The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-22
MEMORIES OF DuRLiNoAME.

Another brilliant mans memory is re-
! called in thinking OF jackson.
| was sent for late one night to come to
! Jackson S room, as he was very i'll. He
was subject to severe attacks OF heart
trouble of some kind, which caused him
| great suffering, and when | reached his
room found Mr.. BurlIngame seated with
him. He had administered some relief,
| and Jackson was better. He had imbibed
a very bitter prejudice against Burlngame
and, as he told me Subsequently, he was
aware OF it; but the intercourse of that
night--ior we staid with jackson all night
swept it away, and up TO the last hours
OF his life our intercourse and friendship
! continued and no one more sincerely
| lamented his untimely cnd--untimcly, for
| had he lived he would have carried out
! those great international projects hc origi-
mated and only he could have completed.
Another Kentuckian whose fame became
national is recalled by these events Gen.
| VIM. Nelson was one Of the most extraor-
! binary men | ever met. AS naval OF
/ ticor he had visited all parts OF the world,
! and his memory became vast store-house
of accumulated knowledge. lie had that
marvellous faculty OF drawing upon those
stores of knowledge at will. They seemed
"pigeon-holed" and available at any mo-
ment.
His conversational powers wcro remark
| able, and all he touched on, every subject
| he discussed, he embclished. He was n
very fluent talker, generally monopolizcd
the conversation, but no one complained,
SO interesting was all he talked Of. His
knowledge seemed universal, and, apropos
| OF thae / am reminded OF n passage Of wit
between Nelson and Col. John +. Pickett,
q very brilliant and highly cultured man
ut dinner given TO Mr. Crttendon on his
retirement from the Senate.
Nelson had in some remarks got the
laugh on Pickett, who bidcd his time, and
| later in the course Of the dinner proposed
the health Of Capt. Nelson, then OF the
navy, who, he said, was one Of those cX-
! traordinary men rarely met with, whose
! information was 80 general that ON any
! subject he discussed ne displaycda buowi-
! edge Of IL only attained 10y study and grave
! observation. Ii he talked OF art he would
! be thought an art student; II he discussed
| law or mechanics he would be taken for Il
! lawyer or practical mechanic. Indeed, he
! aaid, his knowledge seemed almost uniyer-
sal, and ii he only knew something about
navigation and scamanship it would be!
| don't think Nelson recovered from that
shot during the evening Another in
stance of that remarkable power which
could entertain whole table: At din
ncr somewhere in the West End--cvcry.
thing in those days in Washington COM
menCod and ended with n dinner Nelson.
as usual, monopOlizcd the. conversation.
lie had a rival in one OF those charming
| women from the south, whose husband
was United States senator, and who
talked as brilliantly. IL not as constantly.
as Nelson, though she was noted for h"f
capacity to keep the conversation from
tagging.
WHERE mR cuNNCE CANE ~.
On this occasion she had something e.
say, but she couldn't get a chance; he's
efforts were uEaylihng, she cOuldn't stem
the current OF Bill NcROn's core roiUndO'
uiterancCs, and sank back in her chai
with pathetic lacl; II resignation on ho,
beautiful face which her eFcoIt syuHplihej
ically observed, and she said 10 him.
"Ncvcr mind; he'll stop TO spit directly
and u get in a word"
Nelson resigned from the navy Boon
after 10 take a major. gngri = commission
and the irryyotent jnkers %. our so said De
resigned from the navy bcamse be- got "a
large lac could't 20 below. lie became
Gen. Nelson. whose untim,ly Cul was
deeply lamontol. llc va, shot nj Louis.
Vile ~ Gen. Jefferson G. Davis, in o. per.
sonal difficulty.
On thc death Of Gen. Harrison. aud "a,
the commencement OF the administration
Of John Tyler, . remarkable character
came from his home in Virginia 10 seek
office under the new President
Col. Jack DIdo was about the last %.
that race OF NigIuiJns Who bad com
menocl LIE with handsome estate, libcr.
ally stocked with "niggcr' and the other
indispcnublcs OF the southern gentleman
| ol thlt period, bui who bad literally been
eaten out 81 house aud h0mg 10y iunumCr
able relatives and friends.
"N'rgcr by n.-Ear' and acre 10y acre
had gone o. keep zap the Drain on 'hU old
colonies rNchtgu"r and the usual amour.
OF security debts hal done their p1rI
toward wrJcking the lidr hmiiy-a y,ry
distinguished one. The hCpcs aho com
maudei at the l5Ic massacre were 90,
sons oi Col. palc Two sons were killp,
in that Indian mu lrro during lhc Sem
mole war. The old COLONEL cmu 90 th'
President. bis old trent aud nrIghbYr
aud wanted something
The President asked him what h'
wanted aud the colonel said.
"John, 10 tell you What / want one %
tho things called Zinc cue rrus' moth
ING 90 du and -ug uOiply fur ln.nr be- Do
Tho President found what hc thOus'
would suit the obi colonel iu ihC warden
ship ui the UCuitcuuuy nc Washington
aud appointed him, Among ihc direction
IT the Institution wiz my ola friend Mai
th0mns nonuho, The workable Tim len
, kcnwalOr ~ those horrible brothers, Gate
. and Scaton, Of tie Nri,0aHi hiHgaior
office, whore hc bad worn ont three iiour
ia his lltytcyCn years ul duty.
PUTTING a ouAuD oN MT
The President sent iur him and rcqucs,
/ cd be- would keep % strict eve ON his oil
! friend, thc newly made warden Col JacI
r nItc. Ny old friend bad mo- 'sinr ca
vcs" ln performing that duty. The oil
colonel, with great pump and ciuuu
, wancc.," took possession 81 the govern
| mont property. and iiil"d from The fr
| hour be- was Installed in olico 60 rrcofniz
/ any difference between his personal hlnI
+, acruuut and the government and ctwcc
tu' governments belongings and bis ne,
!. needs.
4 ON taking possession hc called out ~
prisoners AMI addressed them o. "rvn,ll
/. men, AMI told them unless they behave
/. themselves &C. --- - II hu didn't tar
4 them out"
4 lie WIS not long On discovering one q
Il two good cooks among tie temporary b,
journen 90 that government raon, an
J a. "a q