The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-08-20
miscellaneous.
Andrew JacksOn's Death.

1here is Stlll living In tennessee C0l0red
woman, "Old Hannah" in whose arms the
wife of General Jackson died, and who was
present at the Generals death-bed. She is
now eighty ninc years old, and still does SER
vice as nurse. To n correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial, who recently visited
her, she gave the following account of Gen.
eral Jackson's death:
Ole master was sick when he came home
from Washington last time. He had bad
cough, but l never saw him bleed at the
lungs, as they say he did, and | was with him
or about him all the time His feet would
swell sometimes. but he said it was from sit
tin SO much. He used to smoke and chew
more than any one | ever saw, and it gave
him headache he said. About three years
before he died he was at breakfast one morn
ing, and was taken sick and left the table,
We thought he had swallowed Il fish-bone.-
He never ate in the diningroom after that
always toted his meals to him. He had II
little table he could eat off when sick, as it
could be swung round to him.
During the last year of his life his break
| fast was n raw egg, beaten up with brown
| sugar, and milk right from the cow About
| II o'clock hot corn griddle cakes and glass
| of fresh buttcrmilk, which he liked livery much,
was taken to him. On Friday morning be-
| fore he died he ate as common. On Satur-
| day, when fetched him his egg and milk he
| was lying on the bed with his eyes closed,
and did not move. / asked George if he was
| asleep. Ole master then opened his eyes, and
handed him the glass. He held it in his
hand little while, looking at me, and said,
"Well, Hannah, you will soon be done bring
| ing this to your old master" He spoke very
feeble. When | got back to the kitchen l
told Betty and Dick, the cooks that old mas
ter would not last long Dick spoke up in
his sassy way and says "Oh, you think you
are prophet Ole master will see the goose
that will raise the goslin' that will eat the
grass off your grave"
On Sunday, the day of his death, when |
brought his egg and milk, he could not drink
| it, His eyes looked SO curious that went
out and told Missus Sarah. She ran to the
store-room, got some brandy, loaf sugar and
SPICE burned the brandy and carried it to
him. He took one or two tea-spoonfuls and
it revived him, but he didn't speak the whole
day, The doctor said to Missus Sarah to
send the servants out of the room, but we re.
fused to 90. One of the servants went on SC
erwin and lamcntn' she had to be carried
out.
About an hour before he died he came to
We had all thought he was gone before that
Young Master Andrew leaned over him an(
said, "Father, do you know mc?" "Oh yes
my son, know you" Then Dick, the cook
asked him ifhc knew him. He nodded thai
he. did, and said, "Richard, hand me my
specs" He always called him Richard
They were handed to him from the bureau
Old master wet them with his tongue, wipeC
them with the sheet, and put them on. III,
looked aronnd at us all and said, "Wherci
poor George and Hannah? | have fixed i
that you shall be taken care of" He saw
Mrs Adams, young mistress's sister, wht
lived in the family. She was standing by
CRYING. He said to her, Mrs. Adams, whil
bit of my property is left you may call i
yours" He then turned to us all again ant
said, II want you to meet me in heaven
NV words are for you ALL God is no respect
or of color. hope to be saved through tn
blood of Christ. | am in God and God is il
me. He dwelleth in Inc and in Him."
shall never forget it. have often tried Il
say it myself when near deaths door, blu
shrank back for fear was unworthy. Yes
he's up yonder, he's up yonder, continued TIL
old creature excitedly; he's met my HUSBAND
and shall soon meet them both
While saying these words he was proppe
up on pillows. He asked to have then
drawn out. Young missus cried, mo, dom
George, don'tp' But master gave George
look which showed it should be DONE
George took two out. Old master sighet
hunched up his shoulders, drew just on
breath and all was over. There was n
struggle Young missus tainted and wa
: carried to her room. The darkies could nc
: be driven out. Our master, our father wa
gone. We looked upon him as through W
had as much right there as Master Andrew