The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-03-18

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the war" or when the stars fell"
Her father was In the war OF 1879,
and she remembered the Mexican,
the Civil and the Cuban Wars. She
did not know much about General
Jackson except that he "ft" on the
Sth of January and her father al
ways celebrated 1t by getting drunk
err then than on any other day. She
said General Jackson passed through
Gallatin. Tenn, once horseback on
his way 10 be President and man
went to the hotel to see him and
said. General. I must tell you |
voted agin you both times when
you ran for President" The Cen
eral. she said, drew himself up and
replied. well, sir. I fought and bled
and nearly died that you might vote
as you d pleased" and she
cackled and laughed fit to kill her
self.
had asked her so many ques-
tions that she turned the tables on
me and said, kin you'ns read,
child?" | answered YES, some"
Kin you writer" she asked. | told
her Yes, but nobody could read 1t
very we'll" why didn't you, when
you wuz a gittin some dedication,
git enough to do you some good?"
asked her what she thought would
be enough. "Well, SOS you could
read any sort o. readin'. newspapers
and SIGH, and not stop to spell the
words and stumble along, and to
read writin'. got letter once and
had to git u woman to read it fur
me. It had money in 1t from my
BROTHER
THAT was good I said as she
paused.
mo twant. nuther fur that wom-
an spread 1T fur and near, and ev-
everybody | owed a nickel to, come
fur their money" was her answer.
told her | did not think it worth
while to learn to read writing now, |
had no one to send me money in let
tiers.
kin We fgger?" she asked.
Yes" said,"I can figure enough
to know how much dozen eggs
would come to at fifteen cents a
Dozen"
"Laud sake, child. where can you
git 'em for that" | told her that
was many, many years ago before
hens got to be worth thousand dol
lars apiece.
La, child, you are making fun
of me-" tS0-year-old child! Me
back to the nurseryD
Her daughter came in and bust
led around, sweeping up the hearth
and mending the fire. The old wo-
man said IL git awful tired settin
here, can't walk none. | wish the
good Lord would send fur me-
Nov, Nav" said her daughter,
You know the preacher told you to
have patience and the Lord would
send fur you as soon as He got
ready fur you to come"
The old woman seemed impatient
and said "He didn't give me no sat
isfaction about heaven. that preach
err. He said wouldn't have moth
ing to do but rest and sing. | bin a
settin' here seven years restin', and
I'm tired. | was alters mighty ac-
tive, had to be, raised twelve child
rem; bin hard working woman
near a hundred years, and to have
him tell me when | leave here I'm
goin' sommers where I'm to set and
do nothin' forevermore, bothers me.
AS fur singin', ! never was no great
shakes at singin'. My man was a
powerful singer and always led up
at Red Top in Tennessy. whar we
lived"
Now, Nav said the daughter
coming I'm with an armful of wood,
you gone to worryin' agin about
what you goin' odo in heaven. You
air gettin mighty childish"
NO SIGH thing. | amt. Jane, you
alters tellin' me that. leave 1t to
this good woman"
Being a referee, | thought must
be on my job, so said, Getting
childish? Oh. the senility and i'm
becility of age naturally gravitates
to years of immaturity." u
'Thar now. what did | tell you
Sary Jane?''
To stop the discussion | said as
got up to go Are you sure General
Andy Jackson made the remark in
Gallatin. or was 1t just an anecdote
told about him?"
The gospel truth, good woman
because my daddy who was with
Jackson all through the campaign
went up to the hotel to see him,
along with some of the old soldiers
an hio wov IN taka his saat I'm tbe