Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-09-16


There Is still living in Tennss
colored woman, nOId Hannah n
whose arms the wife af Genera
son died, and who was present
Generals death bed. She isncH
ty-nine years old, and still does II
as nurse. To q cOrrespouaeNt e e
Cincinnati Commsreials ph0 Is ''S
visited her, she gave the folloNsl| &C.
count or Gen. Jacka0n's death
Ole master was sick when 6A ne
home from WashfQn1oH lasl silNs
bad bed cougl5s bul -
bleed at the lungs, as they say . I'D
and I was with him or about him sll the
time. HIS feet would swell sometimes,
but he said it was from sittin' SO much.
He used to smoke and chew more than
any one I ever saw, and II gave hlm
the headache, he said. About three
wears before he died he was at break
fast one morning, and was taken sick
and left the table. We thought he had
swallowed a fish-bone. He never ate
in the dining-room after that. | always
toted his meals to him. He had lit-
tie table he could eat of when sick, as
il could be swung round to him.
During the last year Of his life his
breakfast was a raw egg, beaten
I'D with brown sugar, and milk right
from the cow. About IL O'Clock hot
corn griddle cakes and glass Of fresh
buttermIIk, which he liked very much,
was taken TO hlm. On Friday morn
ing before he died he ate as common.
On Saturday, when / fetched him his
egg and milk he was lying on the bed
with his eyes closed. and dad not move.
asked George il he was asleep. Ole
master then opened his eyes, and |
handed him the glass. He held il in
his hand little while, looking at me,
and SAID, "Well, Hannah, you will soon
be done bringing this TO your old mas
ter" He spoke very feeble. When /
got back TO the kitchen | told Betty and
Dick, the cooks, that old master would
not last long. Dick spoke up in his
sassy way and sayss "Oh, you think
you are a 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 teasBoonfuls and IT
him. but he - Z speak the
whole day. The doe ssid 10 Miss
Sarah to send the servalEts out of the
room, but we refused to go. 0neWfthe
servants went on so cryin and lamen-
tin she had to be carried out.
About an hour before he died he came
TO. We bad all thought be was gone
before that. Young Master Andrew
leaned over him and sand, Father. do
you know me :" "0h yes, my son, /
know YOU" Then Dick, the cook,
asked him IL he knew him. He nodded
that he did, and said, Richard, hand
me my specs" He always called him
Richard. They were handed TO him
from the bureau. Ole master wet them
with his tongue, wiped them with the
sheet, and put them on. He looked
around at US all and said, "Where's
poor George and Hannah I | have fixed
ii that you shall be taken care Of" He
saw Mrs. Adams, young mistre$s's sis
ter, who lived in the family. She was
standing by, crying. He said to her,
"Mrs. Adams, while bit of my proper
ty is left you may call it yours" lie
then turned to US all again and said, II
want you TO meet me in Heaven. My
words are for you all. God is no re-
specter OF color. | hoped to be saved
through the blood of Christ. am in
God and God is in me. He dwelleth
in me and | in Him." | shall never
forget it. I have often tried to say 1t
myself when near deaths door, but
shrank back for fear ] was unworthy.
Yes, he's up yonder, continued the old
creature cxcitedly; he's met my hus-
bsnd and | shall soon meet them both.
While saying these words he was
propped up on pillows. He asked. TO
have them drawn out. Young missus
cried, "No, don't George. don'tl" But
master gave George look which showed
it should be done. George took two
out. Old master sighed, lunched up
his shoulders, drew just one breath and
all was over. There was no struggle
Young missus tainted and was carried
to her room. The darkies could not be
driven out. Our master, our father was
gone. We looked upon him as though
we had as much right there as Master
Andrew.