West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-30
General Jackson's Wife.
Denver Tribune. !

Jackson was n young lawyer. lie was
ON his way from Tennessee To some tow n
I'm Kentucky 10 attend court lie was
/ passing through what is now either War
saw or Barron County i'm the Green
| River country, which was then but
| thiuly settled and the most of IL covered
with timber. Approaching lone cabin
in the road, he heard the cries of a
woman, which grew more and more dis
tiuct the nearer he approached the
| house. Spurring up the animal he was
riding, he soon reached the cabin, and,
ahghting from his horse, entered il to
find shoemaker beating his wife with
his great strap Of leather. The sounds
he had heard proceeded from her throat.
Disregarding the old admonitiou. never
To interfere between husband and wife,
he caught the mans nrm and compelled
him to desist from hisdiabolical pastimc.
Then half showing him, half kicking him
into the yard, he told the fellow to clear
out. You confoundcd scoundrclv" he
e&claimed "leave the country immc.
diately and never let me hear of your
showing your face 90 this woman again.
My name is Andrew Jackson. am n
lawyer. am going up here to court, but
will return to this place every day or
two until am sure that you are sO far
away that you can cause the lady
no moro disturbance. II she has no one
else To protect her, | will do il.
The positive manner of the young ad-
vocate convinced the cowardly husband
that his adversary meant what he said.
10 he took Jackson advance and cleared
out.
Jackson visited the woman, IN he had
avowed he would, and from becoming
interested i'm her case became interested
in her and she in him. In the course of n
year he procured decree of divorce for
the woman from her husband, and then
married her. The marriage was quiet
one, and occurred near Nashville. The
name OF his wife's first husband was
Roberts, and her own maiden name was
Donaldson. Hopkins says that she vas
an illiterate woman, butha very kind
heart, and was always good, true and
worthy wife Of Jackson.
Soon after the marriage jackson de
termined To emigratc to what was then
the Territory of Mississippi. Here the
report became current that he had never
been married TO the woman with whom
he was living. 81 was married to her."
he said in Tennessee, I'm the presence of
two witnesses; but II IL will be any graf
ification TO the people here To have us
married again, ! am willing" And
sure enough, " faid Mr.. Hopkins, "ofl' he
goes and In married again"
Some time afterward Mr.. Jackson and
his wife went TO kentucky. There they
found that Roberts, Mrs. Jackson's first
husband, had been circulating the report
that they never had been married ije.
ing willing that all parties should be
satisfied on this point, Jackson went of
and procured another license and was
again united in marriage with the woman
he had rescufed from the wrath of nm iratc
shoemaker. Thus, though he had but
one wife, General jackson was thrice
married.
The knot 50 veil tied never grew slack
Jackson always loved his wife. Mr..
Hopkins tells an incident illustrating
his devotion to her. Hopkins had re-
mained over night at the Generals
house after the death of his wife. One
morning he arose very early and started
TO walk toward the old family cemetery.
He approached rather close TO the grave
Of Mrs. Jackson, and was surprised TO
find the General himself kneeling over
it. He retfeated his footsteps assOon as
possible, but not too soon for the quick
eye of the old soldier tO see him. After
ward he spoke 10 him about the matter,
and said that the act in which he Hop
kins) had behcld him was no uncommon
one. Every morning, he said, he went to
the grave, for he thought that the proper
place for him 10 conduct his religious
devotion was by the remains Of his wife,
who had been 70 dear 10 him, and who
had so great and 30 abiding faith in
the graciousness of the Ruler Of the
Universe.