The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-28

'T spec I be dat ole anyway" said
Aunt Harriet. "and maybe mo-"
Ten days afterwards "Auntie Harriet"
rode down 10 the polls In Alderman Mel
fingers carriage, bearing herself as
proudly as a peacock. And she voted.
She was arrayed in the fashionable brio
a-brac OF a century. She wore a shawl
that her old ''oid missus" gave her In
Tennessee three quarters of a century ago;
a quasnt-looking white cap, respondent
in a wealth OF rufiles, which her young
''missus" had given her as wedding
present, and an antique cloth cape. bril-
liant in glass beads. which had fallen
into her hands al the death OF an old
maid sister OF her last master. about
twenty years, she thinks. before the era
OF freedom.
Aunt Harriet is a very sensible old wo-
man, but she has one dominating weak
ness. and that is 70 be In touch WE dc
quality" In her estimation she reached
the apex of honor when she rode In the
carriage of an alderman TO the polls, and
had Mayor Cox. who was running Tor re-
election, tip his hat to her.
Rirt that ride-that triumphant ride
NAV cost her her life. for through VANITY
she discarded her wcoiens TO wear the an
Client nnery of bygone days ana caught a
bad cold, which has developed into the
grip. ,,..,
whitewashed cottage on North Topeka
ayenus mo sab" she said In reply to
a question. II keaut jus tell how ole |
am. but dat town clerk done inquired me-
ont AT rs. He told me was ole enough
TO vote" and the old lady laughed heaFt-
lily at her own wit.
~ thInk NANNY IS Just about iio." said
the youngest OF her eight chiiuish' VINO
Is herself turning GO.
"Shet up dere childi'' cried the ola lazy.
Dent dat town clerk know better n
you?" --,-,..
"De furtherest back ken remember IN
the Revolutionary wah. l was den 1T
lie tod hut I remember heahing the guns
eahsrr neah Baltfmo', and tho soJers
bringing a kernal dat was done shot 'hrV
ina bowels into dad6y's cabin and NAM
NV nursing him TIL he died. My naassa
vas Kernal Desplane den. but ne died
soon an my young missus marry one OF
den, Iri=hmen dat was tn de wan. he
done run through all the poo eiAIe :
nronerty. and in de breakup nanny ana
rna and Sophy was cold on de block TO
T2,urt Robson an taken TO Tennessee.
a1td YOU ever see Gen. Washington
"y Acne see GenT Washington when
-,ass. let nanny an us chilen go DOWN
20 Alexandry to see granddaady, zen l
washington was sitting In a dig red
ail IN and down his shirt-front. ana SILK
stockings and hair-powerful white hair.
How old were yosi thenT
law me boss, I kean't tell you. was
consid'ahle OF girl. for befo' ENlne 20
sea rranadaddy done made shirt Tor
hin. I s'poss vas Is yeahs old den, or
mo-" ,.A~s.
"Dia you ever sac Thomas Jefferson
II doan' know nothin' about hin. san
All de- generals knowed was Genl Wash
ington and GenT Jackson"
when aid you see Gen. JacksonT
r-he mention OF Gen. Jackson's name
acted upon Aunt Harriet as dram OF
Era undiscovered elixir OF youth. She had
now reached a field OF conversation
x,.ha-e she ala NOT care straw for ths
hta.or4cai knowledge OF the town CLERK or
anv antiquarian on earth. She knew
more about Gen. Jackson than whole
r,la+oon OF historians. with their reference
hosofs under their arms. she kne" now
many negroes ne owned how many cnlck-
ems he had. the brand OF WHISKY ne
frank how many spoons his housekeeTer
has "a clean each day and the kind Of
trrg,As The family used. And more than
49, Amt Harriet gave me 20 under
Stand that she had In her poSsessson one
81 IacleSon's horn-handied spoon
knives.
.svThar did 7 ser Gen. Jackson she
entf rather surffflSe1- ! - t.t'ts 49,
wha- saw him a thousand 1rnes -,
sna.' 7 saw him a million times or mo.
7 viii see him again soon In Heb n. l
ho,..e An. chile Gen. Jackson was Eooi
man. an Y he aln't IN Helm. nobody Is
,.rln FRET tina saw Gen. Jackson was
vrhan he KEN back from De wah Al New
~rlaanS. Ny usassa was den kerTaal RID
Nv and he done ~ wifi de Gent IN -
var what was ne? clare done forgft
whas he was He gave de so5ers Ga
bread an things"
''Quarternnaster -
ana. was g. Well when dey come
hack from do wah d@re was a big dinnah
A. Nashville. an EVERYBODY from ali the
gentry roun' as fab as Murfeesboro vas
Aa- uixgsrs an ev'ryho1y. EF'rything
v-a~ free. an red ar white caiiker e8otn
ksvs~e-s &c tables. KernaI Ridley 'aowea
al - rlxxers 20 90 an We had gran
rtrrn CenT jackson was at tire top -
rsa table, and ne made = big spe4eh. tell
y,ou ne Gone tole how O. Tennessee
49, sone lick &c rsdcaats. an sv'ry-
t.os8v- n.Ersrs. TOO. cheeTe1 him"
Aunt Harriet IL vel TerEed n fSe az
@strs a The var q Islz. for sas was Col.
Rs4isy+s ho8sekseper. and heard hsFn
.srgnx N@s wife ali about g. sa@ d.
s.-~fhss what ne sasd about the suffering
o. he soldiers fToEa hgnger. and how
gney ate fAt dogs
Il vas drs1-Iy sfcesred.~ she SAID.
when de Kernai said De waz afeased
<hey would eat people. for I was big an
<at. an I had Two chiAns thar vas fat as
G1tf@-.