Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-11

Mrs. jackson is said to have been a
curious mixture Of coarseness and re-
hnement, vulgarity and elegance. A
correspondent, writing from the Her.
mltage some years before her death,
describes her as ga coarse-looking.
stout little woman, side by side with
him, whom you might easily mistake for
his washwoman, were it not for the
marked attention he pays her, and the
love and admiration she manifests for
him. Her eyes are bright, and express
great kindness of heart; her face is
broad, and her features plain; her COM
plexion SO dark as almost to suggest a
mingling Of races in that climate
where such things occur. But withal
she is SO good natured and motherly that
you Immediately feel at ease with her,
however shy You may be OF the stately
person at her side. Herfigure is rather
full, but loosely and carelessly dressed.
so that when she is seated she seems to
sink into herself in a manner that is
neither graceful nor elegant. [ have
seen such forms since then, and have
thought I should like to experiment
upon them with French corsets, to see
what they would look like if they we're
gathered into some permanent shape. 7
have heard my mother say that when
the General yielded to her destinations
she was bright, sparkling brunette,
and passed for beauty. But being
without culture, and out of the way o
refining influences, she is now Just what
L describe" ,'i -
x e. 81 x X
i On the other tablet is incribed in
round Roman letters: gae
la..' Here lie the remains of
ID MRS. RACHAEL JACKSON.
the wife Of PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON,
who died the 22d of December, 1923.
Aged 81 years.
Her face was fair; her person
pleasing, her temper amiabe.
and her heart kind. She de-
lighted in relieving the wants
OF her fellow creatures and
cultivated that divine pleasure by
the most liberal and unpretendng
methods. To the poor she was a
benefactor. To the rich an exam
pie. 10 the Wretched a comforter: 81
to the prosperous an ornament.
.# Her plety went hand in hand with
her benevolence, and she thanked
her Creator for being permitted to
Go good. being so gentle and
so ylrtuous SANDER might wound,
but could not dishonor. Even 3d.
. Death when he tore her from the -.
,a. arms OF her husband could not
HAAS. but transport her to the bosom of T@e.
her God.
4" Who wrote that?' I asked of
Gracey, when [ finished copying the
words IN my notebook, for there has
always been dispute as to the author
ship Of Mrs. Jaekson's epitaph. 40 Z
"a Mr.. Lee" she replied, ga friend
OF the Generals. He lived here long
tme."
No one man ever became SO fully a
part of another man as Henry Lee a
part of Andrew Jackson. He was his
protege, his confdante, his counselor,
his secretary, his 15dus debates. He
wrote Jackson's speeches, his letters,
and many Of his public documents, and
one blographer goes SO far as to assert
that he wrote Jackson's autographs.
Said Old Hickory of his first inaugural
"Those were my ideas, but Lees
Words 81 f, al. ~
Lee had a singular history. A son Of
the famous Henry Lee of the Revolu-
ton, in early manhood he committed
the most disgracefel Of crimes Sc
duction Of his wife's sister-and fleeing
from the Indignation of his friends he
sought a home over the mountains in
the almost impenetrable valley of the
Cumberland. A mere boy, he had been
with Andrew Jackson in the war of
1872, and the latter, who could pardon
any crime that was not committed
against himself, made the recreant a
member of his own house, where he re-
manned for nearly forty years till Jack