New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

I.,-ss Abbt Cores, siEays wesOrie gsosc, pssse1
,ons vsshs ofs.ea yeM WIN re eafns .,e ~eoso sor,
,,o.S don al tne s:sses OF tie Uniop from every
,s ~ ;he S.sts, nen, women ar children. 10 short,
s,,sst every dsy ior a; iess: eight non!as OF TIE
-, b-ouch. its ocn,iogsut OF guests. feopie OF
ys.t.. ;ashIor, men 10 oti,e, p-o.esson.l uen nI-
snd o;yl lswyers doctors Pfc:ssssn: oe:syG
Cstno,o priests members OF Cocgle's, ioreisn mn
sters. ms.onsIies lboiaD agents, .oursS, t'svesis
a,sis.s st,srcers .r.esds- S,ne came from srecaon
"a rs.nec. eone from curiosity, some ID give or re-
,e,vs asvce OF DstIuc;or, sone i:oI dieness some
L4.s,.e others se. tie e1smIIe, sbd very Vs,el,
suDsos and agreeable ..s .se ~ y, s,s
ii, CARED on round tue table, the n'e-
,,Se ., n the Summer drs~ng-,oon
y,srs vf,s few eBiuspi men OF cur country, e1-
tep. ysrhaps some pohca saVersaes, wac aa nv
,n,.o fo,eigrsrs Life st Monticello wss on an easy
Cd .f,iusl .)orog. Mr.. Jefferson always naae as
.rtesis,ce ST an early bress;:s, out MS mcfninss
ysTe most commonly devoted 10 his own cccppsions,
.ud vas st dinner after dinner, aud IN the evening
tbs. b. gave himself up 20 the socety oi hls ,mby
ADD sis yaesrs. Vsore were le:t free % emp tisn
selves IS they lked dull0g tos morning hours, 70
yhlk esd 0. seek companioLst.p VIII TIE is1ss OF
she f.gi,y ard each other. II CJrres PISSED his
t,ue In tie feds snd the WOODS; some g9otemen
pte.srgea The hbrsry; others Tue ursSns-rs9m;
o,t1s the qoiet OF toeir OWE cAsmOs'si VI Saey
a the trees. Toe isdes, ~ like manner consute1
e,eLse aL0 ilcins. AID whiied away the time as
tes:,hey ngh'.
Toere we're also rrsny visitors Of less agreeable
stamp. Many ill-mannered gszers thrust them
selves 1nbidden Dto tie most private outdoor re-
sSr.s Of Mr. Jefferson, and even into his house,
,,arirr about &c if they were in Barnums Museum
Tbe nuisance increased with the advance Of yesrs.
Groups Of utter strangers Of both sexes would
.ake their stand in the passage between Ms study
sbd diDiDg.room, consulting their watches and
waiting for him 70 psss out 70 bis dinner.
womsI once punched through ~indOw-pane with
ssr parssOi 20 get better view of the hero. lie
wM wsy!aId in bis rides and walks. When
s;.ns il the snade Of Bis porcoes to ENJOY the cooi
Of .ne eyeni1g. parties of men and women would
,cv.r round the spo., aud gaze On him til tney had
ace. enough, as they wound have looked on q lion
N ,bs nepsperie. Doubtless such stteations sre
the necessary Accomplishments Of such fame as Mr..
JeHe.sca's, but they are none tae ess annoying
although he bore them with imperaroaole indif-
tefeScs.
On the topic of visitors, the following para
p-sp5s are IA point:
We have already Introduced 10 TIE resder old
Nermley sray slrei servant OF NJ. JetersoG. We
.b.s ,toyd ,sitn him before the diapisted PIE o:
Monticello. The carfiage-hoGses, tnree IN numoer,
.t the moe ent under our eye. kscn wousd hoio
4. ior-ho-se coach. We inquired. p "orm-ey, now
often were tnese filled, IN Mr.. Jefersons tme
EVe:y nign., cir, ~ bumner, anu We commonly nsu
two or LhYee cerrsges under tns tree, said he, point
pg 20 large tree IL took ali hands 10 take care Of
your visitors 80 We suggested. Yes SIR, sno the
hoe igfn to feed them" was the concise and sig-
piho.nt reply. The lac, literal truth, and e1-
pressed less tran the fact. We find In hst OF MIR.
Ieersons sloiments Of his servants, between farm
nc Mechanical and menls! occupations, as early as
1910, tat the house servants tinclddlng chlllrsn)
numbered thirty. The whole ,ntlcelo estate,
70 far a. he had ls6orers TO work n, dld not IN some
years furnish surplus OF food suflcentfor ms guests
and their horses and servants The general mode OF
travelling then IN Virginia was on horeeback, or py
carriages drawn by az esst tive horses; aud strangers
Who came from defiance very geperuiiy took CAT
-sges from come Virginia town. hse ana iouae
servants much more commonly accompanied traVeiers
than n0g Mrs. Randolph, VINO presided over tne 40,
snestic establishment al Monticello, beng once asked
what :he greatest number of guests she nad ever
been called upon to provide BEDS ior over hsn., re-
lied "sne believed fifty Not only vas every
Thing which was raised a. Monticello thus consu uned,
CT exchanged for artices OF consumption, bu; heavy
orsfls vere often made on the Bedford estsSe
And suea horde OF fashionable company consum
sometbips beside common farm products. When Mr.
Jefferson frat reached What ne fancied was TO De re-
rement, ne asked by his daughter on what scale
he desired TO live-how he would have the appoint
ments O: his table. =" will live like pain country
gentleman, was the answer But this standard could
no: be easily followed, under the actual circumstances
A delicious Virginia ham on ils bed OF grtsas, eDgn-
oyed by its rim of eggs "a la Old Domlnionl, ana
shce Of chicken or turkey might do very well Tor a
% plain country gentems1s" dnoertwo or three times
week, al these could be had or the asking on ev-
cry Virginia farm But people of fashion, to say moth
NE OF New England judges, might not expect 10
lie kept three weeks on ham ana turkey! Claret
might suffice for "plsin country gentleman, par
tcuAi)y it, in Mr. Je1ersons case, he preferred 1t
u al other Summer wines His visitors might choose
something else and it is not FOR the nospiable and
suppesed wealthy entertainer 10 impose has tastes on
Ds guests. Noperson need De tod tn"t entertaining
handsomely" ia an expensive Amusement.
But 10 was the rulnous Endorsement for friend
which gave the last blow to Mr.. Jeferson's falling
feriunes, and spread gloom over the hospitable
abode, which mad been the scene Of such genial and
eegsnt festy;ty. For full explanation OF this
transaction, we must refer readers to the ample
narrative of Mr.. Randall. We prefer to follow hun
in biz lively pictures of the social life OF Monticello
The public road to this celebrated spot winds
Along the lower slopes of mountainous region,
.ill it enters wooded ravine, which leads to
private carriage read, about half mile from the
mansion The slight ascent is through natural
forest trees, among which is the family burial place.
On emerging from the forest, you come to the sum
NIT of Monticello, cleared of the original trees
except here and there clumps or single ones occa-
sionslly grouped with fine transplsnted native or
exotic species. On small leveled space, on the
very apex, ttands the house formerly surrounded
by ornamental grounds, and nearly embowered 10
trees. L: is long brick structure of lofty balu.-
traded siDge story, the central portion surmouuted
BY fne dome. There are spacious porticoes in