Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-28

, ! l''NN iN'tlNVN Iil'lldl NbVli, anu
he was borne from the ground
across the river, and taken TO a house
near the shore. He fingered thirty
six hours, during which the most
pathetic scenes occurred about his
bedside. a private letter written
Mt the time, shows Us the mother
and the father at the side Of their
dying son.
"All the physicians in town were
called for" writes this correspond
cnt, "and the news spread Hike z con-
llagrati0n. Atthe theatre. was in
formed of il about nine o'clock Mon
day evening. ( Immediately ran to
| the house, near the State prison, from
whence Twas told that they dare not
remove him. Picture 10 yourself
my dear girl the emotions which
must have assailcd me on my arrival
at his room, 10 which ] was admitted
as his old college classmate. On u
bed without curtains, lay poor Phil,
! pale and languid, his rolling dist0rt-
cd eyeballs darting forth the flashes
of delirum. On one side of him, on
| ''i~ '''nN ht,'I IttI ms "S"lIHti ldJl-
err Oh NE other ms distracted mother;
around nm, numerous friends, weep
ing and fixed in sorrow Blanchad
with astonishIncnt and alright was
the cOmtenmcc which, a few mo-
mcnts before, was ilumucd hv the
smile of mcrrimcnt. ! could cuntiu-
ne in the room but 4 very short time
recurring nome, qu}Chennd my
pace almost uhconsciouaiE, hoping
| 'VtScaI'c 'ne image, "a WcI as inc re
aIitS, OF WhaJ ! hal WljhcSSca.'
me young man dled next morning,
| ncIWcth four anu I'VE O'Clock. His.
l"lhcF' we are told, was WIN dIlilcuI-
! " supported 10 lhe grave, ana the
llothcr remained at mono stricken
WIN gIiet robbed OF her oI,apring by
" SeilSeleeS custom ana q uehalcUod
puDle opimon.
This dupl Of thc rcolor Lnowne
proved to hc lint tLe nrnluGo snd ,r
hcar-al orthe ono wbicl ilran y,,r.
later deprived Mrs. Hamilton o' a
husband, and her seven children ofa
father, The circumstances were
startingly similar. The duel wna
fought on the same gr0lnd for SINH |
lar-oficnsiVc word uttered by Ham
ilton. The wound which Tie father
received was very similar 10 tho one
which destroyed the son, and the
father, like the son, did not fire at his |
antagonist. The father, too. we-
borne across the river and taken 10 q |
friends house near the shore, where
he fingered almost the same number /.
Of hours rs the son, and died sur /
rounded by the same thrungo weep /
ing friends and relations. It was |
doubtless a consolation 10 his wife, so |
cruelty injured, TO discover that She
had been in his thoughts the evening I
before, when he had w;ittpu solemn /
injunction to his children never to
forget what they owned To the "tcsf (
and most devoted Of mothors.n In
his will, he left all that he Possessed /
to his "dear and excellent wife, and /
then added these words:
uShould II hanneu tbot lbero is NOT
cpolrh forthr navmrnf Of dnIf4 ! /
cmtrrot INV ,lror rEii,Irrn If nav mr.
anv of,hrrn ehmlld r,-rr La AHA taI
mal;r nm thr drtirirurv ,-itllont
hesitation commit 10 tirir ,joIirary ~ (
wi.L whirb is dictatoJ hy. mv nvrn
TLoIob rnnsrioiI. That 7 Gorn loo far
snnritirrd rho intorn.t. nf nv 1rniI,. /
lopuhlic avocatious and on thjs no. ,
count have thr les. claIm to burden
my children, yet trust in their mag /
,t e.,
this my request. In so uuGivorablc
an event ofthings, the support ofthcir /
dear mother, with the most respectful /
and tender attention, il duty, all |
the saCrcincss of which they will feel. /
Probably her own matrimonial re-
sources will preserve her from indig-
enrc. But in all situations thcv are
charged to bear i'm mind that she has
been to them the best ofmothcTS.n
Thus can the eloquent tongue apol-
ogizc for the faults Oft weak heart;
and women, in their tender charity,
accept the eloquent words and for
give the mighty wrong which lays 1
waste their lives. Why should he not /
anJ S,,'L ~ nu,i ,;o oioi,, ii ,on Ml,u anu i
~, Nj NJ. 'ij " IH' 'I, oJ u4'' r
ac NJ ~ iiit w. - ',,C' ot @ "l' 70 LEI, rtoS H
Wv T., al ''r o - ''t tln. ,,,l'' or =" is"' ool
40 ro ,,o, r0," ~ ,hot I a Jaa,. n,n,l h,+.o saJ @
, ~" ,,,', "l ,''I, h va I,oo,, We,
alt,!., u,,e',r 'I' ,i .',, ,;L Ii,,,ii ,,,
tat .,,I -,.n,,, r'',,7 ''i'' 7''''
'ol' was ''''
Mrs: Hamilton remained tor more
than hily years q widow, ami during
all that period Ihe was an ohiecl ol
VGhGfatloi' ana VerHlar interest II II
# is nleasinr to know thal hcr chill
drrn faithfully observed their fathers
iniuurtion. t,hc testified TO thp "un-
rrmitting kindness and attention.
which She had received from her son.
James A. Hamilton. lie even sup-
plicd her wants too abundAntly. One
Of her letters to him has been publish
Ell, in which she tells MN that Shg,
dld not need cheGN Wiiirl ne haG
sent her. and that he must not sGnG
her any moro money unless she asked
for ii.
nAsolI Good orts " sbo added "arc
rocordcd in thc boLit,tion whrrr
,,our fathor now il / hovo M douLt |
fhis ono VIII he nroclaimpd fn lin
onJ | ba\e fms givcn Him another
n,otivn mot m to innlorH continnad BLESSING.
n,,on Won knrn my, Inor son y
Dmrin" tbn last vnors of her lita she
vos much interesisI in the nrosDeri-
rtI'I,-;,I,,I,, S,,ai.,t,,o, pr,Ln,,