Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-30

ana, recognizing t06 DOCTOR, said, i ar
going, DOCTOR When heard him say thi:
!, | dropped everything and sprang up on the
bed beside him. He leaned his head on my
shoulder and said. Il leave my wife and
children to my country and then be- quiet
ly ~snt to his long sleep.
And you can see," Mrs Tyler resumed
after long pause. THAT that circumstance
would make me firm believer in dreams. II
it had not beer for my dream I would not
have been with him during his last hours. 81
You were left, then, during the wax alone
with your children 2n
Yes Igot pass through, and returned
to my mother at Staten Island, by the way
OF Bermuda, taking all my children with me
save Gardiner Tyler, who was attending
Lexington College. Gardiner was too young
to join the army, but he joined what was
She Rockbridge Artillery until the close OF
the war. l had taken John Alexander the
second son. home with me 10 Staten Island
He was wild to join the army to defend his
| freside, he said, but he was TOO young, being
only fourteen. However, be ran off from
Staten Island and returned to the South by
way of Bermuda. Although they would
not take him into the ranks, be followed the
army, seizng every opportunity TO be of
service. He went with the soldiers 10 APP
pomattOx, and while there held Gen. Cor
don's horee while he madea speech. It was
very sweet in Alex. The little chap was
barefooted by this liiae anu ne walked from
| AppomattoS, every step Of the way, to this
| hotel. When he entered the parlor and
told the girl that he wished to see Mrs. Bal
lard the servant looked at the little ragged
boy In surprise and then she aoid Are you
little Alex Tyler, the Pres!dent's son?' We
always stopped there. ard as she recognized
him 10 all his rags, Mira Ballard fixed him
up and then | sent both the boys to Europe.
They were two little rebels, you know"
and she laughed, $50 l sent them out os .he
country.
Gardiner returned alter 8 few years, but
AleK remained abroad for eight years. In
that time occurred the Franco-Prussian war.
| He prsctised ance.throwng for six weeks
| and then offered bic services to the King of
Saxony, making known whose son be was.
He vac accepted and was one OF the Uhlans.
was helpless and could do nothing. You
| can imagine my constant worry, but the lad
came through it safely, and was afterwards
| received by the Kaiser and given a gold
medal for bravery and skill.
"On bis return to America he married bis
a handsome womaD, whom he had loved ss
child. He was sent by the Government
ae civil engineer to New Mexico, and there
he contracted an illness aud died. He would
not give up until he fell from his horse He
was dead before we could reach him. He
sent message to me Tell my mother
died an honorable man His wife had
presented him with gold watch on which
was inscribed, Do you remember?' and he
said to tell her, I remember
'She brought bis body back and had it
buried on the east end Of Long Island. where
she can see the grave from her window"
"How msny many children had you, Mrs.
Iyler.n
II bage Gardiner, the eldest. who lives on
the old plantation, Sherwood Forest, on the
James river He was one of the Presiden
tial electors and is now speaking for Cieve-
Iard. He is lawyer Then came John |
Alexander, y no died. He left a wifs and
two children--Gardiner and Lillian. Julia |
vas ny third child She married Wm. H.
Spenc Ger, of Geneseo, Livingston county, n. |
Y. She died at the birth of her first child
Julia Spencer-whotn / have raised and who |
is now sixteen. My daughters remains
were brought to Hollywood and placed be-
side those of her father. Lachan Tyler, my |
fourth child, 10 physician. residing in |
Washington. He married Miss Ceorge |
Powell, of Richmond. They have no child.
rem. Lyon Gardiner the fifth con, is Preai.
dent of William and Mary College. He |
married Miss Annie Tucker daughter OF st.
George Tucker, the poet and wit of Virgin.
Ia, and niece of John Randolph Tucker, of
Washington. They have three children
Julia Gardiner, Lizzie Gilmore and John |
Tyler Quite strange coincidence Ia that |
nv sons wifes grandfather and my sons |
grandfather we're both killed in the expos |
ion on the Potomac. Robert FitZwalter, the |
youngest son, has farming proclivities and |
ia near Ashland, We. He is the perfect i'm
age of his father. l never saw q son so ik G |
his father in appearance as Robert is like |
his He is unmarried, as is also Gardiner, |
the eldest. Pearl Tyler, my baby, married |
Mr.. W. 81. Ellis, a member of the legsla-
ture They live at Madison, Montgomery |
county, Va. She has three dear little babies !
Pearl, Tyler and Leila Juiane. The lat. |
ter is named after me. That name has |
some very pleasant recollections for me, be- |
cause in all the poetry that was written to
me in my youth that name was used"
Mrs Tyler spends most of her time at the |
homes of her children. She is always ac-
companed by the grandchild, Julia Spencer,
whom she raised from early childhood. Mrs. |
Tyler will probably spend the winter in
Washington, when she will introduce her
granddaughter into society In addition to
being constant traveller Mrs. Tyler is g
great render The newspapers and the po.
litical news she prefers, and after that she |
reads the magazines. She is not only noted
for her beauty, but she is bright and clever
as we'll In every respect she is most |
charming woman. Mrs. Tyler never wore
much jewelry. Two great aolitaires sparkle
in her cara in competition with the sparkle
of her great gray eyes, and at her throat she
always wears one brooch. She has worn it
constantly since she received it as present
from stranger while she was in Washing
ton. 1t is painting on ivory of her hus.
band. looked at the back Of it and l read
there in script:
"Mrs. President Tyler, from DIR. Hitch