Show when andrew jackson wept when men jackson Jacka uncovered discovered that his clerk had been a soldier in ili the war of 1812 lie took pleasure in ili jalkio talking about tile events of 0 that conflict 0 mr baker says that the president would come 1 in I clen debate ate his bis feet to tile the desk and insist that all work should stop lets talk about the war baker quit work for today to day then the old 1011 Ilic hickory kory would take lake a new clay pipe lie he never used 1 a I pipe tn twice live and preparing a smoke would begin 0 a narrative of of ills his adventures one day while thus a wife of an all official was nas announced she ira was s a tall queenly woman of great beauty ind and social distinction slie she came to plead for tier her son who had been nil an officer in fit the navy and who had led a mutiny in ili and had ball been sentenced to death by 11 hanging auf 0 ying the president only coult could I 1 pardon min ai and ill this boon lite poor or mother asked mr baker describes the scene as so teri terrible ible and affecting that lie can never forget it aside liis his pipe jackson stood with his bis back to tile the 0 grate rate and heard the wo mans malis appe appeal al and saw savy her tears you had 1 a I mother she sobbed for tile the sake of your own mother s memory pardon my boy but tile the old warrior or never tl llin inched cued lie ile said ca calmly imly no mrs I 1 calin cannot ot interfere your son must die rhen tile the mother hung flung herself abjectly on oil the floor saw she 0 begged 0 and sobbed all in vain finally tile the president requested her friends t to 0 take tier away when tile llie door closed tile the hero of new orleans sat down domi buried his face in his hands und lull cried like a stricken child for half an hour lie hu sobbed nuver never sai saying int a word mr baker iva was also crying fi finally 11 ally jackson raised liis his head bead and snatched up tip his pipe as if to smoke ili hii mind and dallied it il on oil tile the hearth then lie said 1 I C can stand no note scenes like tha bik cr that woman loves latr so son she will never ule me bile aill ill curse me as cruel and yet I 1 dare not interfere my god I 1 I 1 had never been elected president Preside nl it then oliell lie went to lo liis his aard le ic alone all clity lor cor new t voik lotic |