The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-12-07
A SKEECsH OE
The Early Life Of StonewaII
jackson.
BY WI. 4. ARNOLD.

Many Of tho incidents which connec.
themselves with the lie and chrrlcter
Ofa great and good man, may become
Of such Importance as to make it nGces,
s,ry for the truth Of history that they
he given to pOsteri'y.
There is n lost leaf or unwrittcu
page. of tho lifo Of StonewaIl JacksOu,
which is tho purpose Of this paper to
supply.
4hp "Olj Jackson House aud Mills, "
situated On the West Fork Of tho Mon.
ongaIia River, Iour miles north Of
Weston. where StO1ewail jackson
lived and worked, anl then so little
knovu TO the outside world, have, By
association HiIb bis name, become his
roric.
Cummins i. Jackson, the uncle Of
SlOnewaIl, aud ownOr Of tho house,
mills and adjoining farm, took him af.
Ter tho death OF his father, Jonathan
jackson, when about twelve years Of
age, to live with him, who taught him
10 work in tho mills and Oh tho farm.
Thomas jonathan Jackson, ti:lel
in the couilict Of arms, "StonOwall
Jackson" who vas well known to tho
writer, was a youth Of exemplary hat.
its, Of 4 melancholy temperament, Of
iulomi'able will, 1al unloubled cour.
uge. lie possessed in an eminent de-
gree talent for mathematics, and vas
unwilling whilst at school, to aeknOwl.
edge his iuc'pncity, "givc him time" "
to solve uny proposition.
lie was BY no Means what is nova
days termed brilliant, bu; was ono Of
those untiriug. rlain, matier.of-fHc'
pcrsopa, who would never give up when
10 engaged in an undertaking until he
oooon,li,bcl hi, o|i,c. Io lsar ned
slowly I'M, when be rot earning in his
bo,J hc never iorp,, il. lie was no,
,,,i.; ia decide. eycep. when excited,
'rJ ,hou when he malc IN his mind to
4, = ,bi,, br did !, On sbor, notice
and in suirk time. AS an evidence Of
ii, ,unst extraordinary decision Of pur.
,oss NIr. Mills tau,Lt school in the
neioh5oThood.. .GEo= was pupil, und
whlls, an the way 10 the school an over.
,,ro,vn rr-,;c L,b,v,l ruIely toya,ds
= I,.o of ,bn s,hool girl<. lie was fired
=, his eowar5lv conduct, and toll him
In mus, ,roIiviz, To them at opcc or
bo rorId thrash him The his ru,,ie
.,,,.,,,.;rr In v., =, ov,-.m1,cb for
,,;,,, it, L. ,'I;r,j n IL, "a wbcrr,,on h,
D;,c,,J;,,o him and ynvo him A sevsrr
,,,,a;o.
WL.n ,bo vacancy occurred in thu
,.,,,.,,Li, IA w., pyin, from THIS Con.
.;,',, i;,r;,. tr H., i,Ivro q; H..
,,,.;,,,, :, ronor, L;u,.,,f -, H.,
1',J,.u,r h, I,,ij..l :, ire f,r rho
,,,,,o and l,ft hero mar s,udoYu OH
horse. back. three huu he'd u.i!ss lron
r.j;u,,,,, oo,rIy ,,rI ,nl;tIy ou,I,
if..L ~ s,.,, linda. S,,.a..r. linz Ss,rp.
rave uf War and asi; him for til. posi-
uo, Arrived in W,,hi,.,oa h, went
.,,,;,b w,y io tn. War DepartmcuE.
and ,bs m,I.y whlch ,o,!: place be-
ween the Secretary ami h.nl, said au
r,r wi,pr., wa, rfuG aud heroic.
fvuug jackson had saui in the cruw
-sume Of Ii. git OF "O'd Hickory V
aud would neither be b'u!Fed nor driven
irUm his purpese. The Secretary was
much uggrlcved about that time on ac'
sDan, OF the execution OF his sou "On
the high seas" by order OF Commodore
Mckenzie, IN subsequently, was not
much in u giving humOr. lie claimed
that the appointment should bo given tf
The sou Of soIuc SOLDIER oF Sea"'an' w"o
had lost hi, lite III ihs service Of hi
cOunuy.nnl that there waro then many
N.,,, i,,L.ou vnR n I