Evening journal., 1888-09-28

In the center Of the table was q cheese
weighing 400 pounds, and whole oxen,
sheep and pigs were roasted by the score.
AL Of the great people in the south were
present. Alfred says that his father,
George, was Gen. Jacksons driver and
his most trusted servant. His account Of
his old masters death is very pathetic:
''The general was mighty sick. he says,
''and carly one morning the doctor sent
me to Nashville to get six bottles of gin
When got home they said old marster
was dying. and all tho negroes crowded
into tho house to see him and tell him
good by. The doctors told them that
they must all git out, but de general he
ris up and says. Let 'em stay; wants to
SEQ EN- My father was sitting on the
bed holding de generals head on a pillow.
Do general then says. George. let my
head down-l1l rest easier. and these
were the last words he ever said. When
de pillar was taken out and his
head Strengthened out ho closed his
eyes and died without struggle"
It will be remembered that Gen Jackson
fought duel with man for making some
scandalous use of his wife's name. Tho
old servant says he fairly adored his wife,
and in substantiation he led me to tho
tomb where the remains Of the general
and his wife rest. The graves were cut
In bed Of solid masonry under a stone
canopy supported by stone pillars.
There. said Alfred. pointing to a slab
over Mrs Jaekson's grave. read what's
on that stone-it was writ by de general
hisself" The inscription, cut in old fash
ioned letters. with some few words mis-
spelled. and many letters omitted and
recut above the words where wanting, is
as follows:
Here lis the remains OF Mrs. Rachael Jackson
wife OF President jackson, who died 22d Decen-
Der, 1923, aged 81 years. Her face was fair, her
person pleasing, hex temper amiable and her
heart kind; she delighted In relieving the wants
Of her fellow creatures and cultivated that divine
pleasure by the most liberal and unpretending
methods To the poor she was a beuefactor. to
the neh an example and TO the wretched a com
fcrter. Her piety went hand and hand with her
beneyolence, and she thanked her Creator for
being permitted to do good; being 90 gentle
and yet SO virtuous: Slander might wound but
could not dishonor. Even death. when he tore
her from the nrrss Of her husband, could but
transport her to the bosom of her God
Yes, | will remember when she died, I"
uncle Alfred continued, after had read
the imperishable epitaph. "The big car
riage was oil hitched up, the trunks
strapped on behind the driver in his place
and everything was ready to start for
Washington. All at once the mistress
was taken sick. The general was In a
big hurry and tho horses were kept hitch.
Cd all night and the next day. That day
she died and late in the afternoon was
buried. The general was most heart
broken. After the grave was filed he
walked to willow tree and cut off four
switches and stuck one at each corner
around the grave. Then lie said all was
over, got In the carriage and SAYS.
George, drive me to Washington as fas
as de hosses can GO" Tho four switches
to which Alfred referred are now four i'm
monse willow trees. 60 years old The
tomb is under the shade Of these trees. It
Is like many of the big southern tombs
and is shown in the last illustration. The
stone covering over "0ld Hickory's" re-
mains was originally balanced on pivot
and could be swung open to allow visit.
ors look at the coffin. Some medical