The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1923-08-23

front door The stem Of the guitar is the driveway.
which Is bordcrcd by magnificent ccdnrs set close
together. Where the body OF the guitar begins
there are flowers and trees OF many kinds rising
out Of n lawn OF the grecncst green All the trees
ana plants were set ont by Jackson.
The "lIermiiagc" is n great old fashioned red
brick Of colonial style with wide verand"s on
the front and rear The house liz about 100 reef
front, with six tail columns in front OF the porch"s
The windows are large. and each has pnncs OF ~
by !? glass. The entrance Is In the center Of the
building and n wide hallway runs through the
middle Of the house OF both floors This hall IN y"
lnrgc that II wngon lond Of hny could be driven
through It without touching the sides.
AT the back OF the hall n mahogany sfn'r"hy
winds Its way to the second floor At the right M
you enter Is mother hnll upon which nrc Jnckson's
bedroom and library while ut the left are the
pnrlors which communicate with cnch other. The
dining room. which Is by fnr the largest room Of
the house. is beyond these. rcnchcd by door from
the ycrnndn.
The bedroom Of one Of the grcntcsi presidents
IL In til. same condition today II was when he
occupied H. The same pictures nrc on the walls
the same bcdclothcs on the bed. even Ia the white
coun'crpanc. Imagine room twenty feet square
with n great mahogany fourpos'"r bed at the end
Of II, At the left OF the bed three little steps
md III. mattresses with the great fcnihcr tick
top are 50 high thu, one must climb ia" steps to
get into II. Those very steps wcr" used by "Od
Hickory"
The love Of Andrew Jncbron surpassed That Of
ordinary men. n shines out everywhere about the
"Irrml'ag"" There paintings 81 Mrs Jnckson
In almost every room nnd he had m"dnlIlons md
other membranes Of her. In hIH h"druuin " nm
oil painting of her, 50 placed that ho saw It nrI
on entering nud 90 that II me, his eyes the Inst
thing nj night ana greeted Them when he nrsr
ouar"h them In the morning
"" nav" all rcud the story NJ his marriage Of
how h" protected her from her drunken nrsi his.
hnnd n i."wls Richards, and how hr mnrrlnd her
IN 1880 inter Richards was believed hy both To
have obtained 'yorc". There was u grcn,
scandal connected with the AFFAIR JHcl,Fun fnnrriol
her ngnln In 1888 when the divorce WINS nc,uuIIy
dorrrcd and h" lived thlrty.ny" happy y"nrs with
her before shc died During his NE he was no
to hive n pistol always rondy for my on. who
dared TO sp"n sligi'InRly Of her and those who ana
were only forgiven by him when he cninr 10 die
In his duel with Dickinson. Jackson was wholly
Justified according to the unndnrds Of IA. ,lny
Dickinson. who was eager for political recognition
publicly branded Jackson M cownrd and Mt.
tucked the reputation 81 JncksonH wife. Dickinson
whs famous mnrfsfnnn md had Killed his nun
Jackson was poor shot The duel WINS on Ken.
lucky soil Dickinson fred hrsi md shot 20 XIII
when Jackson I'D not fall Dickinson wnH nfnnz.1
and possibly biz terrified u" stepped bnck from
the mark. The seconds ordered him TO Ink. his
position again. jackson took deliberate nlm nnd
fired. Dickinson fell, tbo, through the br"Dst, md
died that night. Jnckson walked OF the field slowly
md without any signs Of emotion Sot until sey.