Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-06
AN OLD WOMAN.
An Interview with Mrs. Ann fh@o"
Who Saw Washington ana
Lafayette.
tFrom the Philadelphia Times.l

(From the Philadelphia Tmes.l
All the afternoon aud evening long
of st. Patrick's Day No. 1113 Arch
street was besieged by reporters. One
| after the other, they mounted the
| steps, rang the bell, and inquired OF
| Mary Jane if her mistress, Ann tiZone,
vino was celebrating her hundredth
birthday, was at home, ana were
told impatiently that no such person
lived or had ever been heard OF there;
one after the other, they said "good
duy," descended the weli-trouueh
stones. and, inwardly calling down
l.yeneeance on the Evening Telegraph,
whose item had led them astfas' re-
turned discousolate to their respect
i've newspapers. The Times man,
i slower to wrath, concluded there
was mistake somewhere, and in
su bseuuent rambles about town loca-
ted tie error at 1113 Olive street,
where yesterday morning he found
Mrs. Ann Fizome, bowed with the
weight of fivc-score years ana touf-
teen days, but feeling quite chirrupy
and laxative for all, resting herseil
81 after her morning walk to the corner
and back, i'll a cOzy nook oI Tue hfe'
place. -,
porter, making his most fespectiu
bow, "that you have just e"tereo re
your second century"
eyes," replied Mrs. Fizone, ~ wa
horu on the 18th of March, 1776. OF
Race street, above Filth. My grand
father and mother came from France
NV father was crippled at the battl
Of Paoli. under Gen. Washington
and until his death drew pension o
S1OO."
"Like all the centenarians. of cours
YOU saw Gen. Washington, Mrs
Fizone ?:' and the Times man drew
long breath.
cite was here, and lOO horses ufe
great ship up Vine street, whlc
had all the trades represented upo
it: [ remember well how graho
looked i'll his cooked hat, top boot
knee buckles and shiny coat. Ino'
were grand old times. When qnl
Young | remember helping dig pot
ices In large field at the corner
Eighth and Race streets. Ihen,
soon az [ was old enough to e
strange bread was put to work I
Mrs. Pepper, on Fifth street, 6eio
Market, aud 1 staid there until
married." ~,
"And when did you marry!'
"Idon't justremember the Year, a.
the record was destroyed goou Wh
ago by fire, but l think it was
1901"
"And your family?"
eve had nine children, but four
them are dead. One son starved
i; prison during the late war, aud
other was crippled for life. MY n
poh band served in the war of 1872 UNI
sion Col. Pluck. But he died long ag
in 1885,"
uu- "Your old friends nust be nea
all gone noW.'
:. "Only last Tuesday attended
ling funeral of Polly Lees. who was
wears younger than l. She was
old playmate and friend, and she
the last one. They are all gone n
tod aud it makes me very sad. l am
ron, ting very old, and begin TO feel "
is meant by once a man but tWlc
III" child But if could only wori
h! should be happy yet"
=, 90 "BuL YOU do not dislike to c
though you do begin to feel a II
faint old, eh?"
w,v "No, thank God, l can speak
beat. English and German as well anI
Il, easily as ever l could. l like to
and enjoy company for that rea
on l guess I was considerable of 60
I'd i,s in my day"
"Have you ever travelled much
. "Travcled! Lord, no! l II
,sr is was out of the city Of Philadelph
my life. The farthest went was
WINDS to Germantown, aud that was OF
edged few wears ago. | like TO stay at b
and be quiet, and most always
been, except when the cholera
yellow fever was raging SO, and
went everywhere | could TO
take care of the sick. None of
diseases ever touched me, either
h"eo' yes! | always used to go when
one was to be hung. saw two
kies hung OIL Bush Hill, and ali
cent boy-as they found out
ward-and fellow named Pt
ng' who worked with my husbail
always went out to see them"
5 AS the genial old lady rose to
the reporters hand, she said f: g
think / have been drinking bec'
,,ors. tottcr "a little L have yet to tout
first drop, and | would rathe
than begin now"