The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
THE HOME OF JACKSON.
4 COLORED FRIEND or MS BOY
moon INrERvIEWED.
lie Tells of the Earlier Life or the 'rea'
Southern Leader and Pays high
Tribute to his Bravery Judge Con-

CI.ARKsBURG. w. VA. sept. 2s.-spe-
cial-Ths, as everybody knows, Is the
birthplace OF "Stnewalr' Jackson. and
here he spent much OF his boyhood.
The home in which he was born, located
ON Main street was sold by his mother
after she became widow, ana was torn
down TO make room Tor business siuc-
ture. q, - .,.t.,.
ne drank as boy. and have iusi.rcturn"t
nom an Interview With an OLD cclOfsa
man. who loves TO tell OF nc romps ne
had with "Tom" Jackson
The OLD negro himself IS worthy OF q
thoucn IL carries him back 10 Tie DAY
when he was a slave.
lie belonged to MIR. Sehan, who was
the clerk OF the courts OF the county .or
many years, and Ike the Virginia CLERK
OF bygone days was a typical NifSin.S
| gentleman, having the confidence or
| slaves and sove-eisns OF Virginia as wei
The old cOl1red man, an arist)crat mimi
coli tatos rride In having associated
with 'surst-class white folks and boasts
! OF the fact that his old master allowed
! rim the universal privilege Of buying his
| wife, so that while slave himself, he
| vas a slave owner.
| Ills shop. for he Is a barber by trade.
| stands on the very spot Wnerf WIDOW
J Jackson built her small home after SELL
| ing the Main-sDret property, and here
I IL was he told ne OF the boyhCoi days
J ~ Tho Immortal "StonewaIL" Ills ewes
| frightened when he spoke OF his master.
| ana when he alluded 10 the iacts tllt
| he had purchased the freedom OF his
/, wife. but brighter far, when he told ~
/ his playmate Tom Jackson-wnethnr
/ he was impress, ed with tho fact then, or
| not, now nc emphasizes his words WI "A
! he says OF him, that he was boy
among boys.
JACKSON World ALWAYS Plight.
! He remembers how he loved 20 run ana
jump ard play. but above all, that ZEE
would fight lat the dropping of hat"
and would often drop IL himself.
He carries with him, too. lively. rocoi-
lection Of tho facts that whenever Tom
Jackson had some friends ln fght be
dld most OF the nehting.' "Oftcn, alr. dii
no take sides with me, and l always
knew / would win when Tom 'rift d
l asked him n Jackson WAS bad boy
| in any particular, and he was quick 10
say: NO, sir. h never said a bad woii,
| nor Knocked, nor used tobacco IN amy
way" Not even q cigarette" asked.
Never heard OF any such things in uDm
days and II they had been in the stores.
they never would have been seen - th2
| mouth Of Tom Jackson was IBIS ready
| reply. He thinks JackSon must have
! been about sixteen years old when if
/ went 10 weston, town IN am allNlnili
county. and alwcst twenty six miles vest
| of this place. whore be lived, as Dc rt-
! members. until Dee went 20 West iD.n'
from which time lie heard nothing oI
him until Do got 20 Doe the great com.
nander Nrs Arnold. the sister. wnf
was on OBI. r0l0red mans side SD Oh.
nght. ho rcMemhcfs. too as he does ai
ne mcEser1 of the family, that ha
friend wore the gray / reminded rin
tnat not only was be bis frlend. hut tl'
very best friend OF the colored peopl.
who ccpDc sed his Sunday-scfcol lass al
Lcxincton. such a man did rot light %
anslave any one. but 10 perne trate th'
inherited freedom of his own ract.
JUDGE o0FT.
Judge COTS home IS hero. too, AMI
princelv one II ia. He enjoys ihe respect
and confidence Of his neighbors thougi
ne is recognized as a titled partisan IN
Democrats are .n tie minority IN tnt
Harrison county. bgt are very fMthiu
and true. Given another opportunity
and they may redeem H..
As IS residences. Clarksburg is the mos
attractive town in the state, ana cuisines
buildings Of finest sort are being put up
The new hotel iust opened 20 the pup
liz. would DO credit 10 any city Ot th'
land. Harrison is the leading oua'y OF
the state, rich in grass AMI anounlli {
I'm coal. Just now appeiraht g di'
against it.. as a most distressing drough
prevails.