Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-23

ana SuTef. An, 1 was fortunate. had all
that heart could wish. We lived in the large
house on the corner, which built after I
was Widow Timberlake.''
OLD HICKORY swEARs.
s'Were President jackson and General
Eaton old friends at the time of the election
of the former to the Presidency"
s'We were all old friends. While jackson
was Senator he was one of my fathers board
ers, and he and his wife were close friends of
my mother and my own
'.Was Mrs. jackson womon of deficient
qualifications for wife of the President?''
Indeed she was lady, an elegant and
agreeable lady, and General jackson loved
her as he did his life. 1t was the knowledge
OF the close and warm friendship existing
mutually among us, which, after the appoint
ment Of General Eaton to the cabinet as Sec
rotary of War, began to initiate against our
peace on account of General Eaton's we'll
known and firm opposition to Calhoun's
notification, theories. Mr.. Calhoun knew
that General Eaton had great influence with
jackson, and that that action would be ex-
erted to oppose his plans and political
schemes; therefore he became, as was proven
afterwards, with his adherents in the cabinet
the interruptions foe of General Eaton and
myself, and there is no room for doubt that
this political intrigue was the cause of one of
the most crual and unfounded cases of SIAN
der and persecution on record''
To see Mrs. Eaton's eyes dart unfaded
fires, and hear her strong speech when de-
scrlblng her course of tracing out and de-
flying these SANDERS and their originators,
with her vivacious narration of details, was
to be convicted of the entire truth of her
statement. Time and justice having long
since exonerated her and brought retribu-
ton to her enemies. jackson was, in the
depth of his stern soul, her friend, and he
accepted the resignation of his cabinet with
one of his memorable speeches.
"Ihe President Mrs. Eaton said, .shad
felt the poison of the SANDER in his own
home, and believed his wife's life shortened
by its effects; hence his determination to fol-
low to the end the evil traducers of my
good repute.''
.'And after the resignation of the cabinet,
you went to Spain with General Eaton?''
GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA.
''Oh, you must remember that the gener-
al was appointed, first, governor of Florida,
and we lived two pleasant years in Pensacola
before his appointment to Spain. In 1886
General Eaton was made minister plenipo-
| Tertiary to Madrid, and with our daughters
we sailed for Spain from New York. The
sailing packets Of those days did not equal
the steamships of to-day. and we were some
weeks upon the journey, which nearly ended
| in shipwreck in the atmosphere that, black
as Erebus. welcomed US into the Bay of
Biscay. In Cadiz we stopped for five weeks
| making preparations for the Journey to
Madrid, dangerous on account of the hordes
of robbers which infested the mountains
around the city. The queen regent sent us
an escort Of soldiers to convoy us the last
hundred miles on the road to Madrid, and
we could see as we rode along the robbers
| rushing down the mountains on their An
dalusian horses with their red coats and
| green feathers"
Mrs. Eaton's narrative of her life in Spain
OF i've years, during the regency of Queen
Christina and while the young inheritine
! Queen Isabella, since SO famous, was a young
girl III her teens was extremely interesting.
| but need not be transcribed.
| a GRAND DINNER.
II will tell you,'' she said with a bright
smile, ''of the grandest dinner party of my
life, which attended at the palace, given
by Queen Christina to the Espartero. ! re-
member that my dress was from Paris. and
of blue velvet, embroidered with silver and
|
were literally gorgeous. Fountains of per.
fumed waters played while myriads of bright
hued birds foated about. Places of honor
were accorded us. The linen shone like
silver and the menu was engraved in golt
on white satin. The table service was Ell
tirely of solid gold, with collections of pre-
cious stones upon each cover to serve al
handles. After the most elaborate courses
coffee, made in our presence, was served il
/ a grand gold service We visited the jewel
room, where were thousands of set and un
| cut stones of great value. From the music
room we were ushered in to see the creates
wonder of all. In large apartment man,
thousand cart loads Of earth had been pilet
up, and laid out in beds and walks, made
bright with rarest exotics and beautiful
plants and shrubs in bloom, while upon tn,
walls were carved representations of scenes
in and around Seville, the figures bein,
made life-size, and by touch upon invisi
BILE machinery made to move in natura
way: the milkmaids milking their cows, an,
genuine milk falling in their pals. l re
memember / tainted, and was, in spite O
the gold locks and gold keys, taken out O
the spalace by General Eaton. All. thos
were happy days.''
Glow did you like Queen Christina and he
daughters?''
THE SPANISH QUEENS.
ooh, Christina was sweet and Lowell
creature, amiable and courteous. She was
person of great size, but had face of ex
trene beauty and skin like cream. Wit
all her moral faults she was much believe
for her generosity and suavity towards all
Isabella was repulsive girl, exhibiting tn
personal courseness, the offensive hateu
and arrogance which have marked her ma
ture reputation. Every line of distinction
between the plebs and royalty was enforce
J by her. and not smile nor bow would sh
give the people as whose ruler she was bein
educated. She was victim of scrofula; an
paste was always inserted into the cicatrice
} of her neck that her diamonds might cove
a smooth surface. The little Infanta Louis
was beautiful child. She married tt
Duke De Montpensier. son of Louis Phi
! lippe, of France. When we left Christir
I gave me white Spanish poodle, and to vi
ginia she presented black King Charlie
> spaniel. These dogs were treasured meme1
3 toes for several years. They would cry an
!. whine when we spoke Of Spain as thong
: homesick. We wore thick wells over OF
l faces and common garments to deceive tt
$ robbers when we left, but reached the Goa
q SAFELY
r s'When did jackson dep
'sWithin three years after our return
4 Washington. We we're with him to clos
: his eyes at the Hermitage, as had bee
: with Mrs. Jackson.
: Among many other men and women
:, her time, Mrs. Eaton referred to old AM
: Royal. ''She was strange little woma
y SO eccentric; a short, wiry woman, with
It face as yellow as parchment. She did que
9 things-she and her eccentric old servar