Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-01-21
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tdpaEl t0r LIE young laOleSs; ana as the state
", graceful Martha and the little fairy Hike,
Maria advanced between the dark lines, es-
corted by s'Jack Eppes, "fshouts rent thess
sky and many curly headed urchias was
held aloft to catch look Of what their I61ott
TIERS aud sisters were already firmly per-.
suaded could not be paralIed III the Aneienit
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.Y95zalG JEFFERSON ASA MHcHANIc: lasas3
The house as here, described vas but q
part Of the completed, Monticello of AFTER
years, and was far less perfect 10 its ap-
pointmeHt." Tie remark that Jefferson Was
- often one of the workmeno in constructing
it, is to be taken with someqnalifcation.-+
He bad long used one of its rooms as % pri-
yate Workshop This was fitted up withjs.
variety Of toels;i and he frequently spent his,
hours of exercise IN it, especially in bad,
weather, making some small article, llikea.si
case for books, a simple Instrument, Or the
like He may have also made architectu5,
raj models, hut this was about all. Those,
painters who have represented .hima
as a Cincinnatus engaged in, manual labor
as his chief and favorites occupation Except,
when dragged forth blythe cxigencies Of che
State. have painted purely fancy sketch
IF this is statesman merits, he Is not en- en-
titled to claim it. = With him manual labor
was the amusement, mental labor the occps,
patton. He had, however. a decided. fondrI
ness. for nearly all mechanical pursuits .(asl
well as agricultural oneso and great 'handild
ness iniacquiring their nanipufations He.
could turn off his bits Of cabinet ware; with
neatness and dispatch, and tradition IS dis,
posed to claim chat he could have successful
ly aspired to the mystery Of eshoeing his
horse, had occacion demanded. a=.f, RAJ y
pi u JEFFERSON AND ADAMS 4 sl9'h
/ Mr.. Jefferson had the rare good fortune
not only to stear clear of those painful mis-
understandings which occurred between
Adams and Franklin, but to even stear cIeay,,
Of the jealousy Of either party. This was
easy enough, if not a matter of course, as
far as Franklin was concerned. But to re-
main on terms. of confidential intercourse :
and warm friendship with him, and at tho
same time with the impetuous and always
(when nritatedl morbidly Jealous, Mr. !.
Adams, was an achievements requiring tact
and good sense It was readily undertak-
en-, however, by Jefferson, for the .Colos- :
sus of Independence" always, in spite efo
foibles and follies, held high place in hist
respect. and a warm place in his affections
This wise and proper effort completely sue
ceeded. Adam early attachment for JEFF
ferson ripened and deepened. More scrupu-s : :
lous regard to the rights, more gentlemanlyyI !,
consideration for the feelings, Of "a colleague
and associate, were now exhibited, than Mr.
Adams uniformly exhibited toward Jeffer-s
son during their common stay in France, ]
and throughout all their subsequent inter- ;
course as CO. ambassadors. Indeed toward |
Jefferson, Adams always with an unfortu-.
nate exception or two) seems to us to have
laid aside the imperiousness, the pugnacity,.
the dogmatism, and the jealousy of his ma
ture, and to have exhibited the same bautifuE
traits that he uniformly did in his domestic
circle. Mo finer passage oceurs IN his per- +,
sonal history, than his ,habituaI Treatments
of Jefferson, and It serves to, show bow this !,
lion, generally rampant, could be the lamb, !,
ifhe was considerably dealt with, and some
little grams Of allowance made for his foibles.s
Adams treated Jefferson like a younger bro :
ther--the next younger and 'near his own
age. Jefferson, asmuch fem'real feeling as |.
from tact, took the younger brother's place..
He always asked Mr. Adams opinion first;
always urged him to take the post of honor
He felt that this was due to Mr.. Adams
seniority in years and public services. This
unusual modesty melted the stormy New,
England chief. II. :. a.asi, g:. l,,t,iatai,
J. '''.' = RICHARD. HOFFMAN. .n.t95 ! o9I.