Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-11-24
GOLD HICKORY" As A LANDLORD.
An Episode in the East Tennessee Expert
ence Of Andrew Jackson-A Hitherto
unpublished Episode.

tupuDisucu Episoue.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.l
GAINESVILLE, November 6.-While
residing in East Tennessee, prior to the
war between the North and South, your
correspondent heard from the lips of an
aged lady, of that place, the following
anecdote of Andrew jackson, which is
an exemplifcation of his character for
determination. am of the impression
that it has never been published. At
the time of its occurrence, Gen. Jack
son was young man and was attend
ing court at Rogersville. 1t was court
week, and an unusual concourse of peo-
pie was collected in the town. There
was the Judge with his long train Of
lawyers. Candidates for office were
there distributing smiles and kindnesses,
and practicing all those popular arts
which are so well understood in every
republican country. The farmer, clad
in his neatest homespun and mounted
on his best horse; the hunter with his
rifie-in short, a large portion of the
county were collected, some for pleas
ure and some for business, exhibit
ing that excitement of feeling which
crowds always produce, with good hu-
NOR which is always found in countries
where all is free and equal. Rogers
vile at this time was a station on the
military road to Washington City, where
travellers made it a point to stop at
night, more on account of the far-famed
cuisine of Joseph Rogers, whose hostelry
was as widely known to the people of the
Southwest as is the Louisville Hotel or
Maxwell House to the travellers of the
present day. While the people were
amused at the vagaries of some of the
party who were passing sly jokes, driv-
ing a bargain for hOrse-trade, or the
sale of crop of corn, the sun had al
most retired for the day, and dusk was
rapidly coming to tell the hour for de-
parture. just at this time stranger
was seen slowly riding through the prin-
cipal street. He was q well dressed,
goOd-loOking young man, mounted upon
what was termed in that day ''the best
kind of nag.' His appearance was
altogether respectable enough; it was,
even as respects exteriors, touch
above what is common, and he would
have passed along unnoticed had it not
been for one thing which attracted uni
versal attention. Although the streets
were crowded with people, and the
fronts of stores adorned with samples of
their best stock and such fancy articles
as usually attract the eye, the strangers
gaze was fixed on vacancy; he
neither turned his head to the
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forward as if apparently unconscious as
well of his own existence as of the pres
ence of his fellow-creatures. 1t was the
habit in that country at that time, as it
is now, for persons who met, although
unacquainted, to salute each other
This courtesy was especially practiced
toward strangers, and when those who
we're nearest nodded or spoke to this
young man as they civily opened the
way they were surprised to see the
horseman's gaze fixed on vacancy and
his body remaining as erect as il tied to
a stake. "That mans asleep" said
one. "He's as blind as a bat" said
another. 81 reckon he's kinder Dead
exclaimed the third. "He rides an ele-
giant nag" remarked the fourth. Our
traveller moved proudly on until he
reached the hotel owned by Joseph Rog-
ers. As he rode up he was received in
the usual graceful style by the host.
General Jackson was at this time the
guest of the house. If the old building
is still standing visitor to that delight
full town may be shown a stone hearth
put in the building by Gen.
eral Jackson with his own hands.
The stranger relaxed not a muscle of
his own face, but, drawing up his
body, moved majestically toward the
house. General Jackson was quick to
discern the new cOmer's character, and
ne marked him at once as a fop. With