Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-12-28
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General Jaehs0n's Wife.-Her Last
Hours and Her Tomb,

The new Tolume of Mr. Parton's "Life
of Andrew Jackson" has the following ac-
count of The death Of his wife:
On Monday evening, the evening before
the 25d, her disease appeared to take a
decided turn for the hetter and then she
so earnestly entreated the General to pre-
pare for the fatigues of the morrow. by
having night Of undisturbed Sleep that he
consented, at last, 10 60 into an adjoining
room and lie down upon sofa. The doc
tor was still IN the house. Hannah aud
George we're to sit up with their mistress.
AZ 3 O'Clock the General bade her good
night, and went into the next room and took
of his coat preparatory TO lying down. He
had been gone out about five minutes. Mrs,
jackson was then, for the first time removed
from her bed, that it might be arranged for
the night. While sitting in a chair sup
ported in the arms of Hannah, she uttered
long, loud, inarticulate cry, which was
Immediately followed by rattling noise in
the throat. Her head fell forward upon
EIannah's shoulder. She neither spoke nor
breathed again.
There was wild rush into the room of
the husband, doctor, relatives, friends and
servants. The General assisted to lay her
upon the bed "Bleed her." he cried. No
blood flowed from her arm. "Try the tenn
pie, doctor" Two drops stained her cap,
and no more followed
1t was long time before he could believe
her dead. He looked e1gerly into her face,
as if still expecting to see signs of return
ing life. Her hands and feet were cold.-
There could be no doubt then, and they
prepared table for laying her out. With
choking voice, the General said
"Spread four blankets upon it. If she
loes come to, she will lie so hard upon the
able"
ale sat all night long in the room by
Ter side, with his face in bis hands, 'griev-
ng,' said Hannah, and occasionally loeking
nto the face and feeling the heapt and pulse
'r tfIe form dear him. nfajpr Lewis,
Who had been Immediately sent for, arrived
nst before daylight, and found him still
here, nearly speechless and wholly incon-
olable. He sat in the room nearly all the
ext day, the picture of despair. 1t was
My with great difficulty that he was per-
uaded to take little coffee.
"'And this was the way concluded Han
ah, that old mistps died; and we always
" that when we lost her we lost mistgs
nd mother too, and mpre mother than
mistus. And we say the same of old
aster; for he was more ftiher to US than
master, and many's the time we've wish
him back again, TO help Us out Of our
oubles.'
"The remains of Mrs. jackson still lie
the corner Of the Hermitage Garden,
ext to those of her husband, in a tomb
repaired by him in these of their reception.
resembles, in appearance, an open sum
er house-a small, white dome. supported
: pillars of white marble. The tablet
at covers the remains of Mrs. jackson
ads as follows:
Here lie the remains Of Mrs. Rachel
lckson, wife of President jackson, who i
ed the 22d of December, 1928, aged 81.
er face was fair, her person pleasing, her {
mper admirable, her ieart kind; she de-
,hted in relieving the wants Of her fellow
eatures and cultivated that divine pleas s
e by the most liberal and unpreiending J
ethods to the poOr she was benefactor; 5