Daily Honolulu press., 1885-09-26
AT THE " HERMITAGE"
A VISIT TO THE REsTlNe-PLAcs OF
ANDREW JACKSON.
Buried in His Own Garden" Uncle Al
fred" Gives a Graphic Description OF
the Generals Last Hours
Work Of vandais.


the Generals Last Hours
Work Of vandals.
A ride Of three hours from Nashville
found us at the Hermitage. 1t was indeed
an isolated spot that had given TO the
country one of its two-term chief magis-
trates There Is said to DO railway pass
ing within four miles of the estate now,
but in Jackson's day the only means Of
access were by horseback from Nashville
and by boat up the Cumberland river TO a
point three or four miles from the Hermit
age, and even then there was no regular
landing. There Is a fence In front Of the
place, although IL does not front upon any
public highway. Looking down dense
avenue Of aged Expresses discovered the
jackson residence, typical southern man
sion, cumbrous In appearance, and charac-
terized by southern dilapidation, but never
theless having a rather comfortable aspect
In front and behind were half dozen huge
columns. extending from the floor Of
broad recessed piazza TO where the roof
crowned the second story. On the right as
we looked down toward the house appeared
a somewhat neglected garden, which re-
vealed occasional glimpses OF some stone
and marble monuments at the further end.
We were promptly discovered by Uncle
Alfred, ono OF the negroes on the estate,
who by virtue OF his advanced years and
intimate relations TO Gen. Jackson whom the
latter was alive, Is now detailed to attend to
the entertainment of such pilgrims as may
visit the Hermitage. We wore in need Of
additional cups and sauccrs, and, as Alfred
volunteered to furnish them from his cabin,
accompanied him to the old slave quarters.
in,s openeo 'ne way Ior conversation, u,
WHICH proVeu very ihoeres''ns W 'ne Nv
ie"sT ',sv
.I,, now ou are you, onole Ahrou, .,' asAeu
hghty,enree years san, was .he rs
sponse. was DAVID on us yere Piace III
leoS, san,
Did jackson always hVe IN tnis nouse
wnen at homer ...
"he came 10 nve yere In loso-soon ez de
mouse was nnisnei. beror aac ne nau hveu
IN yondah capin, wnar yo see dose Two WIN
dans ana de OUTSIDE chimney. 70 know ne
was Dawn aown IN one 90 DO Caronnys Zen
ne came an hVeu IN uac caoih aowh onar
uii 1870 wnen ne moved into dis yere one,
wnar ne nnaiy aiea. he was away rom
nome great deai op de time, ana wnen no
was yere anus nau mouse run 90 company.
n' wlie oniy nved Two years ai'er uey 90.
in.o de new mouse IL was oue oo oae o,u
capln ia. mnssh 'aehson wens w,en no
starIeo 10 mexico IN de war op ioia
Inc caoln poineeo oup was m,serapie iog
structure that looked as II IL mad been In
the vortex OF several cyclones in its day.
aren't tnere some JACKSON reiics nnae are
eAnio,.ee 70 ene curious Puohc nere'
No.nin' wutn seem san, now: Deswords
anu pictuans ana sich Is all at .ne exper,
sisnun M New Aw'eans yee Dars hueniu
ouc tne iurnitnre' an l spec it.s scaseiy
"ugn wnne gon IN Jess 10 see dae
Noe piaiiiing .ne occupan'' o. .ue mouse
ior "an'"ig ii''e prNacy' uio uoo press
lnae'ers. inc presene occupants py ene
way are tne wi.e OF Zen. Jacksons adopted
son, ana one Oh ner SONS
Diq you hna uen jackson k'nd mas
'el: ~, ! ,nquireu.
Neoono was kihdah one san. some
PeopieS 'Iinhs Aase no "au hoe .enPah ua'
.', ~ was q manu- lnnseali pu. ua. al ms,
sAe; nus s,hve, was wen ,reaoeu, an II
IVY rennseu wen ucy was aiuos. maze ike
len,oans u ue ianihy; massan 1ackson
va, was po'ea so s.asery; mo once I've neeru
~ say sayI q, NO was ron up ahu oowh ue
,;s,a oosSoa ne,s -, on nossoask, poys. youse an
smn'e a,' ~ W nee so,ne uay. ~ won. oo IN
s ,y WI 10 IN ny O,,ne' nu' soh'o
10Y ~ ou 20 VINO W 70 iiee' .snuan'
a Were you presen. wnen jackson diedr
,U M, yes sani neiu us ahill' sun.
.,,a,r nei, wna' you remember ABOUT that
evenu
ne gem died 90 pleurlsy. on'y sick
three aw Tour days, but we knew 1t was his
mo ta' sickness. he was prepared TO die,
sau, anus was cuurcn hshoan an nau
psars 'n ue iainy; 10 know ne ouiit aas
onuion ouuau o"are, sau' "en' ne uiu
~. rnar sonneoln'es an, say Dy ue ,ernai
~, Dao WIS an py uo .erhai ooi'
"o", Auowi" .ao no was goih 70 uie' ne
sa"eu an ue saves ,h-oyan nuhnren 90
-, SUI. 10 iew wnie ioiss III ue vicinity
va aiso 'nsr Mi was goin 70 ar,ve US OUT
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pu. ~, nl'ssa oHcN.oh' ne saiu, mo, aey are
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