New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-30
A ccntennr,an Negro.
From DIE Harrodsburg {Kentuokyl Press

From the Harrodsburg tKentucky) Press we
extract the following:
Glasgow, once favorite servant Of the late
Charles Cunningham. Esq, died at the residence
of his master, Major W. /. Meberly, of this place,
early the morning OF the 18th instant, aged liz
years.
Uncle Glasgow, as he has been Familiarity called
for the last half century, is deserving, well from
his great age as from his many rare qualities, of
more than passing notice. He served with faith
fulness and industry, as teamster, during the
evolutionary war--retaining distinct recollection
of General Washington, and often spoke Of him
with love and generation.
II will be seen that at the time Of the revolution
the deceased was man of from 30 TO IS years Of
age, and only l6 years younger than the z Father
Of his country who died at an advanced age more
than 60 years ago.
Glasgow was grown man when Charles Gun
ningham, bis late master, was born, and Survived
him twenty years, although his master at the time
Of his death, was by no means young
MI. Robert Cunningham, in whose family Glas-
gov was born, was one Of the earliest pioneers of
the State of Kentucky, and brought his faithful
want with him to the dark and bloody ground.r
Residing, as merchant, many years at Lexington,
he had Glasgow employed as wagner between
that point and " Limestone often entrusting him
with large amounts of money, and even sending
him with specie (the only currency in those days)
TO Pttsbnrg and distant points. He often said that
he felt justas safe when Glasgow had charge of
his money Ms If he carried it himself.
Nearly every man has his weakness. Glasgow
had two--he had great horror Of physic and a
fondness for whisky. During the prevalence of
cholera, in 1883, his wife Dilsey was taken sick-a
popular physician was called who prescribed for
her and left several OF his nallible powders to be
taken from time to time, and departed on his
rounds to visit other patients. In the evening, he
returned by Glasgow's cottage, and hailed the old
man as he was sitting by tho door:
"Gaod evening. Uncle Glasgow, how is Disey ~
She don't need none Of your medicine now Y
replied the old man, with sob.
mot dead, hope?"
"Ah! yes, Doctor,n aaid Glasgow, heaying u
deep sigh, that last dose JiTed her,"
Glasgow had taken a prejudice against medi-
cinemen in early life, and Dilseyss untmely death
(she was about seventy did not tend in the least
to eradicate it, He had occasional attacks Of
severe illness, but the utmost entreaties OF his kind
mistress and master were employed in rain to in
duee him to take medicine, and equally fruitless
were their circumstances in regard TO his inYeter
ate habit of getting drunk.
Some fifteen years ago one of the colared family,
occupying the same room with Glasgow, was taken
sick, and as the family physician was proceeding
to the quarters, Major III. posted him in regard to
the old mans pccuialities, and asked him to pre-
scribe for Glasgow also. Having dispatched the
first patient the doctor turned to the old soldier,
and remarked:
'UncIe Glasgow, you seem to be a little sick,
too; let me feel your pulse"
'fWell, doctor,e said he, extending his hand,
you can feel my pulse, but Glasgow don't take
none of your physic.S
After a moments raasc, the doctor turned to
Major NJ. aud said:
Major, Glasgoa's pulse is rather feeble; |
think 4 good brandy toddy would help him."
This was too much for Glasgow's philosophy
his countenance frightened; his muscles relaxed;
his bony fuse assumed first a smile. then grin
and, turning his big white eyes upon the disciple
Of Galen he said:
hHa, ha doctor, Master Billy has called the
right physician at last=-youise got more sense
than all the doctors he's eyer had here YETI
Glasgow has gone the way of all the Garth.
Many worse man, By o freak of fortune or by the
adulation Of friends, has been transformed into q
hero.