Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-08-15

IN trust for her children. She len clear accounts,
| and money {no, small sum- III hand In May
1883, Thoodorck and were sent To college III
New York and your iathor camo on horc TO attend
the debates of the Convention, on the question "i
adopting or rejecting the Federal Constitution OF
1897. THIS visit gavs rise ~ the attachment be-
lwoen himself mud YOU, mother, which terminated
IN their marrlag about eighteen mouths e'Iof'
wards.
Your father Joined US in New York. lie was N
his nlnoiccath year, and the most manly youth,
and most elegant gentleman that ever saw Mrs
Bingham, OF Philadelphia, used 10 send hun INVITA-
tons to her parties, and he often went from New
York to that city to them Yet he was neither do
bsuchcd, nor dissipnted lilo wes regular, stud''
Gus, above low company of my sort, tho great
vulgar or tho small his apparel according 10
Lord Burlolghs advice, wns :" costly not fine j
and you might sec IN his old attendant, Syphex,
whom he carried with him 10 Now York, that his
master was gentlemen. Columbia College wan
not We, recovered from the shock of tho Revolution
It was Just emsrsing out Of chaos The Professor
Of humanity (Cochfane now IN the college OF No
vn Scotia J wna an irlshnan. educated at T'inty
College, Dublin, mud mnst accomplished scholar.
With HIM entered asa private pupil, paying
ought dollars = month, tout Of my own allowance
ior clothes, 81 Tor the privilege. | had devoted
the fa vacation AT Princeton, tl7o7) TO IN at
tempt nj regalnirg ny Greek rnh now GUY,
1882 burning with the ,hlst OF knowlodsc,
(Which was not permitted 10 slako AT the fountain
OF Nassau nnd cnuons Of literary distinction,
sat seriously 10 work and was greatly encouraged
10y my tutor, who was, ~ affected 10 BE-, e'nezcd
al the rnp,dny OF my progress 10 my irrcpsrohle
loss ho lef college about Two or lhrcc mont's after
hnd entered mylelf W his private pur'l Your
1. ; n. a..
q" Whore" yon " III ask, " WINS my uncle Thoodo
lex ~ Alas my poor brother differed IN every
rcspcc, from your nobls father OF all thugs IN
the world, he de,esl.d mos, n book. Devoted Ia
pleasure and " fun AS I've termed H. he not only
set me bnd example, but, with his dlssolu,o COM
panions absolutely prevented me from reading.
Oiion have they forced The door OF my study, and
tossed the books the floor, sometimes oat oil the
window lniwo years, he UNDERMINED las constr
nuon, and destroyed hls health forever aad alter
lingering long .lns, mete skeleton OF himself,
he did nj Bizarre, just boio,o the b"th OF your
brother 81 George. Nv guardian for under the
impulse Of the nscendancy he had acquired over me,
| had chosen Mr.. Tucker a. sueh--wns 80 soaniy
IN ms supplies, TINT | became nccessitous Of
cou'so, unhappy AMI t@hy should coo'c"l 1t y
gradually I'll into the hnbls and way oi lac OF my
unfortunate hinlhcr,- with this at ference. dat
cnervaing and almost dosuoy,ng my intellect nj
powers aud Whaling my ,nsie. Your father was
married on the last dny of thu yenr 1889 and IA the
summer follow ,ng rheodor,ck and .h Now York
for VnGiu1.
In consequence Of my mothers death. her hus-
band lcG Mnlon., 10 iesldn IN Williamsburg
where Edmund Randolph luel appointed Attorney
Gcncrnl of the United Statss. At that Tins lvod
H. proposed 10 Mr. Tncket hat | ,hooN study
law uud,f him accordingly ! Went to PhIindol-
pima ~ tho month oi september, 1870, tho ycnr oil
the romosnl df Congress- from Now York had
sron the oil Congress expire, aud The new one t'So
like n Phgnl1 from lis ashos. saw the coronation
(such IN fact IT was) OF General Washington, N
1888, aud heard Ames and Madison, when they
first took their seats on the floor Of tho House ol
Representatives Congress met at Philadelphia,
and Mr. Randolph WIS too much cnerossed NY po
lite, and hs own necessities, to think of me. lie,
too embezzled the funds which Mr. Tucker en-
trusted to him for my use. lInd they been faithful
" applied, they were inadequate 10 my decent sup
por--only 500 per annum. For what cause !
know not, MIR Randolph put into my hands, ny
way Of preparation for n course OF law, Hum
metaphysical works. had great propensity 10
that sort OF reading. The conduct and convcr,n
ton Of Mr. Tucker and hi. friends, such ss CW
,,,,I Lad .t,, - ,,fe III mo IN ,cp,rd religion
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o',aar Io..ah prv,n@ w,s racsd bv Ma
p'o. pn,,oI ,hon IN tho senate from son,r
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