The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-06-18
A PLUMP AND PRETTY BRUNETTE

But il middle age the plumpness increase
until all the signs Of waist hal disappear
ed, and the dart complexion became sti
darker, until it became almost the tint 0
venerable mahogouy. in plain words, 81
was short, fat and a remarkably common
looking old womau-unsracefuil, o
cou sc, and MT ct all yersed 10 the way u
polite society. Her husband, on the con
trary, though spare and angular in figure
and quits as destitute of culture as his wife
was confrssedly one of the most elegant
gentlemen Of the day. His public life, par
ticularly after
EHE BATTLE OF HEE ORLEANS,
/ brought him in close communication with
/ the gay world, aud lis manners contrjbu-
TED as much as his fame to make him the
centre Of every circle IN which he mingled.
/ But neither the sweet smiles Eor the sweet
er words OF the beauties who crow ed
around him ever made him for an instant
( forset-much less prove false to the mis-
/ ress OF hi. soul. Even his most intima te
friends could not discover = any word or
act on hi- part that he was conscious Of
his WIFE, physisal dlsadgantages and lack
Of what - called good breeding. TO him
he wac MT Cd nor ugly, nor ignorant or
/ awkward but always youag, always
handsome, always the embodiment Of
brightness ami grace No knight that ev
er laId lance in rest was m are devoted 10
the fair .ady whose co.Grs he wgIc, t'tan
was Jackson to the ancient dame Hho bore
h's name. Sac %as the only hum Il being
who could stem
THE TORRENT OF HIS FEARFUL PASSION.
word from bee lip>, Il glance from her
eye, and the iron MAJ llazins with wrath
aud apparently as untgrIahIe a. the lion of
the jungles, became as taEe "a lamb.
He tDred her from the very urptbs of BIS
stormy nature and because lie loved hrI
she could transform the storm n,to calm
One IL .ht infer from the extent Of her in
hlence over such Il character that Mrs.
Jackson wa, what ~ nOg term a "strong
minded woman. But She was far yyed
from hat qnestio able bonor. The
late Thomas Ii Benton, iua book which is
a much Letter monument to BIS memo-y
than the bronze abortion in Lafayette park,
gives 2 charming Fict.Ce of Ault Rach-
q, a he atfcctlonatly calls he. In this
size Gu, drawn by loving hand sue is rep
reseLted as an extremely modest and un-
assuming Ce-sCnS, uho never lost her ma
il attempting y keep pace with tie
rising fortunes If her husband. When
THE MOST brilliant TRIUMPH OF TIE WAR
had Ii tel hun high above all aompetltors,
and whcL ttat trial had been supplement-, d
by his election To the 4rso Office ia the gift
of his country men, She was the same ami
able, sensible unaffected woman as wh,n
they lived together IN a log cabin and bad
nothing t. distinguish 4heG from thc.r
humbest neiehIors. 10 her he was never
A." tile general" but always "Ar Jackson"
and She valued his Wonderful success il
life for the glory reflected upon her.
SINCERE %sD ARDENT CHRISTIAN,
true friend, constant and liberal hene-
[,ctor q the poor, she faithfully discharged
tet duties to God, and man, and found
therein her highest happiness. Al who
knew her loved Amt Rachel" as such
woman, from thcir rarlty, deserve - he
lored; aud l. hen sh3 died there was mourn
in-, not only in the stately = Hermitage"
bur in every nrsr9 for uil around.
Jaa.ou, a. We have remarked, never en-
tirrly salird from the box which hi- wife's
death inflicted. He went to tie White
liou>c in my respects changeF ma
land aside, 10 great cxtent, those treue,
dous uath which used 10 make the air Of
tennessee turn b.ue, he greg softer. ten
derer, more really to forgive than in for
mer years, anl va, .tr he. sale, the ftn
and indCmita5ie
cmNNPIoa OF Ill sLANpEEED woNE.;.
He broke up his cabinet i'll sustaining Mr..
Eatnn though there was plohubly mere
truth tlan sian1er in her ca>e-and oula
never listen to or countenance any Of that
so-eallei gossip" WHICH delights n insin,
udtions against female virtue. Because
his wife was pure, he believed and was
PROUD to belo7e-~4li her sex as pure as
She. lie wore next his heart an Cd
Fashioned miniature oil hi. lost darling, and
each night before retiring he lad it on thr
table beside the bed, SC that he might look
at 1T While reading chapter in her Bible.
Their ashes repose side by side, and, if
there be >qeL t!'1Dg as reunion beyond
the confines Of the tomb, surely their souls,
are til rded in the hand where death never
comes nor any SORROW, but where love Is
immortal a> He Who gay 1t.