The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-19
Mrs. Stonewa1 Jackson


Bruhiere was his godfather.
Mrs. Stonewan Jackson.
New Orleans has reason to con
gratulate itself upon the mainten-
ance of it's time-honored reputation
for graceful hospitality and vivid
appreciation of all that is excellent
and beautiful, by reason of the
spontaneous and affectlonate tribute
paid yesterday by the very flower Of
its people to the wife and daughter
of the great soldier whose fame Is
wide as the world and lasting as
time, whose virtues and heroism
have shrined him in the reverent
hearts of his countrymen and in
vested all that were dear to him with
a peculiar and illustrious.charm.
1t was most appropriate that after
the public ceremonies connected
with the unveiling of the statue
of Stonewall Jackson on Tuesday
that our citizens should have had
the opportunity of paying their re-
spects to Mrs. and Miss jackson,
and arrangements were accordingly
made for them to receive our peo-
pie between the hours of 10 a. M,
and 2 p. m., Wednesday in the
drawing-room of the St. Charles.
During these four hours constant
stream of quiet, well-mannered
ladies and gentlemen poured into
the great apartment to testify by
their cordial and respectful bearing
how deeply they loved and honored
the hero and the saint, and now
tenderly they cherished the family
he had bequeathed to his country
Men and women of all classes and
ages, from every part of the country,
united in the loving and beautiful
testimonial. People from the North
Wed with those from the South in
the graceful courtesy.
], The duties of introduction were
most admirably performed by Capt.
Lyons, in whose bearing the soldier
and the gentleman were happily
united.
y Mrs jackson and her daughter
received their visitors with unaffect-
ed grief, a genuine yet polished
cordiality which won all hearts and
left in every breast = deenened ras
spect and affection. We are sure
that all came away with delight
full impression of the visit, which
will be cherished among the pre-
cious souvenirs of memory. The
manners of both ladies fifty and
fully represent The ideal of the
Southern lady. Mrs. jackson, whose
hands, by the way, are singularly
small and delicate, is quiet but
benign, and by her sweet, unobtru
sive earnestness places every one at
his ease in moment. She talks
welrand with genuine sympathy.
Miss jackson, fair, fresh blonde,
with beaming hazle eyes, possesses
a charming dignity of demeanor
united with girlisn simplicity that
is most facinating. She was attired
in pure white, her only ornaments
being a miniature of her father
worn at her throat, while upon her
shoulder was fastened a badge pre-
sented her by the Army Of Virginia.
At about half-past l O'Clock p. m.
the officers of the veteran associa-
ton, Army of Northern Tennessee.
called upon Mrs stonewall jackson
and daughter at the St. Charles
Hotel, to present the homage and
compliments of the old soldiers of
the Confederacy to the widow and
daughter of the immortal chieftain
who died at Charlottesville. The
delegation was composed of Messrs.
j. A. Chalaron, president; John
Augustin, first vice-president; Jos.
D. Taylor, recording secretary; A.
Bolsblanc, financial secretary. Eu
gene May, corresponding secretary !;
and DR.. Witherspoon,, chaplain.
The veterans were received by the
two ladies' with that simple courtesy
which bespeaks high breeding, and
at once they felt themselves at home
in the parlor Of the ST. james Hotel,
No commonplace presentations were
made, but heartfelt homage paid, ,
and the members of the Army Of
Tennessee. whose good fortune it
was to be present., will always cher.
ish this interview as tendcrly pa
triotic remembrance.
Everybody knows Stonewall Jack
son, the dashing officer and incor-
ruptible Christian, but few people
are acquainted with his widow, who
| in every sense was worthy of being
the wife of such a man. Mrs
jackson is somewhat petite, but hei
presence is so impressive with cor
dial bearing and distinguished sim
plicity that one cannot fail to rec
ognize in her at first sight the true
lady, adorned with all the dignifiee
lgraces that come from family inher
Iitance and the commingling from
early. youth with the flower of ex-
alted society.
Mrs. jackson will remain-ingthis
lefty only a few days more, at the
expiration Of which she intends re
naming for some time at the resi-
dence of her cousin, Mrs. Judg'
Henry Goldthwaite, of Mobile
This lady, who is the daughter 9
Rev. DR.. Witherspoon, is now in thi
Lefty accompanying Mrs. Jackson
TN. o. Democrat.
"A Grand Duke Gagged for Life.
L Nicholas, son Of the Grand Duk
4 Constantine, and cousin to the GA
of Russia, who has been sentenced
| to imprisonment for life. on IN
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