Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-10-09

have dispEDyed na1f assertions
0i biased historians. 80 juster
estimate than i comnl some Bro.
minens characters ~ AYE been
gathered from bis wu& neciallv of
Jefferson and HamiIIe Eurr was
never himself nf1nK EIH I'll fha pa
tnct; be was more - ~ Il than
| il generally supposed. ~ vas
broken-hearteda 0lteA u urged
| TO reply 10 the caInmnie ed con
cegning him, - duaE - - hisa-
self. TO his family m AFs1u ii
large. ssAhfs - *puE - i II
sug8 AYe W0F3B Al nH napers wNfe
lost In The same sElipNreck fhat bereil
me Of my daughter; let them do with
the old man as they will. -
or Colonel Burr's politeness and
courtIiness much has been said, and he
probably excelled in these qualities all
other men Of his day: courtesy and
grace were innate qualities with him,
and he had opportunities for acquiring
polish denied TO most public men. ]
think, however, that it was hrs person.
al magnetism which gave him great
power with women. In this eonnec-
ton let me relate an incident which oc-
Cured some time after his death.
was passing the Office oi Fowler,
the phrenologisl. in Fulton street, 10
whose window plaster cast of Burr's
head had just been placed, and noticed
two ladies, richly dressed, standing be-
tore il; one was young. the other old.
As | passed the young lady said trium-
phantly: "Grandma, what Is there here
10 interest you no p why" said the
other, 'here il q cast of Col. Burr"
"And what of thati" was the reply.
"Ahl my DEAR" said the old lady, in
an indescribable tone, "You never
knew Col. Burr. I met him often in
society, and am sure he was the most
lovable man ! ever met"
Some assertions in an article on the
death Of Col. Burr, which appeared in
the New York Times during last Sum-
mer, are prejudiced and untrue. This ar
ticle speaks OF bis terrible outbursts Of
profanity while on his death-bed, and
asserts that he died deserted by has
friends and bereft of human sympathy.
Now happen to know that the reverse
of this is true. Col, Burr died, as you
know, at the Continental Holel, Port
Richmond, Staten Island. His disease
was paralysis, a comparatively painless
mslady. Judge Ogden Edwards and
wife, own cousins OF Burr, were then
living in the old Dougan Manor House
on The island (which, by the way. has
history, and essol 4 AhefnsslKe@ So
siduousIy TO the care II ekssr eyed rela-
live, and his friends in New York were
unremitting in their attentions.
During these last days Burr lay eve-
ry day IN sort of stupor until about
three o'clock in the afternoon, when he
would awaken active and vIvacious, at
tend to his business affairs, read the
newspapers, and receive such visitors
as might call. Many did call. and
among them the Rev. DR.. Vaupelt, OF
The Dutch Reformed Church on the IS
land, who was frequently at his bed
side. Colonel Burr treated hIs visitor
with the respect and courtesy due bis
calling. and the doctor was much pleased
with him. They conversed freely on
religious topics, and Colonel Burr ex-
pressed his entire belief in the essen
tial doctrines of Christianity. At the
end he died as TRANQUILITY as child sinks
into slumber.
In conclusion, allow me 10 notice a
very pleasant and mysterious story told
by Mr.. Parton in his "Lsfe Of Aaron
Burr" concerning the erection OF Col.
Burr's tombstone in the Princeton Col
lege chuFchyard. Mr.. Parton says that
this stone was not erected until some
time after the Colonel's death, and then
under cover Of the darkness, and that
no one knows 10 this day whose was
the hand that performed this friendly
act. But this story is untrue. The
facts of the case are these When Col
onel Burr's estate came TO be settled
there was found large number OF bad
debts, and some Of these. sfter the es-
tate had passed out OF the executors
hands, were paid, and the executors
came 10 Judge Edwards to know what
should be done with the money. He
advised them TO use II in the purchase
OF suitable monument 10 Col. Burr's
memory, which was done. and the stone
was erected without any pretense OF