The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-08-12
How Andrew Jaekson's Wife Died.

As told BY cold Hannah personal
servant, still living.
There was to be Il grand supper
given ole master in Nashville the next
day, and in the evening she toIe him
he must lay down aud get. some sleep.
He hadn't had his clothes off since
| Wednesday,; but he said. 'No.p Ole
mistus said he must, and she had bed
brought into the parlor for him. Bet
ty, who was cid, and talked to master
as she pleased, said to him he should
lay down, and that he should not 90 to
town next day; that she saw death on
the ole mistus face. He then went
into the parlor, took offhis coat, west
coat and boots, and lay down. He
said he couldn't sleep, but might rest
while, and to come for him quick if
there was any change in mistus. In a
little while mistus said she wanted to
get up. Me and Betty helped her up
and placed her in a chair. Betty was
about to fix the bed when mistus, who
was leaning on me, said "Ahn, and
her head dropped on my shoulder.
Just then George came to the door.
He was going home and his wife want
ed him always to ask how old mistus was
before he started 1 told him to call
old master. Master run in, and
George went for the doctor, who was
asleep in another room. When he
came in master said, BLEED her, bleed
her, doctor" The doctor shook his
head. Master again said, Bleed her,
doctor, for Gods sake !" The doctor
then stuck the lancet in her arm, but
there was no blood. He :hen tried
the temple; there was just drop of
blood, hardly enough to stain her cap.
Then he said, General, she is dead.
She never drew a breath after she said
"Ah!" Moses, 4 coIored boy on the
place, mounted horse and galloped !
to Nashville to tell the news to friends |
and relations. Master Andrew Don
elson and Major Lewis came about |
daylight. l remember their hats were /
covered with frost. It was cold, |
cIqar night. Others came in after
ward, and with the neighbors, soon
filed the house. Master never left the
room where miatus lay. He stayed, /
while we washed, combed and shroud- /
ed her. We tried to get him away
but he wouldn't go. He sat in 4 chair
with his head bowed and his face in
his hands, crying all the time. No
body could comfort him. After mis-
tus was laid out lie sent up stairs for
ten blankets for the body to be laid on.
Me and Betty and Marry Mathews
went up and fetched them down.
they were spread on a table in the
parlor where the body was to lay; and
t was putupon them. He thought she
might come to in the night, and said
she would lay 50 hard on the
bare board. When this was
lone nay little boy Byron came in.
Master called him to him and stood
him between his knees. Your ole
nistus is gone, Byron" he said, and
began again to cry. Miss Matthews
.ooll Byron away from him. He sat
by the corpse all night, holding his
head down. and moaning 50 pitifuI.
Every now and then he would uncover
he face and kiss it, and watch to see
f there was any signs Of life. When
he was buried he could hardly walk,
md had to be helped to the grave by
NO Of his friends. He said to one Of
he gentlemen when they got back to
house: what is the worlds hcnors
o me since she is taken from me?"
lie had a small frame house bulls over
Ter grave. He said he hidn't want
he rain to fall an her. It remained
here until Mr.. Harris put up the
Master kept ole mistus
.ap with the spot Of blood on it for
many years. I don't know what ever
.u1n Of it. /