The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-04-11
Knickerbocker Miscellany.
FROM THE APRIL NUMBER.

| FROM THE APRIL NUMBER.
A city correspondent writes US as follows:-
In former number OF the Knickerbocker, you
had "Reminiscences Of Aaareto Jactson.' Iwi.h
to add the following, which will go to show
your readers that on one occasion the General
was conqured-bnt, as far as l know, it was
the only time:
While Iaboring under severe attack of ILL
ness, during his last Presidential term, his phys
ician, Dr. Hunt, ordered cups applied to his
temples. When the operator was proceeding
to remove the cray hairs from the spot,
the pride of personal appearance (the
white venerable locks, by which he was known
to so many thousands OF his countrymen) was
fully aroused, and the old Hero, who had faced
a thousand guns, now shrank from the marring
OF h g Roman head and features by few in
cisOns of the scarifying blade. In his usual
peremptory manner, he said; ... sg
- Doctor, don't put those cups on my temples;
put them on the back of my neck, slr.'
But it required two to make that bargain.
DR.. Hunt, quite as positive as the old Gen.
eral, both in spirit and manner, issued his ORDER
'Slt down, General, and be cupped where I
tell you, or won't answer for your life. Sit
down, SIR
The brave old Hickory became a bulrush,
and with almost inhntile docility submitted to
the process, without uttering another word.
1t our friend Judge Elmonds denies the
authenticity of the following, we shall perhaps
be forced TO admit that the story is not founded ;
in one of the little villages Of Westchester
county lived an old fellow somewhat fond Of
his glass Of toddy, and of hanging around the
bar-rooms Of the village taverns, to hear the
gossip and occasionally indulge and some
times to an excess Of which he was afterwards
very much a>hamed. lie went by the name of
old SAM and was was really very entertain
ing parsonage. lie had seen General Wash
ington, and was, according to his own story, the
cause of the Bri ish evacuating the city. His
account of the manner Of etfecting this object
nsed to make a great deal OF sport, and believ-
ing IN it implicitly, he was never tired of relat-
ing it.
Come. Sam, some village avernlounger
would say, tell us about your driving the Brit
ish out cf New-York.'
"Well, now, Squire, don't exactly say that
did do it, but but I'll give You the :acts, and
you can draw your own conclusions:
You sec, the fact was knew the British
was in New York; and knew, and we lclr,
that they been there long enough; and for one
| was determined they should Mt lie be there
any longer. One night after we lad been talk
ng about it for 50 ne tine before going to bed,
sail to our flkS: L shall ride 10 the city to-
morrow morning, and be there before day break;
and shall go armed!'
4 went right out to the stable, with Ian
tern, three hours before day light, saddled our
old white mare, put two loaded pistols in the
holsters Of the saddle. and took my fathers's
'Swoard' that he carried at Bunker Hill, and
got into New York early in the morning, and
tile British had 1efi
'They had evacuated the city, do you mean
to say"
4 mean TO say they had retreated-sone--
run away. Now don't mean to say that the
British knew that was coming, but CO say
that it looked very much like itn
He had tod the story so many times, and
with such slight variations, that he actually had
come 10 believe that the British troops left New
York, because they had got wind that he was
coming armed on his white mare.