took the;
farming utensils to be mended. Respect.
ing the last-named duty there Is astriking
reminiscence. .Fs -
Never DR.. Wilson would say, did An
drew come home from the shops without
bringing with him some new weapon with
which to kill the enemy. Sometimes it was
a rude spear, which he would forge while
waiting for the blacksmith to finish his job. ?
Sometimes it was club or tomahawk. -
Once he fastened the blade Of q scythe to q
pole, and, on reaching home, began to cut
down the weeds with it that grew about the
house, assailing them with extreme fury,
and occasionally utteriug words like these ::
.'oh, if Iwerea man, how I would sweep
down, the British with my grass.blade ysas
DR.. Wilson remembered saying to- his
mother when they were talking Of Andrew
one day - 81 s. !ags
Mother, Andy will 6ght his way inths'
world - .-a. g.,,;s .s.szfs.. sgat 3. s.-.,o
The doctor lived to see his predictionful-;
filled, and though he would never vote for
his old companion, he rejoiced exceedingly
when be heard, sixty years after, that this
swearing, registering lad had come to be q,
coutrite old man. Mrs. Wilson's chief re-
collection of her young guest was that he
was particularly wiling TO go out With her
into the garden and help her pick beans for
dinner, which she attributed to the obIi-
|gingness Of ofhisdisposition, butadded, ANDY
did like corn and beans, though. ~ /.
Mrs. JAcKsoN's DEATH.-In the sum.
mer Of l7S1, great cry of anguish and
despair came up to Waxhaw from the
Charleston prison ships, wherein, among
many hundreds of other prisoners, were con+s
fined some of the sons Of Mrs. ,Jackson's
sisters, and other friends and neighbors Of
hers from the Waxhaw country Mrs.
Jackson had seen at Camden what prison
ers Of war may suffer, when officers disdain
their duty, and contractors are scoundrels.
She had also seen what . little yigor and
tact can effect in the deliyerance of prison.
ers.. Andrew was no sooner quite out of
danger than his brave mother resolved 70
60 to Charleston distant one hundred and
sixty miles) and do what she could for the
prisoners there. The tradition of the neigh
borhood now is, that she performed the
entire journey on foot, In company withtwo
other women of like mind and purpose. It
is more probable, however, and 50 thought
General jackson, that these gallant women
rode on horseback, carrying with them q
precious store of gifts and rural Injuries
and medicines, for the solace of their i'm
prisoued relatives, and bearing whole hearts
full Of tender messages and precious news
from home. Protected, because unprotec-
ted, they reached Charleston in safety, and
gained admission to the ships, aud emptied
their hearts and saddle-bags, and brought
such joy to the haggard prisoners as only
prisoners know, when angel women from
home visit them. .e ~
And the history of this blessed expedi-
ltion ends. This only is further knownsof
lit, or will ever be. While stopping at the
/ house of a relative, William Barton by name,
who lived two miles and half from Char
lesion, Mrs. jackson was seized with the
ship fever, and, aftersa short illness, died,
and, was buried on theopen plain near by.
I have conversed with the daughter Of
William Barton, who is now Mrs. Thomas
Faulkner, of Waxhaw j.; but she was notborn
when Mrs. jackson died in her fathers
honse, and she is able to add nothing to our
knowledge, Of that event. One little fact
she has heard her mother mention, which
shows the careful honesty Of thisrace. The
clothes of Mrs. jackson, a sorry bundle,
were sent back from Charleston all the way
to her sorrowing son at Waxhaw.
f. PLAYING DIoE.-In December, 1882,
to the joy and exultation Of all the south
ern country, C6sflestou was evacuated, and
its scattered whig families were free tore
turn to their homes Apdrew, finding the
country dull after the departure of his gay
companions, suddenly resolved to follow
them to the city. He mounted his horse,
a fine and valuable animal that he had con-
trived to possess, and rode to Charleston
through the wilderness. There, it appears,
he remained long enough to@expend his
slender stock of money, and ran upa long
bill with his landlord. He was saved from
total ruin by curious incident, which is
thus related by one who heard it from him
self: HE had strolled one evening down
the street, andswas carried into a place
where some persons were amusing them
selves at game of dice, and much betting
was in progress. He was challenged fora
game by person present, BY whom pro-
posal was made to stake two hundred dol
lars against fine, horse on. which jackson
had come to Charleston. After some de-
liberation, he accepted the challenge
Fortune was on his side; the wager was
won and paid. He forthwith departed,
settled his bill next morning, and returned
to his home. my calculation said Ee,
speaking of this little incident, twas that,
if loser in the game, I would give the
landlord my saddle and bride, as far as
.ho,, ,,onld m to,pord the navn1ent of his