The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-10-20
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Df. Jefferson as a Icbef.
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION OF HIM.

WITH Mr.. Jefferson, the lover succeeded
the school-boy in the due and time honored
order, as laid down by the melancholy
Jacques The only record Of this affair is to
be found in Series of letters addressed by
him to his friend Page, commencing imme-
diatey after he left college, and extending,
at intervals, through the two succeeding
years. These are to be found at length in
Professor fuckers life of him, and in the
congress edition of his correspondence.-
They possess some interest perhaps, in rela-
ton to their subject matter, but most, rs the
earliest specimens Of their authors epistoa-
tory writing, which have been preserved
Though they display something of that easy
command of language-that running pen
for which he was afterwards celebrated,
they exhibit no peculiar grace of style or
maturity of thought. Perhaps, however,
these would scarcely be expected in the care
less, off hand effusions Of boyish intimacy
1t causes smile to see the future statesman
signing like a furnace in first love; con
cealed, after the approved fashion of student
life, the name of his mistress under awkward
Latin puns and Greek anagrams, to bury
secret which the world of course was sup
posed to have a vast interest in discovering
delightfully."- describing happy dances in his
Belinda in the Apollo Chat room in the
Raleigh tavern where we shall soon find
him acting so different part) vowing the
customary despairing VOW, that If Belinda
will not accept his service it shall never be
offered to another and so on to the end OF
the chapter, in the well beaten track finn.
memorial prescription. The object of his al
tachment was Miss Rebecca Burwell, (call.
ed Belinda as pet name, or by way Of con.
cealment) whom tradition speaks Of as more
distinguished for beauty than cleverness.
Mr.. Jefferson's proposals seem to have
been clogged with the condition that Inc
must be absent for two or three years in for.
eign travel before marriage. Whether fol-
this, or because her preferences lay in diff:
ferent direction. Miss Burwell somewhat
abruptly married another man in 1894.
MIR. Jefferson was generally, however
rather favorite with the other sex and not
without reason. His appearance was en-
gaging. His face, though angular and far
from beautiful, beamed with intelligenc, 2,
with benevolence, and with the cheerful vi.
vacity Of happy, hopeful spirit. His com,
plexion was ruddy and delicately fair; his
reddish chestnut hair luxuriant and silken.-
His full, deep set eyes, rather light in colc'
anu inciinihg most to tlas or brown, ac-
cording to the light in which they are view
ed, were peculiarly expressive and mirrored
as the clear lake mirrors the cloud every
emotion which was passing through his
mind. He stood six feet two and hall
inches in height and though very slim
his form was erect and sinewy, and his
movements displayed elasticity and vigor
He was an expert musician, a fine dancer, a
dashing rider, and there was no manly exer.
else in which he could not well play his part.
His manners were usually graceful, but sim
pie and cordial.
His conversation already possessed no in
considerable share Of that charm which, in
after years, was SO much extolled by friends,
and to which enemies attributed so seduc-
tive an influence in moulding the young and
waveriny to his political views. There was
frankness, earnestness, and cordiality in his
tone, deep sympathy with humanity, a
confidence in man and a sanguine hopeful
ness in his destiny, which irresistahly won
upon the feelings not only Of the ordinary
hearer, bat Of those grave men whose com
merce with the world had led them TO form
less glowing estimates Of it--oi such men 40
the scholar like Small, the sagaoious Wythe,
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