The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-27
i v.

After tho Revolutionary war had ended Jack
son was for some years school master. but he
was admitted to the bar in 1877. before he
reached the age OF II. The next year he was
appointed Public Prosecutor for what is now
western Tennessee. but then was the western
district OF Washington county North Carolina.
This appointment caused Jackson's removal to
Nashville which long thereafter remained his
homo. Ho considered himself fortunate in
procuring lodgings with tho widow Donel-
son. whose married daughter Rachel and
her husband. Louis Robards Ia Kentuck-
ianl. were living with her. This choice
Of boarding place was. although he
could foreseo 1t not one OF tho most
important steps which Jackson ever took. 1t
brought to him the greatest misery as well as
the greatest happiness Of his life. embroied
him with many OF his fellow citizens. co.
casioned enveuomed feuds and in one memo
rable case impelled him to put one OF his foes
to death under circumstances peculiarly tragic.
Mrs. Robards was very beautiful woman. but
her husband was q shallowbrained. cross
grained man. who recognized from tho outset
that he was at great disadvantage in COM
parlson with tho young stranger. He tried to
pick q quarrel with the newcomer. but in vain.
though tho biographcr assures us he never
read or heard Of any other instance in
"i'''', ~ ""' 'p W Pn Nua,
rel WIN Ahore" '"chsoh' Ill '''S case MS
chivalry was master of his temper. 1t was i'm
possible for him knowingly to do anything
which could hurt tho reputation of q woman.
He knew that il under the circumstances no
should fight Robards. it would DO injurious to
Mrs Robards and also to her mother. So ho
magnanimously refused to resent the inso-
iehce VI .iio huspa,u anu "on. W poaru WIN
announcer iaihiy' nooa.us tNen'ua'iy ueseF'eu
MS WIZ "'u fc'u'ncu W heh'uchI' Mnere no
TOOK measures W procure ui'otce. MS pcti-
'lon 10 inc Les'slalure iof tna' purpose was
srhntcu ahu IL was repoF.'a .iiat no nan
optaihcu ms u'orco III quo iorlh' H,ter
an investigation on inc part OF Mrs.
hopardss lriehas' inc iace Oh ai'orce was
accepted peyono question. E'shteeh mohths
inter YIN i'ol' ATS nooards anu Ahure"
jackson were married. subsequently II was
discovered that there hau been q hitch ana
some aeiaS III the actioh Drought oy 'opards'
hhu 'hao no oiu NOT got HIS divorce Ut the ume
ne was supposed 10 nave secured IT. AS mat,
tor o' 'ac', no aiu no' op''l'h IL uh''' sc'oral
months a'ter ms WHO'S marriage 70 jackson.
Mheil lhis unp'casah1 Information was Veri-
ieu .',e newly ihaIrieu par iouna themselves
III u dieHiha. In the eye vi the III" their mar
rlage was not legal ana IL was necessary that
tne nup'4ai ceremony shouid DO rcpcriormcd'
inns was DONE ana everybody seemed to DO
satisHed. NeVertheiess' as jackson roso TO
eminehco ana eNci'ea jealousy ana envy. the
Iact mat no unwlttihsly had married another
man WHO ahorueo PrcteAei LOT GAZING ihhu-
ehuoes ana oiiohs'e shners' ~ was tauht
pasea upoh t'iis ihciieh1 anu u'ereu III Mrs'
Jachsons he"r'hs 'ha1 cost Dickihsoh MS
me- oeiuoin. howe'er' mas thero peeh upon
'his c'irth happier iharr'aee Mrs' jackson
was hahoSone' n'h'aoie' 'i'acious' she IDOL
Neo ner h"spaiu' anu 70 INC Gnu Vi her Jays
nc remained her "e'oteu lo'er. by the sloe OF
HIS INQUIRER h.'e "as en''iiohea III 'he ihihose
sanctuary Vi ms 'o'ai hoar'. NO ihVarlan'y