The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-10-17
NO. 20.
ANECDOTES or GEN. JACKSON.

company with Paul Ferris, young
lawyer, for visit to the Hermitage,
where the remains of Gen. Jackson rest.
cd aLd which was then The residence of
bis adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr.
We drove rapidly over to Lebanon turn
pike some dozsn miles, when we came in
sight Of the undalating fields in which
the Generals old home was nestled
DO you know, said Paul to ne ,how
Gen Jackson gave a dinner party us
the end OF his presidential career9
We confessed our ignorance.
1T was in this way, said Paul 'after
his return from Washington the citizens
generally flocked around him, and he
called some of his Intimate associates
together, and expressed wish to enter
tain as many of his friends as could be
assembled upon any one occasion. The
arrangements for the music and speeches
were dseu9sed--the capacity of the
rooms, elc., when one gentleman lnqu,r,
cd, how shall we send the iuvitations?,
The invitations! !! exclaimed the Gen.
eral, publish them in the papers, sir!
pPbdsh'lhen in the papers! Do you
,arpo3c l am going 20 have an adjourn,
ad'mast.ns Of my kitohen.oabinet out
here IN Fennessoel No, gentleman, I'll
invite every man, woman aud chlld, that
ever had a kind thought for Andrew
J2ckaon, III give party out there in
tbe woods You won't fnd greoner nor
.sotter carpet than the grass, nor a more
splendid roof than the oak branches, and
for refreshments we will have drove Of
sheep aud oxen, sir----a real old.fashioned
balbIcuo that shall make the forest ring
agliu'--, and SO he did. The announces.
ment was made in the public prints,
chat on such a day (the date has escaped
me now Anltew jackson would be glad
to see all bis old friends at the Hermi-
tasej and the multitude poured in from
all the crossroads on horseback, and
poured out from the city in carriages,
until the crowd was like an army. II
was great party. don't think any
other maa in the country ever gave one
| in this way and you need not be surs
priscA that the General was popular at
home.
AS we turned off from the turnpike
and catered country road that was lit.
tie more than a lane, we saw the mansion
] to which the worn,out soldier and states.
man bad retired to spend the quiet eve
mug Of What had been to him the stormy
days of lifJ,time. And here l come
10 the point intend to explain, viz.
the situation OF the Generals residence,
and lhe reason why it was placed there.
You will observe said Paul as we ap,
'pma'hea The gate, that the Hermitage
has Dorig colouuaio across its entire
trout, the columnsand entablature reach.
ing to 'he roof but from this point,
which is exactly in trout Of the building,
it seems to be cut off, or rather, the
lower half is hidden by rising slope,
winch reaches a beautiful elevation two
hundred yards from the entrance to the
grounds. .a li
Yes said !, and I wopder why it
was, that with so perfoot natural site,
an ominence that gently inclines in all
directions, aud 50 necessary for the dis
play of Greciau architecture, the house
should have been built on the side of the
hill away from the road, thus cutting off
all prospects Of seeing or of being seen
from the lower windowsF
Now I happen to know all about
that SAID Paul. Il was on tho spot
when the foundations were being laid,
and demonstrated with the General unon
his nre,rt,ra.s cbo;oo of S;,,o,;on. ara
,'a,n,nl aa,,,,,a, ~ ,a.,,.' 1I
P0'a'0u o'' '"o ""'u'a' opa''y oi Tue one
we nave just nollced.
yes! yes ! know all about that, said
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