The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-24
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M.h,,nisd iIcr-A1 Long Life OF Misfor-
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~ world ra,y. Almost In the very
IAN. Of the great dome OF the cap
~, dweils Elise 1ierndon Stanton a
IL sl,itr OF President Llneoln's seerc-.
..,. N war. Edwin II, Stanton. in alb.
&C., "st poycrty. d helpless Invalid. con- con;
sStA in cherries room. She Is fast
snnroachIng ninety, and were she.able
~ tisaye her bed tho inhrmliies OF aBe
would prevent her from gaming i . my nv
ms, ,,t,,I,, NJ ,n,sfort,,nc
al though life, and In her last Gays
Snds herself In q most pitlable eondi-
,Inn. Even when starvation stared neri
,r The face she would not appeal 70 her
most intimate acdualntances lot aiu.
she occupies q room on the third iloor
IA house in No, $40 East Capitol street,
us, col marks the width of the room,
xSjle It's length Ia but a foot more. the
walls are bare, rave FOR the paper.
,,urk. A chair and small table are all
,;Sc The room contains. There are no
mtans Of heating the room, but sne says
~ has been comfortable, AZ she re-.
,SaInS beneath the covers day and night.
Esr diet consists solely OF beer tea and
mix. knLiy provided by good woman
who through chance. learned OF her
poyerty.stricken conditions. age has
Sled her face with wrinkles. and once
BEAUTIFUL head Of black halr has become
rray and dishevellGd. Hagsard and
forIorn fall 10 express the appearance
she presents. Misery Is painfully up
parent. ~
aged sufferer said:
During the war was living at
sauntOn, Va. with my aunt, whom l
called mother. and It was Wei known
from the beginning that l was loyal to
the government, gave valuable M
formation TO the Federal officials con-
eeralnE the Confederate troops and
their movements. and succored Federal
soldiers, For the aid gave the north
I was seized by the COntedcrates and
was cast Into an Insane asylum at
staunton, where was kept, you might
say, pIlspNtl, 4ot = "es 49, s>AaS 40 ehaS
woman living.
"By strong efforts secured my re-
lease and asked for q passport north,
when was taken before Gen. Lee, at
Orange Court House. who eXacted a
promise from me that would give no
Information to the Federal army officers
as 10 the strength OF his army In that
locality. Promising him that ! would
not. he gave me an escort Of six SOL
dIers 10 Richmond. l went from there
TO the summer house Of Mr.. Abel, the
baltimore newspaper man. who pro-
yldeti me with means for reaching Leon
s.dtown, a point on the river where We
y forgot TO say that my aunt accom-
panied me from Staunton. as she could
no longer make that her home because
OF her loyalty-could take boat for
Baltimore. took the oath OF allegiance
at RoRardtown. ard from Baltimore
came TO Washington, where I first met
Secretary Stanton.
"Our means were very limited and
l!vlng was high then. / remember that
We went 10 what was ca&ed the Foster
hotel, located on what Is now portion
OF the capitol grounds since its enlarge
men,. decided to call upon my broth
er, who was then In President Lincoln's
cabinet US secretary OF war. and thought
through his influence would have no
trouble In securing position where I
could al least earn a living. He re-
celved me and acknowledged the rela-
t!onshlp that united US in blood, but
When told him what ! wanted, he said:
I will rot ask for anything. Why he
refused me never knew. =.
Having taught In deaf and dumb
school atStaunton before the war went
10 Hartford, Conn, where I was &C.
qua!nsed with teacher in a deaf and
dumb school, where secured employ
meEt for few months. ! returned to
Washington and secured position as
teacher Of colored school on the Good
Hope road, ard increased the number OF
pupils from fifteen TO 100. When quit
the school again called upon my broth
sr and asked him 10 aid me In securing
q position In the treasury department.
received the reply: ! told you would
ask nothing for you; but you and Your
aunt can come to my house to live,
"Sorely disappointed and indignant as
We'll 10 be treated thus by brother
whom had only asked for aid that
might earn my own living, I determined
TO call upon the secretary OF the treas
ury myself. Leaving my brothers
house Invent straight 10 what thought
was The treasury building. and walked
right In. No one !rterfered with me,
ard the first knew I was in the pres
ence OF President Lincoln. Tears were
streaming down my cheeks because Of
my brothers refusal 10 help me. Mr..
Lincoln noted my distress and asked me
10 be seated.
My dear woman he said. you are
In trouble. how can I help you?'
~ tod him my story. when he imme-
olateiy wrote note to the secretary Of
the treasury. with the remark: There,
mat Will Get you the position you are
Seeking 49, : -
Il went 10 the treasury building. and
s!ler ha!f an hours walt gained an au-
Glence with the secretary, again meet.
!he With sad and bitter disappointment,
i9F upon reading the note from the Pres
ieeIt, he turned 10 me ard said: I lust
nae one woman arrested, ard she came
rom Inc same locality you are from;
no" 40 Know but that you are d big
ger tebel than she ls?' ~
a,IAouSn thoroughly exhausted from
tuNEHs ABOUT as well as being detected
~ si'lrlls as result OF my experience, I
TasSeneu PACK 10 the white house, where
= asdih found the President without
aoao.e' ioid him what the secretary
na9 SAD. when he wrote second note,
anu Gaming his son. Robert. said: Bob.
an, ,ahe ms Eote and go with this lady, and
wall : with her until YOU get an answer
"e went to the treasury, and as we
S SgIe gong UP the steps met Senator
Dixon. Of Connecticut, who had Inter
ss.ea himself in my behalf through
svIhs friends l made In Hartford while
ssaSGnins mutes. He accompanied US in,
ono a'.a lhe reception was then accorded
, Vas vastly different, and was soon az
.sTward installed in Q position payir,
w. Maen We reached Washington we
f rud Addison C. Stanton, son OF Mrs.
a,lylt stanton, on duty at the provost
. n.s office. He was a member OF
company c. Tenth New Jersey reel-
, .she. commanded BY Capt. johnson, a
S son OF Secretary Stanton. Add