Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-01-27

vous affections. She was sitting
smoking her corn-cob pipc when
1 she caught her last malady.
The dny of burial came, and we
witnessed the solemn scene. This
we confidently testify, that more
sineerc homage was done to. her
dead than was ever done to any
woman in our day and coun try liv-
ing. Thousands from the city and
from all the country around docked
to her funeral. The poor white
people, the slaves OF the Hermitage
and adjoining plantations, and the
noighbors, crowded eff the gentry
of town and country, and filled the
/. large garden in which the inter
ment took place She had been q
Hannah and Dorcas to every needy
household. She had been more
than mistress, Il mother TO her SER
wants and dcpcndants; and the
richest and best were proud of the
privilege of her sincere and simple
friendship She was, without qucs-
ton. loved and honored by high
and low. white and black, bond and
free. rich and poor and that love
was so unaffectedly expressed by d
vail so loud and long that there
was no mistaking its grief for the
loss, not Of the departed one, but of
the living left behind her. From
that same door of tho northeast
room of the honse, near which the
happy bridal party sat but q few
months before, her coffin was borne
to tho grave dug in the garden for
her remains
Following the pail. bearers came
Gen. jackson, with his left hand in
the arm ofGeneral Carroll, holding
his cano In his right hand, not
grasping it with the hand over the
head, but with the back oftho hand
up, and holding the point of the
cane forward as he would have held
sword, and where he stopped at
the pile of clay its point rested on
the clods Weeping and mourning
were heard on every side, bnt at
the moment of his coming mp to
that cold portal Of clay, favorite
old servant of Mrs Jackson burst
through the group around the pit,
and tried to get into the grave with
the coffin. She was about sixty
years ofage, robust and strong, and,
falling near the brink, got both feet
over the edge of the grave. when
the sexton and others took hold of
her and prcven ed her dcscen ding,
and were trying to raise her up and
remove her. Her cries were ag
oniziug: "My mistress, my best
friend, my love, my life, is gone-I'
will 90 with hcr!" '-'a
This was but moment; bnt,
close to General Jackson, we watch
ed him intcntly. Every muscle of
his face was unmoved ; steady as a
rock, without tear drop in his eye
VI ouaver in his voice, he quickly
raised the point of his cane, and
said "Let that faiIhful servant weep
for her best friend and loved mis-
tress she has the right and cause
to mourn for her loss and her grief
is sweet to me-" The persons who
mad hold of her immcd lately releas
ed her, and left her sitting over the
fresh clods weeping, and there she
remained, hindering the burial,
until after awhile some OF her friends
persuaded her to leave the side Of
the grave and let the ceremony go
on. The body was let down. "dust
to dust, was said, the grave was
filed mp and shaped into the com
mon meund which covers poor NOR
tality and General Jackson was led
away by General Carrsl back TO
tie northeast room. The crowd
followed, and we got in near 10 the
chief mourner Arriving fairly
into tnc ro9p and panslng few
moments, he looked around MIN,
and raising Ills voice, said,
"Friepds and ncighbors, | thank
YOU f',i' the i,onor'you have done TO
the sninted one whose remains now
rcpese in yondcr grave. She is
now in the bliss of Heaven, and |
know that she can suffer here no
more on earth That is enough for
my consolation; iAy loss is her gain
Bat / am lett without her 10 en-
counter the trials of life alone.
am now the Press lcnt elect of the
United States, and il q short time
must take my way 70 the metropolis
of my country, and if't had been
God $ will ] would have been CRATE
ful for the privilege OF taking her t.
my post df hunor and seating her
by my side, but Providence knew
what was best for her For mys If
/ bow TO Gods will and go alone to
the place of new and arduous du-
ties, and | shah not go without
friends to reward, and | pray God
that / may not be allowed to have
enemies to punish. | can forgive
all who have wronged me, but will
have fcrvently to pray that may
have grace TO enable me TO forget
or forgive any enemy who has ever
maligned that blessed one who is
now safe from all suffering and sor-
row, whom they tried TO put to
shame for my sake "ls'g' fae
This was uttered calmly, firmly,